International Commission of Jurists
ICJ oral intervention on the adoption of the outcome document of the Universal Periodic Review of Zimbabwe

ICJ oral intervention on the adoption of the outcome document of the Universal Periodic Review of Zimbabwe

Mar 30, 2012 | Advocacy

During the 19th session of the Human Rights Council, the ICJ made an oral statement during the Council’s consideration and adoption of the outcome document in the Universal Periodic Review of Zimbabwe.

The statement focussed on the lack of human rights protection and respect for the rule of law in the country, particularly as this affects lawyers, journalists and human rights defenders more broadly, and called on the Government of Zimbabwe to halt the repression of legitimate peaceful protests and undertake reforms necessary for the conduct of independent and effective investigations into gross human rights violations and crimes under international law.

Zimbabwe-oral intervention UPR-advocacy-2012 (full text in English, PDF)

Concluding Observations, CEDAW/C/ZWE/CO/2-5, 23 March 2012: Zimbabwe

Mar 23, 2012

23. While noting the adoption of the new Domestic Violence Act in 2006, the Committee expresses its concern at the high prevalence of violence against women in the State party, in particular domestic and sexual violence, which remains, in many cases, underreported, as...
Human rights in Kenya and Zimbabwe : governments of national unity and transitional processes

Human rights in Kenya and Zimbabwe : governments of national unity and transitional processes

Sep 23, 2010 | Agendas, Events

The ICJ and the Zimbabwe Advocacy Office (ZAO) is inviting government representatives, civil society and human rights experts to a dialogue on the growing phenomenon of multi-party transitional governments, election-related violence and the protection of human rights in Africa.

The dialogue, focusing on the cases of Kenya and Zimbabwe will take place during the 15th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Kenya-Zimbabwe-rights governments processes-event-2010 (full text in English, PDF)

Kenya-Zimbabwe-rights governments processes-agenda-2010 (full text in English, PDF)

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