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Zimbabwe: WOZA members released on bail

Posted on 2009/03/03

Front Line welcomes the release of the five WOZA members arrested on 27 February 2009 during a demonstration organised by WOZA outside the Ministry of Education, in Harare. The five defenders have been released on bail on 2 March 2009 after three nights in police custody. Charges under Section 37(1)(a)(i) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act - "disturbing the peace, security or public order" are still pending. The five defenders are due to appear in court on 19 March.

Zimbabwe: Beatings and arrests of members of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA)

Posted on 2009/02/27

Front Line is concerned following reports that members of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) were beaten and arrested on 25 February 2009 in Harare. WOZA is a non-governmental organisation working for the advancement of women's rights. WOZA is currently leading a campaign called 'Take the Step' to encourage social participation in Zimbabwe. Read More

Zimbabwe: Human rights defender in critical medical condition Jestina Mukoko, finally receiving treatment

Posted on 2009/02/16

On Friday 13 February, after a fourth court ruling ordering that Jestina Mukoko receive medical treatment, she was finally transferred from the Chikurubi Maximum Prison to the Avenues Clinic. Read More

Zimbabwe: members of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights and WOZA released

Posted on 2009/02/13

All ten members of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights and WOZA arrested have been released on bail in the late evening of 12.02.09, after spending two nights in police custody. Read More

Zimbabwe: Arrest and detention of members of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights and Women of Zimbabwe Arise

Posted on 2009/02/12

Front Line is concerned following reports that two members of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), Ms Roselyn Hanzi and Mr Tawanda Zhuwarara, and eight members of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) were arrested on 10 February 2009 by unidentified members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP). Roselyn Hanzi and Tawanda Zhuwarara are project lawyers with ZLHR. Read More

Zimbabwe: Threats against Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, particularly Mr Kucaca Phulu and Mr Tineyi Mukweka

Posted on 2009/01/22

Members of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), particularly Mr Kucaca Phulu and Mr Tineyi Mukweka, on 19 January 2009. ZLHR is a non-profit human rights organisation which aims to promote a culture of human rights in Zimbabwe and encourage the observance of the rule of law. Kucaca Phulu is the regional manager and Tineyi Mukweka is a paralegal of the ZLHR office in Bulawayo. Read More

Zimbabwe: Abduction of two more members of Zimbabwe Peace Project

Posted on 2008/12/04

Front Line is deeply concerned at the adbuction Pascal Gonzo and Broderick Takawira, staff members of Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP), on 8 December 2008. They were taken away from ZPP offices by six men driving unmarked cars. Read More

Zimbabwe – Abduction of human rights defender, Ms Jestina Mukoko

Posted on 2008/12/03

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports received of the abduction of Ms Jestina Mukoko by Zimbabwean security forces from her home in Norton Harare in the morning of 3 December 2008, at approximately 5:00 am. Jestina Mukoko is the Project Director of the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP), an organisation monitoring and documenting violence and human rights abuses across the country through a network of peace observers. Read More

Zimbabwe: Violent dispersal of peaceful demonstration of health workers by the police

Posted on 2008/11/20

Front Line is seriously concerned by reports received of violent police repression of a peaceful demonstration of health workers at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare, on 18 November 2008. The march had been organised by health workers from Harare Central and Parirenyatwa Hospitals to protest against the collapse of the public health system. They had planned to march to the offices of the Minister of Health and Child Welfare to present a petition calling for urgent action to be taken to restore accessible and affordable health care in Zimbabwe. Read More

Zimbabwe - Front Line welcomes human rights defenders release

Posted on 2008/11/06

Front Line welcomes the release on bail of Jenni Williams, National Coordinator of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), and WOZA deputy Magodonga Mahlangu from Mlondolozi Prison at 9:30 am on 6 November 2008. Despite the release of the two human rights defenders, Front Line is concerned about the ongoing pattern of harassment against members of WOZA and urges the authorities to guarantee that human rights defenders and human rights organisations in Zimbabwe are free to carry out their legitimate human rights activities without fear of reprisals. Read More

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