1. Beatrice Mtetwa was born on 1957 and is a Zimbabwean lawyer who has been internationally recognized for her defense of journalists and press freedom.
14 Facts About Beatrice Mtetwa
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Beatrice Mtetwa challenged the results of 37 districts in the 2000 parliamentary elections.
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Beatrice Mtetwa is particularly noted for her defense of arrested journalists, both local and international.
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Beatrice Mtetwa defended many local journalists arrested in the run-up to the 2008 presidential election.
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Beatrice Mtetwa subsequently handled a string of related legal cases that followed, including securing a stay of prosecution for Mukoko and suing her abductors for damages in their personal capacity.
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In 2003, Beatrice Mtetwa was arrested on allegations of drunk driving.
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On 17 March 2013, Beatrice Mtetwa was arrested while executing her professional duties.
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Beatrice Mtetwa was attending to a client whose home was searched by the police.
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Beatrice Mtetwa was placed under arrest after requesting the production of a valid search warrant and an inventory list of items that had already been removed.
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The Zimbabwean police defied an emergency high court ruling ordering the release of Beatrice Mtetwa and continued to hold her on charges of obstructing justice.
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On 26 November 2013, Magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa said Beatrice Mtetwa had no case to answer to.
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Magistrate Mugwagwa found that there was no evidence to suggest that Beatrice Mtetwa caused the police to fail to perform their duties.
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Beatrice Mtetwa won the 2010 International Human Rights award of the American Bar Association.
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In December 2013, Beatrice Mtetwa was awarded with an honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of Bath in the United Kingdom in recognition of her work.