"A Woman's Place is in the Home?" Gender Based Violence and
Opposition Politics in Zimbabwe (December 2006) The report on the role
of women in politics was occasioned by the fact that women in opposition had
been labeled “Tsvangirai’s whores”. This report is an analysis of women’s
participation in opposition politics and the violations of their rights due to this
participation.
Human Rights Bulletin
These were formerly known as Human Rights Monthlies but were changed to
Human Rights Bulletins due to the fact that it became financially unsustainable to
publish them monthly hence the change. Human Rights Bulletins discuss issues
of importance in human rights. They are mainly done to raise awareness on the
rights that groups possess. The choice of subject and topic is instructed by
prevailing circumstances and priority areas as decided by events taking place at
any given time. In 2006, 3 bulletins were published. Of the 3, only 2 were
published as hard copies and the bulletin on the right to education was produced
only as a soft copy and also posted on the Internet. This was due to the
unavailability of funds as well as the incredibly high costs of printing in
Zimbabwe. All publications of the Forum are posted on our website but if you are
online click on the link to view the bulletins.
The African Commission and Zimbabwe No. 38 (January)
This bulletin was written to inform the Zimbabwean people about the role of the
African Commission on Zimbabwe in particular but also on Africa in general. It
was occasioned by the report of the African Commission Fact Finding Mission on
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