excessive force were confirmed on 1 August when the army killed six people in Harare over election results protests. The Brief had raised these issues, and because they were not attended to on time, Zimbabwe was again plunged into another cycle of violent protests and lethal response by the State. vii. NPRC Watch 4th Edition, 2018 The 4th edition of the NPRC Watch was released in May 2018. It is a large piece that seeks to evaluate the progress of the NPRC since it came to life. It gives a timeline of the life of the NPRC since 03 October 2017 when the NPRC was passed by Parliament, straddling into the NPRC’s nationwide consultations in February 2018, the subsequent appointment of Justice Sello Nare as the Chairperson of the NPRC and the NPRC National Convergence and Validation Conference held in Harare. Questions were asked on what will be next after the NPRC Act’s promulgation. Some pertinent issues are raised, such as the lack of victim centeredness, excessive interference by the executive the silence on information access and archival processes as well as the unanswered questions on amnesty for past perpetrators. A brief analysis of the final NPRC Act is also available in this piece. A comprehensive assessment of the NPRC National Convergence and Validation Conference discusses the weakness of the NPRC in terms of organizing its work. The full version of the NPRC Watch is available: Here A comprehensive assessment of the NPRC National Convergence and Validation Conference discusses the weakness of the NPRC in terms of organizing its work. viii. NPRC Watch 5th Edition, 2018 The 5th Edition of the NPRC Watch was the edition that mainly captured events at the November 2018 symposium and sought to outline outcomes of the game. The full version is available: Here ix. NPRC Watch 6th Edition, 2018 The 6th Edition of the NPRC Watch was a compendium of the three newsletters which were produced by the NTJWG from January to December 2018. The Edition synthesizes all the issues raised in 2018 into one publication for easy reading and more detailed analysis. The full version is available: Here Impact This NPRC Watch provided much-needed information through analysis and reportage to the public, stakeholders, the NPRC and the international community. Feedback received noted that readers were interested in the further study of the NPRC Act, nationwide public consultations by the NPRC and what went wrong and how those could be improved in future. ANNUAL REPORT 2018 12