Browsing: Doug Coltart

Human rights lawyer Doug Coltart, who is part of investigative journalist Hopewell Chinóno’s legal team, says Chinóno’s health has deteriorated in Chikurubi maximum prison.

Lawyer Doug Coltart says magistrate Ngoni Nduna’s actions to bar Beatrice Mtetwa from representing journalist Hopewell Chin’ono shows the legal profession is under siege and poses a serious threat in the pursuit to access justice.

Human rights lawyer Doug Coltart has appealed to the international community to intervene and mediate against the wanton crackdown on political activists and citizens protesting against government gross corruption and mismanagement of the economy.

Outside the Harare Magistrates Court, Nehanda TV gets an update from lawyers, Beatrice Mtetwa and Doug Coltart representing arrested journalist and corruption buster Hopewell Chin’ono.

We also get an update from lawyer Jacob Mafume who is representing Harare Mayor Herbert Gomba who was arrested this week on similarly spurious charges

Prominent Zimbabwean human rights lawyer Doug Coltart was assaulted by the police when visited his client, teachers union leader Obert Masaraure, at the police holding cells. Coltart tells Nehanda TV what happened.

MDC spokesman Obert Gutu, Job Sikhala and Doug Coltart take part in a heated discussion on what is taking place in the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).