SADC LA Human Rights SADC LA Human Rights CommitteeCommittee

History of SADCLAHistory of SADCLA

Established in 1999 as an Established in 1999 as an independent voluntary association of independent voluntary association of Law Societies and Bar Associations Law Societies and Bar Associations within the SADC Region within the SADC Region

CONSTITUTION OF THECONSTITUTION OF THESOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENTSOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT

COMMUNITY LAWYERS’ ASSOCIATIONCOMMUNITY LAWYERS’ ASSOCIATION

Preamble Para 2 Preamble Para 2 ““(SADC) Bar Associations and Law (SADC) Bar Associations and Law

Societies share the same vision, Societies share the same vision, beliefs and aspirations with regard to beliefs and aspirations with regard to upholding the rule of Law, promoting upholding the rule of Law, promoting the respect for human rights, the respect for human rights, especially the rights of women, especially the rights of women, people with disabilities and children,”people with disabilities and children,”

SADC LA Strategic Plan of Action SADC LA Strategic Plan of Action 2003-2008 2003-2008

Key Advocacy AreasKey Advocacy Areas

Rule of lawRule of law

Independence of the JudiciaryIndependence of the Judiciary

Suggested addition Human Rights Suggested addition Human Rights Defenders, NetworkingDefenders, Networking

Human Rights Committee Human Rights Committee SecretariatSecretariat

Inaugural meeting of the Human Inaugural meeting of the Human Rights CommitteeRights Committee

Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human RightsRights

has offered to provide secretarialhas offered to provide secretarial

services to the Human Rightsservices to the Human Rights

Committee. Committee.

Proposed Governance Structure Proposed Governance Structure

SADC LA AGM

SADCLA EXCO

SADCLAHuman Rights

Committee

SADCLA Human Rights Institute

History of ZLHRHistory of ZLHR

Founded in 1996, over 170 legal Founded in 1996, over 170 legal practitioners,practitioners,

advocates for a just, democratic, peaceful advocates for a just, democratic, peaceful and prosperous Zimbabwe based on a and prosperous Zimbabwe based on a culture of respect for human dignity and culture of respect for human dignity and rights through the observance of the rule of rights through the observance of the rule of law, unimpeded administration of justice, law, unimpeded administration of justice, free and fair elections, the free flow of free and fair elections, the free flow of information and the protection of information and the protection of constitutional rights and freedoms in constitutional rights and freedoms in Zimbabwe and the surrounding regionZimbabwe and the surrounding region

Current ZLHR projectsCurrent ZLHR projects

Public Interest Litigation, Public Interest Litigation, International Litigation, International Litigation, Human Rights Training, Human Rights Training, HIV and AIDS and the Law,HIV and AIDS and the Law, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights Defenders, Judicial Watch, Judicial Watch, PublicationsPublications