In countries such as Uganda, Zimbabwe and Egypt female champions are beaten up, sexually abused, jailed and even “disappeared”
Zim human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa will oppose the state’s decision to appeal against her acquittal on charges of allegedly obstructing justice.
A Zimbabwe court has dropped charges against rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa following prosecutors’ failure to present evidence to support their case.
A Zimbabwean court postponed the trial of lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa, who is facing charges of obstructing justice, after the magistrate recused himself.
As Zimbabwe approaches elections this year a human rights lawyer has vowed never to give up – even after her own arrest.
Zimbabwean prosecutors have slapped fresh charges on prominent human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa.
Zimbabwean prosecutors have slapped fresh charges on the prominent human rights lawyer for allegedly insulting the police, a legal group has said.
Human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa’s bail hearing seemed to overshadow the plight of her clients, the four arrested MDC party officials.
Zimbabwe’s top human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa says her arrest was a ploy to intimidate activists ahead of elections in the country.
After more than a week in prison, Zimbabwe’s High Court has released prominent human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa on $500 bail.
Arrested for ‘defeating and obstructing’ justice, Beatrice Mtetwa remains indomitably defiant.
In a grey tracksuit, with only her socks on her feet, Mtetwa stood in the back of a police truck as it left Rhodesville Police Station on March 18.
A Zimbabwean magistrate has denied bail to four aides to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and their laywer, Beatrice Mtwetwa.
Four aides to Zimbabwe’s prime minister have been charged with breaching the official secrets code as their lawyer was accused of obstructing justice.
Beatrice Mtetwa is paying the price of resisting authoritarianism – she is spending her third night detained in a Harare police cell.
The arrest of his aides is intimidation by political rivals in the run-up to general elections, says Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.
Rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa has been charged with allegedly "obstructing or defeating the course of justice".
A Zimbabwean court is ordering a close ally of the prime minister to be held in jail after his second arrest this month on charges of abuse of office.
Jestina Mukoko, who is to appear on charges of plotting to overthrow President Robert Mugabe, is being poisoned in custody, a media report said.
Armed police took a leading Zimbabwean rights campaigner and eight activists to a maximum security prison on Thursday, defying a High Court order.
