Articles about Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association Organization
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First Zimbabwe Gender Justice and Local Government Summit and Awards
03 April 12 | (1) Comment
Regional relevance: Zimbabwe
The first Zimbabwe Gender Justice Local Government Summit and Awards ended in Kadoma on 29 March with a call for the new Constitution to enshrine gender equality and ensure women's equal participation and representation in decision-making.
High level delegates from Councils, local government associations, Non... [read more]
Roadmap to Equality, Issue 24, February 2012
16 March 12
Regional relevance: Southern Africa (SADC)
Welcome to the 24th edition of the Roadmap to Equality! - tracking progress towards the implementation and ratification of the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development.
It is not just SADC but the world over that is abuzz with activities as NGOs, government, development partners and lately the corporate sector... [read more]
Constitutional and legal rights
09 March 12
• Most SADC constitutions enshrine non-discrimination generally as well as non-discrimination based on sex.
• Nine SADC constitutions provide for the promotion of women and seven have other provisions that relate to gender equality. [read more]
Nyaradzai Gumbodzvanda
31 August 11
Nyaradzai Gumbonzvanda is the Secretary General of the World Young Women's Christian Association (World YWCA), a global network of women and young women leading social and economic change in 125 countries. She is a trained human rights lawyer with extensive experience in conflict resolution and mediation. For some... [read more]
Africa lax on CEDAW reporting
03 March 10
African countries, known for their penchant to ratify international conventions and other instruments, are not doing well when it comes to providing periodical reports on progress made in implementing the Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). [read more]
Awareness can move paper into action
24 November 09
Regional relevance: Zimbabwe
Across Southern Africa, laws on paper rights do not always translate into real rights for women. Zimbabwe made an important step in enacting the Domestic Violence Act (DVA). However, in taking stock of how far this law has turned into action, legal and gender experts say more action is needed to increase women’s... [read more]
Constitution over custom protects women
19 June 08
Regional relevance: Zimbabwe
The case of Zimbabwean woman Venia Magaya is well-known in Southern Africa. Magaya brought a legal case contesting eviction from the house she had been living in all the way to the Supreme Court. Magaya’s half-brother forced her to leave the home she had been living in when her father passed away, and argued to... [read more]
Support structures essential to domestic violence legislation
22 January 08
Regional relevance: Zimbabwe
Harare, January 16 2008. Zimbabwe is one of the few southern African nations who have specific legislation to address domestic violence. Last year ended with the annual 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence campaign, the theme for the year focusing on demanding implementation of policies. There is scarcely a... [read more]
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