Irene Petras

Irene Petras - There were difficult, dark times too, when laughter was more difficult to come by. March 11, 2007. The joy-turned-sadness of post-29 March 2008 election madness. The sterile hospital silence magnifying the pain and loss that…
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Both MDC formations in the coalition government gave in to demands by ZANU PF that human rights abuses committed before February 2009 should not be investigated by the new Human Rights Commission. Deputy Justice Minister Obert Gutu and…
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There is outrage in southern parts of Zimbabwe over reports that a former Air Force of Zimbabwe propaganda band composer is seeking to remix and release a Gukurahundi song.
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The arrest of Minister Moses Mzila – Ndlovu (MP) responsible for the Organ of National Healing, Reconciliation and Intergration by police in Lupane on the 15th April 2011 has raised a stink within the human rights arena.
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Following reports that the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) had refused to represent three officials from the Mthwakazi Liberation Front charged with treason, SW Radio Africa journalist Lance Guma speaks to Bulawayo lawyer and…
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Irene Petras, the Executive Director of the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), has denied press reports that their organisation refused to represent three officials from the Mthwakazi Liberation Front (MLF) who have been charged with…
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