Beatrice Mtetwa

Beatrice Mtetwa
Mtetwa in 2014
Born1957 (age 67–68)
NationalityZimbabwean
Alma materUniversity of Botswana and Swaziland
OccupationLawyer
Known forHuman rights work
AwardsInternational Press Freedom Award (2005)
Ludovic-Trarieux International Human Rights Prize (2009)

Beatrice Mtetwa (born 1957) is a Zimbabwean lawyer who has been internationally recognized for her defense of journalists and press freedom. The New York Times described her in 2008 as "Zimbabwe's top human rights lawyer".

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