Reports

Location: Geneva Date: 24 July 2020 Subject: Zimbabwe We are concerned at allegations in Zimbabwe, which suggest that the authorities may be using the COVID-19 pandemic as a pretext to clamp down on freedom of expression and freedom…

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Liz Throssell Location: Geneva Date: 24 July 2018 Subject: Zimbabwe We welcome the widening of the democratic space in Zimbabwe ahead of the 30 July presidential elections, and call on the…

Harare, 25 May 2012 “Good morning and thank you for coming – and I wish you a Happy Africa Day. This is the first ever visit to Zimbabwe by any High Commissioner for Human Rights. I thank the…

UN High Commissioner Navi Pillay called for Zimbabwe’s political actors to ensure that key reforms agreed in the 2008 GPA (Global Political Agreement) – the document that established the framework for the current Government of National…

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has urged Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to ensure the upcoming elections will be free and fair. Pillay began her first ever visit to Zimbabwe this week. “It was a…

GENEVA (14 May 2012) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay will on 20 May begin the first ever mission by a UN Human Rights chief to Zimbabwe, at the invitation of the…

GENEVA (1 March 2011) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay expressed deep concern Tuesday about the continuing illegal detention and reported ill-treatment of 45 members of civil society in Zimbabwe, who have allegedly been charged…

GENEVA - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Thursday she hoped the establishment of Zimbabwe's new Government of National Unity would result in an immediate effort to restore the rule of law, and expressed continuing…