Zimbabwe

12 million people
0 USD GNI (PPP)
Internet:
Partly Free
Press:
Not Free
Not Free

Population and GNI data source

News & Updates

Press Release

Freedom House Welcomes Long-Needed Visit to Zimbabwe by UN Human Rights Chief

May 18 2012 - 2:07pm

Freedom House welcomes the timely visit of U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay to Zimbabwe, the first ever mission by a U.N. human rights chief to the troubled southern African country, and urges her to use this high-profile mission to call attention to ongoing and escalating human rights
issues.

Issues: 
Democratic Governance, Human Rights Defense, United Nations
Regions: 
Sub-Saharan Africa
Freedom Alert

South African Court: Zimbabwean Rights Abusers Must be Investigated

May 8 2012 - 3:20pm

Tuesday's ruling by a High Court in South Africa, which mandates that authorities investigate Zimbabwean officials implicated in human rights abuses, demonstrates the court's commitment to the rule of law and represents a vital first step in assuring accountability for key perpetrators of violence in Zimbabwe.

Issues: 
Democratic Governance, Rule of Law
Regions: 
Sub-Saharan Africa
Freedom Alert

Zimbabwe Government Official Makes Veiled Threats Towards Media

May 4 2012 - 4:33pm

Hostile comments directed at independent media by Zimbabwe’s Minister of Information on World Press Freedom Day further illustrate the precarious state of freedom of expression in the country.

Issues: 
Freedom of Expression, Media Freedom
Regions: 
Sub-Saharan Africa
Freedom Alert

WOZA Founder Jenni Williams Receives Ginetta Sagan Award

Apr 3 2012 - 4:27pm

Freedom House congratulates Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) founder and national coordinator Jenni Williams, the recipient of this year’s Ginetta Sagan Award from Amnesty International USA, for her work in advocating for social and political reforms in Zimbabwe. The Ginetta Sagan Award is given annually to female activists who persevere, often at great personal risk and sacrifice, to end human rights abuses against women and children.

Issues: 
Civil Society, Human Rights Defense
Regions: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Experts

Daniel Calingaert

Vice President of Policy and External Affairs


Issues: 
Civil Society, Democratic Governance, Elections, Internet Freedom, U.S. Foreign Policy
Regions: 
Middle East and North Africa

Vukasin Petrovic

Director of Africa Programs

Vukasin Petrovic is director of programs in sub-Saharan Africa, the largest and most wide-ranging regional portfolio at Freedom House.

Issues: 
Civil Society, Elections, Human Rights Defense
Regions: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Signature Reports

Freedom in the World

Freedom on the Net

Freedom of the Press

Special Reports

Worst of the Worst 2007

Sudan, North Korea and Uzbekistan are prominent among the most repressive regimes in the world, according to a report released by Freedom House.  The study, “The Worst of the Worst: The World's Most Repressive Societies 2007,” named seventeen countries with the worst records for political rights and civil liberties, and pointed to thirteen countries which have been on the list for five years or more.

Issues: 
Democratic Governance, Human Rights Defense, Rule of Law
Regions: 
Central and Eastern Europe/Eurasia, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

Programs

Zimbabwe

Since 2006, Freedom House has worked with upwards of 60 civil society organizations in Zimbabwe, providing a broad range of support from trainings in strategic planning and organizational security, to programs that effectively mobilize popular civic engagement.

Issues: 
Elections, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights Defense
Regions: 
Sub-Saharan Africa