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Villagers in Chipinge, Manicaland province have dragged ethanol producer, Green Fuel to court to stop it from occupying their communal land and interfering with their farming activities. Represented by Passmore Nyakureba and Blessing Nyamaropa of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, the villagers together with Platform for

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State To Compensate Brutalized Chipinge Villagers

March 20, 2017

author: Staff Reporter

Six Chipinge villagers from Chinyamukwakwa area will receive $500 in compensation after successfully suing Zimbabwe Republic Police, Police Commissioner General, Augustine Chihuri and Minister of Home Affairs, Ignatius Chombo for injuries sustained after being assaulted by police officers while in custody. In a judgment handed in