This article synthesizes insights from an interview with Samuel Gwenzi, a Harare ward 5 councilor, pro-democracy activist and the former director of Protect Defenders ZW Trust,…
Abstract: This article critically analyzes the testimony of Samuel Gwenzi, a Zimbabwean human rights defender, concerning his arbitrary arrest, detention, and torture, alongside his broader reflections on…
In conversation with the Zimbabwe Human Rights Monitors Platform, Annah Sande, a human rights defender and political activist, detailed the significant security threats she faced both…
In a recent interview with the Zimbabwe Human Rights Monitors Platform, Emmanuel Sitima, the President of the Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU), articulated the pressing need…
The COVID-19 pandemic prompted governments globally to implement extraordinary public health measures, including vaccination campaigns. In Zimbabwe, institutions of higher learning adopted various strategies to promote…
Protect Defenders zw Trust is a Zimbabwe-based human rights organisation committed to safeguarding and empowering human rights defenders (HRDs) who operate in increasingly hostile and repressive environments.…
Launched in April 2021, the Zimbabwe Human Rights Monitors Platform (ZHRMP) is the flagship project of Protect Defenders zw Trust, developed in response to the widening gap in effective, timely,…