ZELA News

16 November 2018 For immediate release KP Civil Society disappointed by resistance to change in the Kimberley Process The Kimberley Process (KP) Civil Society Coalition (CSC) pushed hard for reform in the 2018 KP Brussels Plenary, with very concrete proposals, amongst others on changing the definition of conflict diamonds beyond …

Protect women miners from machete wars: Zela By Newsday – March 11, 2019 By VENERANDA LANGA THE Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (Zela) has expressed concern over machete wars in the gold mining sector, which they said was scaring away women miners. In a statement yesterday, Zela urged government to come …

#BalanceforBetter #LeaveNoWomanBehind #WomenCan #ResponsibleInv The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) would like to join the rest of the world in celebrating International Women’s Day. Indeed the 8th of March marks a very important day on the worlds calendar as the world joins hands to celebrate womens achievements. The theme for …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 22 JANUARY 2019 The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) is saddened by the reports of events that occurred at around 22:00hrs on the 21st January in ARDA Transau. ZELA received disturbing reports that on the said night, a group of men who identified themselves as members of …

KP Civil Society Coalition 2018 Plenary Closing Speech 16 November 2018 Brussels, Belgium Dear Participants and Observers, Firstly, let me thank the European Union for successfully chairing the 2018 Plenary and for supporting the participation of CSC members. On behalf of the CSC I would also like to express our …

Reform is high on the agenda of this year’s Kimberley Process Plenary under EU Chairmanship. The Kimberley Process – once a pioneering tripartite effort to stop diamonds from financing rebel groups – is struggling to provide an adequate answer to numerous human rights challenges associated with the diamond sector today. …