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Title   An overview of the human rights situation in Zimbabwe, with specific reference to repressive legislation, impunity, the state of the administration of justice and selective application of the law
Author Tsunga, Arnold; LHR
Edition PDF
Published Harare: Lawyers for Human Rights
Year 2004-02-20
Pages 13
Abstract There are a number of Acts of parliament that are extremely repressive that the government has promulgated or reactivated in recent years. These include The Broadcasting Services Act, The Access To Information And Protection Of Privacy Act (AIPPA), The Public Order And Security Act, The Citizenship Act, The Private Voluntary Organizations Act, The Electoral Act And Regulations, The Labour Relations Act, The Miscellaneous Offences Act (MOA) and The Presidential Powers Act. These Acts of parliament will be looked at very generally in this paper to highlight repressive aspects of the respective legislation that impinge on human rights activism.
Bestand zlhr_overview_20040220.pdf (87 Kb)
Country Zimbabwe
Themes
  • Freedom of expression
  • Governments
  • Human rights
  • Law
  • NGO's (African)
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