https://www.bizcommunity.com/238/828.html Zimbabwe Human Rights Law news 15 Human Rights Law news - Zimbabwe https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/238/828.html en-us Wed, 04 Nov 2026 11:49:40 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/apple-faces-new-lawsuit-over-congo-conflict-minerals-396458a A US-based advocacy group has filed a lawsuit in Washington, accusing Apple of using minerals linked to conflict and human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda despite the iPhone maker's denials. 1-263733 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 07:57:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Human Rights Law Zimbabwe https://www.bizcommunity.co.zw/article/zimbabwe-scraps-the-death-penalty-tracking-the-path-to-abolition-586430a Zimbabwe hasn’t executed anyone who was sentenced to death since 2005. With the passing of the Death Penalty Abolition Act 2024 on 31 December, Zimbabwe has become the 127th country in the world to end death penalty. 1-254446 Fri, 03 Jan 2025 09:38:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Human Rights Law Zimbabwe https://www.bizcommunity.co.zw/article/zimbabwe-scraps-colonial-era-death-penalty-law-789952a Zimbabwe's cabinet on Tuesday agreed to abolish the death penalty following months of debate in parliament, choosing instead to impose lengthy prison sentences for the worst offences. 1-245842 Wed, 07 Feb 2024 17:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Human Rights Law Zimbabwe https://www.bizcommunity.com.gh/Article/83/828/222108.html Supporters and opponents of Ghana's new anti-LGBT bill faced off in parliament on Wednesday, 10 November 2021, in the first public hearings into the proposed legislation that would make it a crime to be gay, bisexual or transgender. 1-222108 Fri, 12 Nov 2021 11:45:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Human Rights Law Zimbabwe https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/712/222097.html It has now become commonplace for major corporations to join in on LGBT events such as Pride Month, National Coming Out Day or the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. Indeed, this is sometimes a source of criticism within the community as companies are perceived to be cashing in on LGBT causes. 1-222097 Fri, 12 Nov 2021 10:27:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Human Rights Law Zimbabwe https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/712/216067.html The socio-political and developmental health of a nation can be determined by the lived experiences of, and rights afforded to, the most marginalised within that nation. On the African continent, some of the most marginalised individuals are those belonging to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. While the health of the people of the continent has been brought into even sharper focus since the beginning of 2020 in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is clear that the developmental goals of the continent are threatened by the ongoing exclusion and marginalisation of, and violence against, members of the LGBT community. 1-216067 Fri, 21 May 2021 10:05:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Human Rights Law Zimbabwe https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/712/212814.html US President Joe Biden's administration will reengage with the United Nations Human Rights Council, three years after former President Donald Trump withdrew over what his administration called bias against Israel and a lack of reform. 1-212814 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 07:27:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Human Rights Law Zimbabwe https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/549/207195.html Around the world, hundreds of thousands of children are not free. They are deprived of their liberty in settings such as migration holding camps and criminal justice processes. 1-207195 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 09:37:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Human Rights Law Zimbabwe https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/828/205211.html Global law firm Baker McKenzie has partnered with organisations including the Centre for International Rights to create the Youth Rights Resource Compass, a website that directs young people, as well as those who advocate for them, to the entities, organisations, governmental and other agencies that are open and available to them during Covid-19. It is the only platform of its kind in the world. 1-205211 Wed, 17 Jun 2020 17:57:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Human Rights Law Zimbabwe https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/702/200098.html The recent ruling by the United Nations that governments cannot return people to countries where their lives might be threatened by climate change is a potential game-changer - not just for climate refugees, but also for global climate action. 1-200098 Wed, 29 Jan 2020 08:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Human Rights Law Zimbabwe