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The Resistance: Why youth activism must return to the streets! By Namatai Kwekweza It’s not so long ago that the resistance sounded like revolutionary songs and was comprised of dusty, sweaty youth who knew that the cost of freedom is high and must be paid for in blood or death if need be. Today, the […]

Vigilance, Innovation Key for Human Rights Defenders in Post-Covid-19 Zimbabwe By ZimRights Communications Team There is no doubt current COVID-19 crisis has had a far-reaching impact on the very basis of social life. Imagine not being able to shake hands when greeting a friend or having to stay a metre apart in a pub, or […]

COVID-19 and the Rise of Transformative Activism in Zimbabwe: How Communities Are Innovating to Stay Safe By Onward Ushe Matizha The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic caught the Zimbabwean government unprepared to tackle this global threat. In some rural communities little was known about what actions were taken as part of the efforts to combat […]

The Dilemma of Women in Zimbabwe During the COVID-19 Lockdown By Celia Mafu In the Week 2 edition of Their Voices Matter Report, ZimRights documented that women in Zimbabwe are carrying the burden of national compassion as they find themselves at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19 both at the healthcare centres and at […]

COVID-19, Citizen Participation and The Lockdown on Democracy In Zimbabwe By Kenneth Magwada The world has been brought to a standstill by the novel Coronavirus as governments put in place measures to arrest the growing pandemic. With 3.85 million confirmed cases and 270 thousand deaths recorded globally, one can only agree that the most logical […]

Rule of law and Accountability for Security Forces By Francisca Rumbidzai Zengwa In Zimbabwe just, like in other African countries, we have witnessed the deployment of state security agents into the streets, a trend that has left civilians hugely vulnerable. The current COVID-19 crisis, where governments have had to use the police and the army […]

COVID-19: An Indictment of Government’s Insincerity By Kenneth Magwada The novel Corona virus is causing a serious upset on the world. The world, as we know it, will never be the same even after COVID-19 has been defeated. Human life has been and continues to be lost on an apocalyptic scale. More than 182 000 […]

Human Rights in the Fight Against COVID-19 The Dilemmas for Accountable Leadership and Responsible Citizenship In the fight against COVID-19, the world is engaged in a fight for life. Over one million people globally have been infected by the pandemic and over 60 000 people have already lost their lives. If the pandemic maintains its […]

Why Activism Matters Some eight weeks ago, I assumed my new role at the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) ZimRights is Zimbabwe’s oldest and largest indigenous grassroots movement. With over 200 000 members across the country, it is indeed a big family. It is an assignment that I embraced with a mixture of excitement and […]