Villagers escape forced eviction

Zim Now Writer

A group of villagers in Hurungwe District, Mashonaland West province, have narrowly escaped forced eviction from their ancestral land thanks to timely legal intervention by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Right.

The villagers, who reside in Zinyama village, were facing eviction and demolition of their homesteads by the Hurungwe Rural District Council , which had set aside the village for undisclosed "special purposes" and development.

ZLHR successfully challenged the HRDC's actions in the High Court, arguing that the local authority had not followed due process and violated the villagers' constitutional rights. The court ruled in favor of the villagers, ordering the HRDC to refrain from evicting them or demolishing their homes without following the proper legal procedures.