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Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................ 2
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An Overview of Human Rights Violations in Zimbabwe ............................................................... 6
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The History of Transitional Justice in Zimbabwe ........................................................................... 8
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Objectives and Methodology of the Study .................................................................................... 11
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Objectives ............................................................................................................................. 11
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Methodology ......................................................................................................................... 11
4. International Experiences with Transitional Justice in pre-transition periods .................................. 13
4.1 Overall Quantitative Findings: .................................................................................................... 13
4.2 Comparing Africa with the rest of the world: ............................................................................. 16
4.3 Comparisons on the basis of freedom ......................................................................................... 19
4.4 The effects of regime type on transition ..................................................................................... 20
4.4.1 Civilian versus Military Authoritarian regimes ................................................................... 20
4.4.2 Institutional versus Individual Authoritarian regimes ......................................................... 21
4.5 Conclusions on quantitative findings .......................................................................................... 22
4.6 Qualitative Findings .................................................................................................................... 24
4.6.1 Amnesties ............................................................................................................................. 24
4.6.2 Truth Commissions .............................................................................................................. 25
4.6.3 Domestic Criminal Prosecutions ......................................................................................... 28
4.6.4 Civil trials ............................................................................................................................ 28
4.6.5 Foreign Criminal Prosecutions ........................................................................................... 29
4.6.6 Vetting .................................................................................................................................. 32
4.6.7 Reparations .......................................................................................................................... 33
4.6.8 Customary Justice Practices ................................................................................................ 34
4.7 Comparison with Zimbabwe ....................................................................................................... 36
4.7.1 Amnesties ............................................................................................................................. 37
4.7.2 Truth Commissions .............................................................................................................. 38
4.7.3 Domestic Criminal Prosecutions ......................................................................................... 39
4.7.4 Civil trials ............................................................................................................................ 39
4.7.5 Foreign Criminal Prosecutions ........................................................................................... 40
4.7.6 Vetting .................................................................................................................................. 42
4.7.7 Reparations .......................................................................................................................... 43
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Report written by Tony Reeler, Eustinah Tarisayi & Prosper Maguchu
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