10 December is the International Human Rights Day, and the Zimbabwe Peace Project adds its voice to the growing call for the realisation of human rights in Zimbabwe and beyond, considering that 2020 has seen the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, where governments, Zimbabwe included...
November 2020 marks three years after President Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in as president, taking over from the late long-time ruler Robert Mugabe following a military coup.At his swearing in ceremony on 24 November 2017, thousands of Zimbabweans filled the National Sports Stadium – the...
Zimbabwe is going through one of the most complex socio-political and economic phases and today, 21 September, 2020, as the country and the rest of the world commemorate the International Day of Peace, it is critical, as the Zimbabwe Peace Project notes, to begin a...
Heroes’ Day in Zimbabwe is supposed to be a special day to celebrate the country’s heroes for the sacrifices they made to liberate this country with the hope of ensuring that the majority enjoy human rights and are treated with dignity. Today, this day comes...
The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) is deeply concerned with the response by the Government of Zimbabwe, through the Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Monica Mutsvangwa, to the Pastoral Letter by the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishop’s Conference (ZCBC) entitled ‘The March has not ended”. The...
The Board and Staff of the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) express their deepest condolences on the passing on of one of the founding Board members of the organization, Mr Tarcisius Zimbiti, a man who dedicated his life to advocate for the recognition of human rights...
The Zimbabwe Peace Project welcomes the bold stand by the United Nations (UN) human rights experts in calling on Zimbabwe to immediately stop the growing pattern of enforced disappearances and torture that appear to be aimed at suppressing protests and dissent.The statement gives credence to...
For Tracy Mufudzi, Saturday 23 May, 2020 was just like any other ordinary night, and with her fiancé, 34-year-old Paul Munakopa by her side, nothing could go wrong. She had no idea that on the same day, her future husband would be lying in a...
14/05/2020Government must respect civil and political rights of all Zimbabwean citizens. The Zimbabwe Peace Project is deeply concerned about the current reports that three opposition party officials, MDC Youth Assembly Vice Chairperson Cecilia Chimbiri, Secretary for Policy and Harare West legislator, Joanna Mamombe and Youth...