According to the results of the Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights survey entitled "Fighting for Water - Voices of Women and Girls on Alternative Water Point Violence" most Bulawayo residents are surviving on borehole water during water shortage times. The survey was carried out in 7 wards and targeted women and girls as respondents. It... Continue Reading →
Yesterday (Tuesday 04 May 2021) MIHR held a Press Brief to launch the survey report on violence in Bulawayo's alternative water points. The report entitled "Fighting For Water - voices of women and girls on water point violence" captures findings of a survey that was done in Bulawayo's 7 wards and targeting women and girls... Continue Reading →
Six of the 11 community based organizations that are part of the MIHR Rights in Action today attended the Human Right Campaign building workshop where they were capacitated on how to develop a human rights strategy. The organizations that attended were from Bulawayo, Matobo and Gwanda Districts.
Whilst the role of fetching water for drinking and cooking purposes is generally viewed as a feminine role attributed to women and girls, Matabeleland South men have broken the trend and stood out as the most involved men participating in fetching domestic water. According to the 2020 ZIMVAC Report, nationally, in 80% of the households,... Continue Reading →
(Dinde Villagers in Hwange District of Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe) The Hwange Ward 13 Dinde villagers’ campaign to save their lands from the threatening venom of a Chinese mining company, and the Chiredzi’s Chilonga people’s battle from being booted off their ancestral land by the hoofs of a dairy company are clear examples that Zimbabwean... Continue Reading →
Today (Monday 22 March 2021) Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) joins the progressive world in commemorating the World Water Day under the theme “valuing water”. The commemoration comes at the time when MIHR ends the 9 weeks long #MondayWaterAction campaign which began on Monday 25 January 2021 and gave Bulawayo residents skills and space... Continue Reading →
Bulawayo Residents who attended the Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) organized Bulawayo Environment Summit on the 10th and 11th of March 2021 called for the local authority to tighten its litter fines to curb indiscriminate littering and solid waste dumping in the City. Some of the recommendation on littering included: Review environmental bylaws and... Continue Reading →
Today we submitted a 1192 signatures petition to Bulawayo City Council asking that they respond to the numerous letter we have been writing since 11 February 2021 seeking for accountability on the use of pipeline levy funds and also proof of payments made from that fund to the Epping Forest Project. We expect answer by... Continue Reading →
On the 10th and 11th of March 2021, Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights partnered with four other organizations to hold an National EWaste Summit. The Summit was divided into two: day 1 was the National EWaste Think Tank which was officially opened by ZHRC Commissioner Guvamombe and Day 2 was the Summit which was addressed... Continue Reading →
Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights has written to the Environment Management Agency (EMA) raising concerns over the poor management of the Fools Mine dump and asked the agency to act on the matter. MIHR visited the area and noted that the mine dump is not fenced properly as the fence is only in the front... Continue Reading →
