iii. State of Transitional Justice in Zimbabwe 2018 Report Summary The 2018 State of Transitional Justice Report captures the critical developments in Zimbabwe’s critical transitional justice processes since the last report published in January 2018. It highlights those developments relevant to the mandate of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of Non-Recurrence. The report documents the outstanding areas of implementation according to domestic law and international obligations. The report carries a special section which analyses the weaknesses within the NPRC with regards its lack of adequate financing from Treasury, the lack of independence when hiring and releasing staff members in the Secretariat and the failure to set up relevant committees in the NPRC to enhance its work. The report goes further to discuss the work carried out by other Commissions such as the Commission of Inquiry into the July 2018 Post Election Violence. Key recommendations coming from the report include that the Government of Zimbabwe must set up a National Reparations Fund as well as institute security sector reform available: Here Impact The report was crucial in so far as it gave direction and led civil society organizations in analysing the pace and efforts of the NPRC thus far. The frank and candid discussions with regards the weaknesses identified in the NPRC, the shambolic processes surrounding the Monthlathe Commission of Inquiry as well as the recommendations for the Commission found resonance with several civil society organizations in Zimbabwe. The report was a go-to document in 2018 for a concise and candid report about the state of transitional justice in Zimbabwe. iv. Crimes against Humanity Alert! The NTJWG issued an alert soon after serious and egregious state-sponsored human rights violations were reported from 14 January 2019 in most working-class suburbs of Zimbabwe, especially in the capital Harare. At a time when the norm was to cow and see how the state would handle supposed rioters, the NTJWG was quick to call out the Government of Zimbabwe to stop the torture and wanton shootings of citizens under the guise of restoring order. The alert calls on the international community to condemn and act against the Government of Zimbabwe for reported crimes against humanity during that period available: Here Impact Information on the state-sponsored violations in Zimbabwe after the 14 January 2019 riots spread quickly all over the world but was soon thwarted by the government’s closure of the internet. The ANNUAL REPORT 2018 10