THE STATE OF HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT |ZIMBABWE I 2017 ACRONYMS ACHPR African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights ARTUZ Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe BVR Biometric Voter Registration CBD Central Business District CHITREST Chitungwiza Residents Trust CIO Central Intelligence Organisation ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ICESCR International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights IDPs Internally Displaced Persons FTLRP Fast Track Land Reform Programme GALZ Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe LGBTIQ Lesbian, Gays, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex, Queer/ Questioning MDC-T Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai MDP Malicious Damage of Property NCA National Constitutional Assembly PDP People’s Democratic Party PWD People with Disabilities PwA People with Albinism PIU Public Interest Unit RBZ Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe RDZ Renewal Democrats of Zimbabwe OVT Organized Violence and Torture UNCAT UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment UPR Universal Periodic Review UZ University of Zimbabwe ZANU-PF Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front ZACC Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission ZESN Zimbabwe Election Support Network ZDF Zimbabwe Defence Forces ZHRC Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission ZIMDEF Zimbabwe Manpower Development Fund ZimPF Zimbabwe People First ZRP Zimbabwe Republic Police 7