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Beatrice Mtetwa and the Rule of Law - documentary film. On 18 June 2013, the IBA presented a screening of 'Beatrice Mtetwa and the Rule of Law', the first film to be produced about one of Zimbabwe's most courageous human rights lawyers. View invite | View trailer.
6 de may. de 2013 · What was the relationship of the rule of law to Zimbabwe's collapsing economy? to human rights? to democracy? Why had President Robert Mugabe amended Zimbabwe's constitution 17 times? How could a film present a nuanced view of the rule of law? Beatrice Mtetwa: That's how!
3 de ene. de 2013 · Laurie Conway's film seeks to highlight the importance of the rule of law by focusing on Lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa’s efforts in Zimbabwe. In spite of beatings by police, she has courageously defended in court those jailed by the Mugabe government—peace activists, journalists, opposition candidates, farmers that had their land ...
10 de oct. de 2013 · Beatrice Mtetwa and the Rule of Law: Directed by Lorie Conway. Police beatings, an absence of common law and a corrupt judiciary form the backdrop for the work of a human rights lawyer in Zimbabwe. Beatrice Mtetwa has been waging a battle to defend in court those jailed by the Mugabe government.
Through interviews with Mtetwa, several of her defendants, and experts in the rule of law, the film will give voice to those who have been victims of the regime and provide an insider's view on what it takes to fight back against the brutal and corrupt government.
Savage police beatings, an absence of common law, and a corrupt judiciary form the backdrop for the work of a human rights lawyer in Zimbabwe. Beatrice Mtetwa has been waging a David and Goliath battle, her life mission to defend in court those jailed by the Mugabe government.
23 de may. de 2014 · Beatrice Mtetwa and the Rule of Law 23 May 2014 | The Australian Human Rights Centre (AHRC) held its annual lecture this week with Beatrice Mtetwa, a Zimbabwean lawyer of international renown for her work in defending human rights activists and promoting the rule of law in Zimbabwe.
