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#TodayInZLHRHistory; In our pre-referendum statement issued on 15 March 2013, we stated that there was a consistent failure by COPAC to adhere to the timelines stipulated in Article VI of Global Political Agreement & the process lagged severely behind time. #ZLHRat25
We also noted the general lack of sufficient & timely information from COPAC about the referendum processes & developments & the general population was largely unaware of progress.
CSOs were largely sidelined throughout the process as they failed to independently & actively participate in the formal activities organised by COPAC.
#TodayInZLHRHistory; On 15 March 2011, @PoliceZimbabwe raided the offices of @crisiscoalition in search of subversive material & also proceeded to mount another search at the residence of CiZC's Director, MacDonald Lewanika.
ZRP members, who were armed with a search warrant signed by Chief Superintendent Peter Magwenzi said they were looking for anything subversive such as T-shirts, documents & fliers or anything incriminating.
ZRP members who included Detective Assistant Inspector Makombe Morgan & one identified as Justen confiscated some copies of the Civil Society Monitoring Mechanism reports & the Legal Monitor among other material.
#TodayInZLHRHistory: On 14 March 2007, @ZLHRLawyers condemned the continued harassment of @ZctuZimbabwe leaders & assault of its staff by @PoliceZimbabwe.
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The statement was issued after 7 ZRP officers led by Assistant Inspector Chimimba on 13 March 2007 stormed into ZCTU offices with a search warrant allowing them to search for & seize all "subversive materials" found on the premises.
2 ZLHR lawyers, who attended at ZCTU offices, found the ZRP officers going through the offices of the ZCTU, having detained ZCTU staff & visitors inside the offices. Four boxes containing some ZCTU fliers had already been seized.
Today in History 2011: 5 MDC activists were summoned to Madziwa police station & accused of holding an illegal gathering. They were eventually released without any charges. They were in the company of their @ZLHRLawyers member. #ZLHRat25
Onias Mundanga & another were arrested on 15 Feb in Mashava & accused of participating in a gathering without police authority they were detained only to appear in court on 17 February & were released on bail. #ZLHRat25
Clifford Sanyika & Mhuruyengwe, Prime Minister Tsvangirayi's drivers accused of driving motor vehicles fitted with beacons without authority were granted bail & remanded out of custody to 8 March 2011. The Toyota Prados were impounded by ZIMRA at Beitbridge Border Post. #ZLHRat25
Today in History 2018: We Issued a Presser on events of 14 Feb at High Court when judges nullified directive issued by Primary & Secondary Education Minister Paul Mavima ordering Ordinary Level students to re-write English Language Paper 2 examination.#ZLHRat25
2. On 8 Feb 2018 Mavima had ordered some candidates who sat for O' Level English Language Paper 2 examination to retake examination on Friday 16 Feb 2018 alleging that there had been incidents of widespread cheating & invalidated results for O' Level English Language Paper 2
3. But High Court judges ruled students will not re-write O' Level English Language Paper 2 exam as ordered by Mavima. Justices Loice Matanda-Moyo & Nyaradzo Munangati-Manongwa ordered students who sat for O' Level English Language Paper 2 exam be graded on O'Level English
Today in History 2012: As he then was Deputy Chief Justice, Luke Malaba reserved ruling after AG Johannes Tomana requested Supreme Crt to allow late noting of appeal against acquittal of Alec Muchadehama & Constance Gambara, a clerk to High Court Judge Chinembiri Bhunu #ZLHRat25
2. Muchadehama & Gambara were charged with contempt of court, arrested and prosecuted. They were found not guilty after full trial. They were accused of facilitaing release of Andrisson Manyere (a freelance journalist) MDC officials Gandhi Mudzingwa & Chris Dhlamini who had been
3. abducted and disappeared in late 2008 and reappeared in custody of police & charged with trying overthrow gvt. In 2010 a judge had dismissed an application by Tomana for leave to appeal & he was now trying his luck at the Supreme Crt. Malaba remarked that the State #ZLHRat25
