April 2021
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Parliamentarians deliberate on mandatory rape sentencing
In a country where crimes like stock theft have mandatory minimum sentences, there has been a huge outcry over rape, a crime which has destroyed many people’s lives and is yet to have a mandatory sentence. WALPE with support from Oxfam Zimbabwe has taken up the task to run the #NoToRape campaign calling upon the…
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Women’s groups Statement on the harassment of Hon Joana Mamombe (Sly Media)
By Women’s Groups We the undersigned women’s rights organizations and women-led community based organizations (CBOs) are concerned and deeply worried about the recent harassment of Harare West Member of Parliament (MP) Honourable Joana Mamombe by prison officials. A video recording of the brazen inhumane treatment of Hon. Mamombe has since gone viral across social media…
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Zim, Malawi push for 40-year mandatory sentencing for rapists (NewsDay)
BY SAMANTHA SIBANDA Women from Zimbabwe and Malawi have said rape remains one of the major hindrances to full participation of women in politics and leadership. They made the remarks at a time when women’s rights groups are pushing for mandatory rape sentencing. A women rights lobby group, Zimbabwe’s Woman’s Academy Leadership and Political Excellency…
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Men leading the call for Equality
i)Men in Hwedza support gender equality and electoral reforms. The Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE) in partnership with WLSA with support from the Netherlands Embassy facilitated male engagement sessions for gender equality and electoral reforms in Wedza on the 30th and 31st of March 2021. The public discussion platforms were attended by a total…
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