Litigating Organization: Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights
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Challenge to the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act
In July of 2023, President Emmerson Mnagagwa signed the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act into law, now commonly referred to as the Patriotic Act. The act classified “wilfully injuring the sovereignty and national interest of Zimbabwe” as a crime which in turn, criminalized Zimbabwe civil society, human rights defenders and journalists who criticize the…
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Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum and Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition Trust v. The Provincial Development Coordinator & 4 Others
Tafadzwa Muguti, a local authority in the Harare province, issued a directive in June 2021 with the goal of limiting the operations of civil society organizations in the region, banning those that did not comply with the new regulation.
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Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights and Media Institute of Southern Africa v. The Minister of State in the President’s office responsible for National Security and others
On January 14, 2019, the Zimbabwe government imposed an internet shutdown in response to protests that erupted after the president raised fuel prices by 150 percent. The shutdown lasted for a week, which prompted the NGOs Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights and Media Institute of Southern Africa to file a case before the High Court…