May 2019

Rights Behind Bars - A Study of Prison Conditions in Zimbabwe

The primary objectives of this study were to assess the compliance of selected prisons with international and domestic standards on conditions of detention; to consolidate the findings from the prison monitoring project conducted by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) and its membership; to make recommendations for reforms and propose key priority areas.

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES SERIES 15-2019 Harare Public Hearing on Education Amendment Bill: Thursday 9th May

BILL WATCH

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES SERIES 15/2019

Final Public Hearing on Education Amendment Bill:

Thursday 9th May at 8.30 am, at Parliament

The Portfolio Committee on Primary and Secondary Education will hold its final public consultations on the Education Amendment Bill (H. B. 1, 2019) in the National Assembly Chamber at Parliament on Thursday 9th May at 8.30 am.

Bill Watch 24/2019 - The Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill : Is it Constitutional?

In our Bill Watch 22/2019 of the 17th April we analysed the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill to see how far it differs from the Public Order and Security Act, and we concluded that the Bill will make no material difference to the existing law. 

In this Bill Watch we shall examine the Bill again to see whether its provisions, if enacted, will be constitutional.

The Constitution

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