In Zimbabwe, the court is required, in certain instances, to hand down a death sentence. Under the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act of Zimbabwe, this mandatory death sentence is imposed upon all persons convicted...
The month of May will be rich of colorful events in Zimbabwe. From May 14th-16th, a legal defense training will be conducted in Harare, with the aim to build on last year’s training conference...
IBJ-Zimbabwe Fellows, Innocent Maja and John Burombo, recently held an interview with Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation‘s SFM on the importance of the implementation of IBJ’s rights awareness campaign in Zimbabwe. The 30-minute interview, with SFM’s...
IBJ-Zimbabwe Fellows, Innocent Maja and John Burombo, recently held a roundtable discussion with its partner organizations, LRF and ZACRO, journalists and private lawyers to strategize on how to implement IBJ’s rights awareness campaign in...
His name is Prince Mavaro. At the time of arrest, he was 23 year-old and married with a child aged 1. As his wife was unemployed, he was the sole breadwinner of the family....
Mukarati Farayi is 21-years old. He got arrested in February 2009 on two counts of unlawful entry and theft. He was not able to engage the services of a lawyer. By the time IBJ...
IBJ-Zimbabwe Fellows, Innocent Maja and John Burombo, recently held a roundtable discussion with officers from the Legal Aid Directorate (hereafter “LAD”), the government entity responsible for legal aid, with a view to identify ways...
During a three day seminar from August 28-30, International Bridges to Justice organized and facilitated a pioneer criminal defense skills training involving 64 lawyers from in and around the capital city of Zimbabwe, Harare....
Over 60 lawyers from in and around Harare recently attended a three-day criminal defence skills training seminar from August 28 – 30, organised by International Bridges to Justice at the Wild Geese Lodge in...
On 31 July 2009, IBJ-Zimbabwe Fellows, Innocent Maja and John Burombo, collaborated with the Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) to bring 16 magistrates together to discuss the role magistrates can play in decongesting Zimbabwe’s prisons....