Mozambican journalist feared ‘disappeared’
Johannesburg– Mozambique authorities should urgently locate a journalist who has been missing since April 7, 2020 in the embattled northern province of Cabo Delgado, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International
Arrests and harassment of journalists by Masvingo police worrisome
TellZim Reporter Cases of journalists arrested and harassed while on duty during this lockdown are on the increase in the country with Masvingo province leading with three cases so far.
Africa: Armed conflicts and state repression fuel cocktail of human rights violations
Protesters across sub-Saharan Africa have braved bullets and beatings to defend their rights in the face of continuing conflict and state repression, Amnesty International said today as it published its
Respect human rights,observe the law during COVID-19 lock down- Zim HRNGO Forum
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum), notes the directive issued by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on 27 March 2020 for a 21-day National Lockdown which started today (Monday 30
Availability of water critical during lockdown-Community Water Alliance Trust
By Lynette Manzini Community Water Alliance Trust has welcomed the urgent high court application filed by the Combined Harare Resident Trust (CHRA) over failure by the government to provide water
Rights activists urge Ethiopia to stop blocking the internet
Rights campaigners have called on the Ethiopian government to restore internet and mobile services that have been cut off since January in parts of the country’s largest region, Oromia. Human
Five years on – Where is Itai Dzamara?
By Upenyu Chaota He is said to have been abducted by unknown assailants believed to be state security agents on March 9, 2015 and since then no one has ever
Malawi authorities arrest rights activists in escalating crackdown
Malawian authorities have mounted a crackdown on dissent ahead of the general election rerun on 19 May by arresting two prominent human rights activists. According to Amnesty International Gift Trapence
Zimrights puts govt under pressure over national IDs
By Nhau Mangirazi KAROI- Some of Karoi residents have called on Zimbabwe Human Rights Association to help them access national identity (IDs) cards that have remained elusive due to many
Police block Dr Magombeyi from seeking medical treatment in SA
Police are preventing a union leader from heading to South Africa to receive medical treatment as he recovers from an alleged abduction. This comes hours after the High Court ordered
