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Alec Muchadehama

90 special ballots went missing: Lawyer

HARARE – MDC chief election officer Morgen Komichi’s lawyer, Alec Muchadehama, has said that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) gave people ballot papers on the streets, while 90 other envelopes went missing.

Part 2 of ROHR debate on Question Time

The Restoration of Human Rights in Zimbabwe (ROHR) group was recently rocked by infighting and the emergence of two factions, each claiming to have fired the other for a variety of allegations. This is Part 2 of the debate between the two rival chairpersons, Ephraim Tapa and Grace Mupfurutsa.

Magistrate orders examination of detainees

Magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi on Tuesday ordered prison authorities to allow private medical practitioners to examine and treat 45 social and human rights activists who were subjected to torture while in police custody and those whose health has been compromised as a result of disruption to the administration of their medication.

AG’s law officer evades jail: ZLHR

The trial of prominent human rights lawyer, Alec Muchadehama, took a dramatic twist on Thursday 22 October 2009 after the trial Magistrate, Chiwoniso Mutongi, convicted the state prosecutor, Andrew Kumire of contempt of court and sentenced him to five days in prison for his offence.  He was convicted after a ruling was made against him […]

Muchadehama trial fails to commence

The trial of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) member and prominent human rights lawyer Alec Muchadehama failed to commence on Wednesday 17 June 2009 under unclear circumstances. The State Prosecutor only identified as Andrew Kumire told defence lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa that the State was delaying the trial as it wants to jointly put him […]