Category: Human Rights (archives)

Africa’s Confused Relationship with the International Criminal Court By Sanderson N Makombe African Presidents and the African Union leadership evidence a paralysis of decision making with regard to the relationship they wish to have with the International Criminal Court (ICC), if the voting for Libya’s referral to the ICC is put in context. It is consequential to point …

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ZANU PF minister denies barring UN groups from food assessments http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell 18 March 2011 ZANU PF’s Agriculture Minister, Joseph Made, has denied barring international aid agencies and other NGOs from participating in food assessment surveys in Zimbabwe, claming he was “misquoted.” The IRIN humanitarian news service quoted Made this week as telling them that United …

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The case for Zim human rights trials http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 17 March 2011 15:17 By Pedzisai Ruhanya FROM the Nuremburg and Tokyo trials after World War II, the International Criminal Tribunal on the Former Yugoslavia, the Truth Commission Hearings in South Africa to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, human rights trials have been the major policy innovation for …

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Eric Bloch: Devious anti-sanctions campaign http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Friday, 11 March 2011 13:26 IT was Sir Walter Scott, the renowned author who lived from 1771 to 1832, who said: “O what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to  deceive!”  Although that was written more than two centuries ago, it is still apt, as evidenced by the  …

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The Dilemma of farm labourers http://www.africanews.com Posted on Wednesday 9 March 2011 – 10:04 Misheck Rusere, AfricaNews reporter in Harare, Zimbabwe Martin Kalembo and his family migrated to Zimbabwe in 1986 from Malawi when his country’s economy was not doing well and hoped for a better life there, they later found work on the farm of one …

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N Korea begs food aid from Zimbabwe http://www.theaustralian.com.au * Rick Wallace, Tokyo correspondent * From: The Australian * March 09, 2011 12:00AM NORTH Korea has resorted to begging for food from another impoverished global pariah — Zimbabwe. A diplomatic source in South Korea said Africa had become the focus of North Korea’s aid efforts, Seoul-based newspaper JoongAng …

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Brass meet on violence http://www.thezimbabwemail.com 12 February, 2011 11:22:00    | By ZOLI MANGENA ZIMBABWE’s political leaders are battling to contain an eruption of political violence which has outraged human rights groups and civil society bodies ahead of anticipated elections later this year, as the future of the inclusive government remains uncertain. Alarmed by the wave …

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SA court says detention of Zim asylum seekers unlawful http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell11 February 2011 A South African court has strongly criticised the Home Affairs Department’s practice of arresting and detaining asylum seekers, without verifying their status or allowing them access to the refugee system. The North Gauteng High court handed down its judgement on …

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Zim Soldiers Continue Violence In Masvingo http://www.radiovop.com 04/02/2011 08:57:00 Bulawayo, February 04 2011 – A ZIPRA War Veterans Trust deputy chair has accused the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) soldiers of embarking on unprecedented political violence in Mwenezi area in Masvingo province targetted at Movement of Democratic Change (MDC) supporters. Retired col Bester Magwizi accused two …

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Soldiers, CIO Distributing Farming Inputs http://www.radiovop.com/ 17/01/2011 17:31:00 Sanyati, January 17, 2011 – Members of the Zimbabwe National Army and the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) were at the weekend spotted here distributing free farm inputs where they were turning away suspected Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) supporters. Villagers at Sanyati growth point told Radio VOP …

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