Press Releases

2008

11 April 2008	Joint Statement by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum and Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalitionn on imminent danger of violence escalating and the need for urgent action
04 April 2008	Statement by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum on delay in the announcement of the election results
01 April 2008	Urgent petition to SADC Heads of State on Zimbabwe Elections by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum and other civil society Organisations
01 April 2008	Statement by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum in response to statement by the SADC Observer Mission
23 February 2008	Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum- Celebrating 10 years of working for the observance of human rights in Zimbabwe
22 February 2008	Statement by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum on celebrating its 10th Anniversary and welcoming the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Professor Manfred Nowak
10 January 2008	Statement by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum on the Electoral Violence in Kenya

2007

10 December 2007	Statement by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum in Commemorating UN Human Rights Day 2007
16 November 2007	Statement by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum on Why the Commonwealth must Reengage Zimbabwe and What can be done
16 November 2007	Statement by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum on the Human Rights Situation in Zimbabwe : Report to the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights under Agenda Item 6(d)
21 October 2007	Statement by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum in celebration of Africa Human Rights Day
30 September 2007	Statement by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum on the SADC mediation process
24 August 2007	Tourism and Human Rights Violations in Zimbabwe: Views of the Human Rights Forum
02 July 2007	Report by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum on the 41st Session of the African Commission of Human and Peoples' Rights
10 June 2007	Statement by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum on the African Commission's Decision in Communication 245/02 (Zimbabwe Human rights NGO Forum vs. the Government of Zimbabwe)
11 May 2007	Statement by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum on the Illegal Arrest and Unlawful Detention of Legal Practitioners Alec Muchadehama and Andrew Makoni on 4 May 2007
21 March 2007	WOZA Congratulatory Letter by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum
19 March 2007	Statement on the violent attack on Nelson Chamisa MP on Sunday 18 March 2007
13 March 2007	Statement on the Arrests of Civil Society Activists on Sunday 11 March 2007 and subsequent events
08 March 2007	Statement by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum on Commemorating International Women's Day

2006

11 december 2006	Statement by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum on commemorating World Human Rights Day
11 december 2006	Statement by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum on violations by Law Enforcement Agencies in Zimbabwe, 2000-2006
08 december 2006	Statement by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum on escalation of politically motivated violence against women in Zimbabwe
30 november 2006	Statement by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum on Operation Murambatsvina One Year Later
15 september 2006	Statement by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum on the unlawful arrest and illtreatment of the ZCTU
06 September 2006	Statement by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum on the interception of communications bill 2006
30 August 2006	Joint Statement by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum and Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights on the subversion of the administration of justice in Mbare
4 August 2006	Statement by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum on the refusal of magistrates to try the minister of justice, legal and parliamentary affairs
4 July 2006	Statement by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum on the attack on the Pro-Senate faction of the MDC
26 June 2006	An Analysis of Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum Legal Cases 1998 – 2006
15 May 2006	Statement by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum under Agenda Item 4
11 April 2006	Statement by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum on the proposed Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission
13 March 2006	Parliamentary Portfolio Committee Meeting Address by Eileen Sawyer from Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum

2005

4 August 2005	Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (no. 17) Bill, 2005 (hb , 2005) - Representations made by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum to the Portfolio Committee on Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
26 July 2005	Statement by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum on the Report on “Operation Murambatsvina” by the UN special Envoy on Human Settlement Issues in Zimbabwe
25 June 2005	International Day against Torture
3 June 2005	Statement by The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum on The Demolitions of Structures and Eviction of Occupants by the Police and Local Authorities
29 April 2005	The Situation of Human Rights in Africa with reference to Zimbabwe

2004

7 September 2004	Submission to Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum - 7 september 2004
30 July 2004	Statement by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum on the Reaction by the Government of Zimbabwe to the Report of the Fact-Finding Mission to Zimbabwe by the African Commission on Human and People's Rights in June 2002.
6 July 2004	Statement by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum on the report of the fact-finding mission to Zimbabwe by the African Commission on Human and People's Rights in 2002.

2003

23 October	Statement on the arrest and detention of members of the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) on 22 October 2003
23 October	Statement on the Attack on Mrs Beatrice Mtetwa by Police Officers on 14th October 2003
16 September	Statement on the Banning of the Daily News
23 March	Statement by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum on the Current State Of Violence In Zimbabwe
23 January	Statement by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum on the Use of Torture by State Agents

2002

30 August	The Arrest of Dr. Frances Lovemore of Amani Trust
23 January	Statement on The Amani Trust

2001

17 December	Press Statement on the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum Report â€“ Complying with the Abuja Agreement: Two months Report.
6 September	Statement Regarding Mr. Pfebve
4 September	Statement by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum Concerning Inaccurate Press Reports

2000

19 October Statement on Deployment of Army During Rioting

5 July Bringing perpetrators and instigators of violence to justice

20 June Who is responsible?: A preliminary analysis of pre-election violence

16 June The War against Democracy in Zimbabwe

17 April A Call for Peace in the Forthcoming General Election

19 January Statement on the Rule of Law and the Continuing Torture and Ill-treatment of Political Opponents

1998

19 October Military Action by Zimbabwe in the DRC