3rd Июль 2025

The United Nations Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls’ report on Zimbabwe country visit

The United Nations Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls (WGDAWG) will visit Zimbabwe to understand issues related to discrimination against women and girls, including efforts made and remaining challenges in addressing discrimination against women and girls. Input from various stakeholders will be considered during the country visit.

What’s included in the submission?

It will be taken into account in the drafting process of the Working Group’s report for submission to the Human Rights Council in 2026.

This joint submission reflects the contributions of Equality Now, Women and Law in Southern Africa, Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association, and the Centre for Human Rights.

Who’s it for?

The United Nations Working Group on discrimination against Women and Girls (WGDAWG)

Key recommendations

  • Ensure full and effective enforcement of laws, penalties and sanctions against child marriage, in conformity with national laws and regional frameworks, including the Maputo Protocol.
  • Take measures to sensitise the public about the provisions of the Marriage Act and strengthen the capacity of state actors and the designated marriage officers responsible for the implementation of this law.
  • Section 12 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act should be amended to cover children born in unregistered customary law unions and civil partnerships, and to compel men who would have been adjudged by the courts, implied through a court order (maintenance order) or determined by paternity tests to be fathers of the children, to register them.

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