Key highlights from the Alternative Mining Indaba (AMI)’s policy lab on just energy transition: A commentary Tafara Chiremba Introduction The Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) in partnership with the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA), Centre for Environment Justice (CEJ – Zambia), Afrewatch (Democratic Republic of Congo) and Hakilasilimali (Tanzania) hosted a policy lab […]
Zimbabwe was the only African country to meet the 10 February deadline The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) applauds the Government of Zimbabwe, through the Ministry of Environment, Climate and Wildlife for its timely submission of its enhanced Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC3.0) 2020-2935 Country Statement by 10 February 2025. For us at ZELA, this milestone underscores […]
16 December 2024, Geneva My name is Obert Bore, a Zimbabwean national, and I am honored to deliver this statement on behalf of: ActionAid International, Pan African Lawyers Union, Centre for Democracy and Human Rights, FIDA-Uganda, Kenya Human Rights Commission, Uganda Consortium on Corporate Accountability, Franciscans International, Lusophone Platform on Human Rights, Network of African […]
Compiled by Mutuso Dhliwayo and Hazel Tariro Chimbiro Introduction / Background To develop a cadre of judges, lawyers and experts with expertise in environmental law, strengthen access to courts in environmental cases and facilitate the effective adjudication of environmental cases, many countries have created specialized environmental courts and tribunals (ECTs) or environmental , green ‘benches’ […]
Date of Issue: 25 November 2022 Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) joins the world in commemorating the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) an annual campaign that begins on 25 November and runs through International Human Rights Day on 10 December. ZELA subscribes to gender equality and condemns GBV in all its various […]
By Anna-Sophie Hobi For the first time, the Zimbabwean law requires to keep a beneficial ownership (BO) register. This came as a pleasant surprise; finally, an important part of the jig saw puzzle for solving the persistent transparency deficits. The significance of the BO requirement in the new Companies and Other Business Entities Act gets […]
MULTISTAKEHOLDER CONVENING ON VIOLENCE IN THE ARTISANAL & SMALL-SCALE GOLD MINING SECTOR (17/01/2020) Stop the Machete! For immediate release Harare, 16/01/2020- The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) with support from the European Partnership for Responsible Minerals (EPRM) will tomorrow host a one-day multi-stakeholder conference to discuss the attention-grabbing spate of violence in the artisanal mining […]