Centre for Applied Legal Research

14/08/2026

A month ago, the Centre for Applied Legal Research worked with several Community-Based Organisations (CBOs) to teach communities at the grassroots level about administrative justice, the role and mandate of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission in protecting human rights, and how it handles cases of maladministration.

Here is what community members had to say:

23/07/2026

The Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs through the Law Development Commission (LDC) in partnership with the Centre for Applied Legal Research (CALR) and with support from UNICEF Zimbabwe , hosted a validation workshop on the feasibility of establishing a Sexual Offenders’ Registry in Zimbabwe.

Following nationwide regional consultative meetings to gather stakeholder views, this workshop provided a critical platform for key actors to review the consultative findings. The final report will help to inform policymakers on the path forward.

Representatives from government ministries, the security and justice sectors (ZRP VFU, ZPCS, Judicial Service Commission, National Prosecuting Authority), civil society, and child rights advocates, including Childline, Justice for Children, Legal Resources Foundation, and Women and Law in Southern Africa, Adult r**e Clinic, Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe, among others, came together to refine the report before it goes to policymakers.

22/07/2026

22/07/2026

Inside push for a s*x offenders register

Convened by the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary
Affairs together with the Centre for Applied Legal Research
(CALR), stakeholders recently met in Harare to examine how such
a system could be developed within Zimbabwe’s legal and
constitutional framework - The Herald reports.

Fatima Bulla-Musakwa Features Writer In 2011, Tichaona Zvaipa (not his real name) was convicted of ra**ng his daughter and sentenced to 15 years in prison. When he walked free in 2022 after serving his sentence, few in his community suspected he had returned unchanged. Within months, history repeate...

21/07/2026

🎥 Community champions in Rusape share what they learnt about the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC): its mandate, its role in protecting human rights, and how it handles complaints of maladministration.

16/07/2026

🌍✨ Green Institute at NANGO Eastern Region NGO EXPO & Winter School 2026✨🌍

We are excited to be exhibiting at the ongoing NANGO Zimbabwe Eastern Region NGO EXPO & Winter School 2026 at Meikles Park, Mutare CBD under the theme:

“Fortifying Inclusive Civic Spaces and Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships to Maximise Development.”

A heartfelt thank you to COSPE Southern Africa and Centre for Applied Legal Research for their invaluable support. 🙏

This EXPO provides us with an important platform for dialogue, shared learning, and building partnerships that strengthen Zimbabwe’s development ecosystem. Together, we are shaping resilient communities and advancing inclusive development. 💚🌱


Alliance of Community Based Organisations - ACBOs
Forestry Commission Zimbabwe
WELEAD-Africa Regional
ActionAid Zimbabwe
Allied Timbers Zimbabwe ATZ

15/07/2026

🎥 Taking it to the grassroots!

Community champions in Rusape share what they learnt about the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC): its mandate, its role in protecting human rights, and how it handles complaints of maladministration.

Women for Economic and Social Empowerment (WESE), under the Alliance of Community Based Organisations - ACBOs banner and in partnership with the Centre for Applied Legal Research (CALR) and the EU Delegation to Zimbabwe, recently held a training workshop for community champions on Administrative Justice.

13/07/2026

Community champions to drive disability inclusion, good governance in Beitbridge

🖇️ : https://newziana.co.zw/community-champions-to-drive-disability-inclusion-good-governance-in-beitbridge/
Source: NewZiana

EU Delegation to Zimbabwe NKomwa Foundation Trust Alliance of Community Based Organisations - ACBOs Girls and Women Empowerment Network - GWEN Platform For Youth and Community Development - PYCD Manica Youth Assembly - MAYA Women for Economic and Social Empowerment

13/07/2026

Tandi village head emphasizing on the need for reporting any form of maladministration on the recently held training on good governance and improving access to administrative justice

07/07/2026

🎥 Opening remarks by Mrs. V. Nyemba, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, at the technical consultation on the feasibility of establishing a National Sexual Offenders Registry in Zimbabwe held on 2 July 2026.

𝑺𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑨𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒅 𝑳𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒍 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 (𝑪𝑨𝑳𝑹) 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑼𝑵𝑰𝑪𝑬𝑭 𝒁𝒊𝒎𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒘𝒆

UNICEF Zimbabwe Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs