Residents from Umguza’s Mbundane and Pure Gold Housing Trust have begun preparing a parliamentary petition on water rights with assistance from MIHR and support from End Water Poverty. Speaking during the petition preparation meeting as part of the #MondayWaterAction, the residents indicated that they feel swindled by the private developers and jilted by their local... Continue Reading →
As part of the Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR)’s Sports for Human Rights project, the St Peters Super Eleven FC received soccer boots from INSPIRE as a result of the MIHR linkages. MIHR is working with the youths in these teams to educate them on human rights, to empower them to stand up for... Continue Reading →
Residents from Bulawayo’s Ward 17 peri-urban Hyde Park community in St Peters Village held an environmental rights accountability engagement meeting that was attended by Bulawayo City Council (BCC), the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) and the Forestry Commission. The issues that were discussed in the meeting included: Deforestation of Mazwi Nature Reserve and firewood poachingSand poachingWaste... Continue Reading →
The 2021 United Nations International Day of Older Persons (UNIDOP) is being commemorated under the theme “Digital Equity for All Ages” predicating the need for access and meaningful participation in the digital world by older persons. As Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) we take this opportunity to call on the government of Zimbabwe to adopt an... Continue Reading →
Today (Friday 24 September 2021) Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) and Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) held a human rights mobile legal clinic in Bulawayo’s peri-urban ward 17 St Peters Village. The mobile legal clinic was attended by mainly women and the elderly and disseminated information on human rights and responsibilities; and active... Continue Reading →
Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) has conducted a survey analysis of government ministries presence in digital space. The survey revealed that: 🕸️ 18 of 21 Ministries have websites👑 Only 13 ministries listed their leadership on websites🏛️ Only 2 ministried listed provincial contacts on websites🕊️20 of the 21 Ministries have Twitter accounts🙈20 of the 21... Continue Reading →
“When you are having a local community meeting, desist from buying your local MP or Councilor bottled water and instead give them that same water you drink so that they appreciate the water challenges that you are facing and take your water rights concerns seriously” said Khumbulani Maphosa, MIHR Coordinator while facilitating a water and... Continue Reading →
The Methodist Village of Hyde Park in peri-urban Bulawayo ward 17 have demanded that an indigenous quarry mine adhere to environmental management standards by implementing the pollution mitigation strategies detailed in their Environmental Impact Assessment Report. Realizing high levels of air and noise pollution by Vukuzenzele Stone Crushers, the Methodist Village Committee approached Matabeleland Institute... Continue Reading →
Will the victims of the Gukurahundi genocide perpetrated by the 1983 – 1987 Zimbabwe government to in Matabeleland and Midlands ever taste justice in their lifetime? Is the current government genuinely committed to genocide justice or just playing lip service? These and more have been the trending subjects of discussion in Zimbabwe in the past... Continue Reading →
(Ngozi Mine Dumpsite burning in Bulawayo. Picture taken on Sartuday 28 August 2021 by MIHR) Bulawayo’s Ngozi Mine dumpsite has been burning for 4 consecutive days releasing into the atmosphere noxious smoke and gases that pose serious implications for human rights and environmental management. The recent development follows other sporadic dumpsite fires that have been... Continue Reading →
