enhance the exercise and enjoyment of the right to access to information. outcome The Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Dr Jenfan Muswere renewed government’s commitment to legal reforms and an enabling media operating environment. GENDER MAINSTREAMING Shining the spotlight on Resolution 522 (16 days of activism against #GBV) In December 2023, MISA Zimbabwe held a workshop in Harare as part of the 16 Days of Activism, to highlight and lobby for implementation of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR) Resolution 522 on the Protection of Women Against Digital Violence in Africa. Resolution 522 highlights that “digital violence is increasingly gendered and disproportionately affects women, through inter alia threats of sexual violence, misogynistic disinformation campaigns and “revenge pornography…” Stakeholders were drawn from the Ministry Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development, Zimbabwe Media Commission, Gender and Media Connect, Zimbabwe Gender Commission, Zimbabwe Republic Police, Zimbabwe Union of Journalists, and Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe and journalists from various media houses from across the country. The Resolution encourages member states to undertake measures to safeguard women journalists from digital violence, including gender-sensitive media literacy and digital security training. It also calls on member states to facilitate cooperation between law enforcement and service providers to identify perpetrators and gather evidence for online harms. Zimbabwe’s Cyber and Data Protection Act has provisions that deal with cyber-bullying and harassment. Such provisions are progressive as far as women’s rights online are concerned. Several women, particularly female journalists and female politicians in Zimbabwe, have been victims of cyber-bullying and harassment, which has greatly affected the exercise of digital rights by women. outcome The Ministry of Women Affairs said government remains committed to preventing and reducing violence against women and girls and was in the process of coordinating the review of the National Strategy for Preventing and Addressing Gender Based Violence, a strategy document that will provide guidance to12 MISA Zimbabwe Annual Report 2023