24.4.2024
20:12
On
March
1,
Zimbabwe’s
government
announced
the
Private
Voluntary
Organization
(PVO)
Amendment
Bill
2024
to
allegedly
‘curb
money-laundering
and
financing
of
terrorism
and
to
ensure
that
Non-Governmental
Organizations
do
not
undertake
political
lobbying.’
Zimbabwe’s
repressive
new
law
will
further
erode
civilian
rights.
Jekesai
Njikizana
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Following
the
President’s
refusal
to
sign
the
PVO
Amendment
Bill
2021
and
the
subsequent
lapse
of
the
original
Bill
in
August
2023,
there
was
hope
that
the
President
had
considered
the
submissions
made
by
Civil
Society
Organizations
in
2023.
However,
the
new
bill
reflects
that
most
of
the
issues
raised
were
not
addressed
and
it
still
contains
provisions
which
will
negatively
impact
civic
space
and
threaten
the
continued
existence
and
operations
of
Civil
Society
Organizations.
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