"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 8

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