Zimbabwe doesn’t have any pretext of legitimacy when it seeks to overregulate and control NGO activity within the country through the Private Voluntary Organisations Bill. The Financial Action Task Force makes no such demands of Zimbabwe.
HARARE - President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has started restricting operations of non-governmental organisations ahead of this year's elections as fears continue to grow that it will use amendments to the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Act to close the democratic space. The PVO Amendment Bill was passed by the National Assembly last year despite heavy criticism…
The PVO Amendment Bill was passed by the National Assembly last year despite heavy criticism by opposition legislators and it is now before the Senate.