by Muloongo Cheelo | Dec 12, 2025 | News
The President of the Republic of Zambia, Mr. Hakainde Hichilema, reaffirmed his government’s commitment to promoting and protecting human rights in the country through practical policies that enhance human dignity, justice and freedom for all, as he urged the United...
by Muloongo Cheelo | Nov 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Human Rights Commission of Zambia (HRC-Z) has called on stakeholders in the electoral process to promote inclusive citizen participation by upholding human rights in all election-related activities. Speaking during a stakeholder’s engagement meeting on elections...
by Muloongo Cheelo | Nov 19, 2025 | News
Commissioners at the ongoing public hearing in Nangoma have heard that, between June 2024 and June 2025, Nangoma Mission Hospital alone delivered 928 pregnant girls between the ages of 15 and 19 years. Alarmingly, sixty-eight of these pregnancies were delivered...
by Muloongo Cheelo | Nov 19, 2025 | News
Mumbwa residents turned out in numbers to submit petitions to the Human Rights Commission of Zambia (HRC-Z) on ending child marriages which continue to rise in the district. The Vice-Chairperson, Dr. Felicity Kayumba Kalunga led Commissioner Laura Mary Miti and...
by Muloongo Cheelo | Nov 16, 2025 | News
The Human Rights Commission of Zambia (HRC-Z) is engaging various stakeholders in Mumbwa as it prepares to hold a public hearing from 18th to 19th November 2025, to inquire into the increasing cases of child marriages being reported in the district. HRC-Z paid...
