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16 juli 2021

Joint UPR submission Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

On 15 July 2021, Lawyers for Lawyers together with Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) submitted a report for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Zimbabwe. The UPR of Zimbabwe will take place in January 2022. In the report, Lawyers

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15 december 2020

Order barring Beatrice Mtetwa from handling a case overturned

Zimbabwe

On 17 August 2020, lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa was disqualified from representing her client journalist Hopewell Chin’ono by a Zimbabwean Magistrate. This attracted global concerns. Today, on the 15th of December, there has been a very welcome development in the case. In their application

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18 november 2020

COVID-19 Series: The impact of the crisis on lawyers in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

The COVID-19 crisis poses huge challenges to human rights and the rule of law. The pandemic also affects lawyers all around the world in their daily professional activities, which causes a great impact on the legal profession. Lawyers for Lawyers

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21 augustus 2020

Beatrice Mtetwa barred from representing client

Zimbabwe

On 18 August 2020, human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa was barred from representing the detained journalist Hopewell Chin’ono at the Harare Magistrate Court. The Zimbabwean magistrate further ordered that the lawyer should be charged with contempt of court. This was

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