WOZA approaches African court for protection

By Alex Bell 17 April 2013 Pressure group Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) has approached the highest human rights court in Africa for protection from harassment and intimidation back home. WOZA filed an official communication at the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights though its lawyers on...

WOZA activist arrested for disrobing at police station in protest

By Violet Gonda 15 February 2013 In Mutare last month ZANU PF activist Sheila Mutsenhu took off her clothes in front of the US Ambassador to Zimbabwe, protesting the targeted sanctions imposed by western countries. She wasn’t arrested. But on Thursday Bulawayo police arrested a Women of Zimbabwe Arise...

WOZA Valentine’s Day protestors beaten & arrested in Bulawayo

By Violet Gonda 14 February 2013 Scores of activists from the pressure group Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) were beaten and arrested during a demonstration in Bulawayo on Thursday, a day after the same group was assaulted by police during anti-constitution protests in Harare. Group coordinator Jenni Williams...