Law Hub Launches Free Legal Reference Website

Important history was made on 2 August as the Law Hub launched an accessible free legal reference website.

The site is targeted at people who get lost in legal speak and is already filled with information that makes the law more accessible to people who need it the most.

Topics we have already seen are ones like cohabiting, types of families, privacy, critical things to know when arrested, role of an MP and more.

There is also a button where you can ask a lawyer a question and the sort.

So what is the Zimbabwe Law Hub really? Well a press release described it as below:

The Law Hub is an initiative of Zimbabwean lawyers, legal experts, and human rights defenderswhose mission is to become the pre-eminent legal outlet of record in Zimbabwe disseminating simplified explanations of the law to Zimbabweans.

It is led by Ms. Rumbidzai Dube, a Zimbabwean trained lawyer presently serving with the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, supported by a team of Zimbabwean lawyers, law students, national and international volunteers with extensive experience in Zimbabwean affairs, media and the field of legal affairs.

What should people expect in the complete product that is the Law Hub?

Website
- http://lawhub.co.zw/ is the centerpiece of the Hub. It will launch with nearly three dozen examinations of common scenarios that citizens often face in navigating potential legal conflicts. Simplified legal briefs will provide easy to understand guidance on relevant issues that will create more empowered and responsible citizens. Topics include marriage, rape, defamation, parliament, sex work, lawyering and legal lingo and how to engage a political representative. New topics will be added to the Hub on a bi-weekly basis at a minimum.
Interactive Polls and Quizzes
- To encourage active participation and gauge the legal interests of Zimbabweans, the Hub will deploy a series of interactive polls and quizzes that educate readers and assess their interests. Quizzes will serve as a self-assessment tool for mastery of the legal briefs while polls will allow readers to shape the content of future legal briefs.
Social Media
- Zim Law Hub content will be disseminated through a variety of social media outlets. The Hub will tap into the large presence of Zimbabweans on Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp to deliver legal education.
Podcasts
- Audio podcasts featuring prominent Zimbabwean legal experts will provide citizens with an in-depth analysis of major legal issues and current legal affairs. Podcasts will also be aired on local radio stations to further extend the audience reach of the Hub and make audio content accessibleto individuals with weak or no literacy.
Cartoons
- Talented young cartoonists will bring the legal briefs to life through entertaining cartoons. Cartoons will also cover contemporary legal and human rights issues.

We think that is super-important especially in a country in which people are completely ignorant of their rights. Many fear the law and every so often do not even trust the system. Because of this it can be open to abuse when you do not know what the law should be doing for you.

Give it a look and get empowered.