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
4. Had a mountain to climb as the conduct was highly unprocedural. Muchadehama was represented by Beatrice Mtetwa who remarked that the state was hounding Muchadehama because of his human rights work #ZLHRFosteringACultureOfHumanRights
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Today's Story: In Masvingo, our lawyer Martin Mureri takes action by writing to @zinwawater, @MoHCCZim & @ZetdcOfficial demanding immediate restoration of water supplies at Ngomahuru Mental Hospital where patients have for more than 1 month been forced to bath in a river.
In our letter, we raised concern over the taking of both female & male patients at the same time to take a bath at Magwangwadza River located about 1km away from Ngomahuru Mental Hospital & that patients are being put to great risk of drowning or being attacked by crocodiles
We also highlighted that the right to health of patients & the community is being seriously compromised in light of the current #COVID19 pandemic & other diseases.
#TodayInZLHRHistory; In Edition 32 of our flagship newsletter published 11 years ago, we shared our scorecard on the performance of the Govt of National Unity.
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
Almost two weeks after the expiry of the deadline in which govt was ordered to publish terms & conditions of all loans & guarantees it concluded with or in favour of @afreximbank, @MthuliNcube finally decides to do so today & tells nation that govt borrowed US$1.4 billion.
@MthuliNcube says the US$1.4 billion was borrowed between Dec 2017-Dec 2019 & was utilised for the purchase of some undisclosed "strategic commodities".
It took the intervention of Harare North MP Hon. @Katazamhondoro & @wateralliancez represented by @HalimaniDenford & Trust Salpisio Manjengwah of @ZLHRLawyers, who sued govt demanding accountability in details & use of loans borrowed or transacted between 2017 to Nov 2020.
On 26 January, we dispatched a letter to Health & Child Care Minister Constantino Chiwenga requesting to be furnished with information regarding #COVID19 vaccine procurement & rollout plan for Zimbabwe by govt.
In the letter, we asked Chiwenga to disclose govt's plan & status of the procurement plan & strategy of COVID-19 vaccines for the nation including timelines & the rollout plan for the vaccine.
In demanding this information, we stated that this is necessary in the interest of public accountability & enforcement of citizens' constitutional rights. We want the information requested to be published in both print & electronic media by not later than 3 February.