Statutory Instruments January 8 November 2019 List
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- Nov 8, 2019
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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS OF 2019
Constitution Watch 5 2019 Legality of Searches by Soldiers
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- Feb 28, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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A search of a person’s home or property is an infringement of their right to privacy,guaranteed by section 57 of the Constitution.
Constitution Watch 2 2019 Internet Shutdown
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- Jan 19, 2019
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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In this bulletin we shall examine the legality of the Internet shut-downs against the background of the Constitution, international law and the Interception of Communications Act.
ZIM NGO Forum 2017 Annual Report
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- Nov 12, 2018
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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This report presents the work of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum for the period beginning January 2017 to December 2017.The report takes into account the strategic pathway which drove the organisation and the operational challenges it faced together with its members.
What do Zimbabweans see as state responsiveness 17 October 2018 (1)
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- Oct 17, 2018
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The match between citizens’ aspirations and the promises made by political parties comes to fore most strongly when elections are pending. The presumption is that the parties contesting an election have been building their manifestos in a careful dialogue with their members, as well as finding ways to persuade the electorate at large to have confidence in the manifesto.
State Of Human Rights Report 2017
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- May 23, 2018
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- 2008 & Beyond
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The year 2017 proved once again that the human rights violations in Zimbabwe are hardly sporadic violations but are systematic with state apparatus playing a key role. The interdependence nature of human rights was further reaffirmed. As the economic meltdown continued, social unrest increased. The police were the easy tool for the state to deal with social unrest as they continued to use heavy-handed tactics to deal with vendors and silence dissenting voices.
ZPP January MMR 2018.
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- Jan 31, 2018
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There was a 24% increase of violations from 186 cases in December to 245 violations in January. The majority of violations were around the forced surrender of voter registration slips to record serial numbers by mostly Zanu PF members and activists.
Labour Law Reform Brochure
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- Nov 30, 2017
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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The theme in this campaign is Harmonisation of Labour Laws to comply with International Labour Standards'. Kindly find below a summary of the shortcomings in our labour law and the workers' demands.
January 2017 Conflict Update Report 1
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- Jan 30, 2017
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Trauma
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This report is a compilation of emerging conflicts and rising tensions in Zimbabwe, with a particular focus on rural communities. While the report may not be exhaustive, it records current conflict trends and their causes. It identifies different types of human rights violations within different communities.
Early Warning Manual Training Module
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- Dec 31, 2016
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- 2008 & Beyond
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This Training Toolkit is a guide for Human Rights Monitors training. The guide provides an overview of the practice of citizen journalism and early warning and early response systems. Human Rights Monitors will learn different ways of assessing the socio-political and economic environment that can potentially cause conflicts within communities.
ZHRC 2016 Annual Report
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- Dec 31, 2016
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- 2008 & Beyond
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The year under review was not without its fair share of challenges. Funding constraints have meant that the ZHRC continues to operate from only two offices Countrywide making it inaccessible to the larger populace.
Bulletin No 120 Role of the Media
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- Aug 31, 2016
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- 2008 & Beyond
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This bulletin explains the role of the media in a democratic society. Media is the cornerstone of any democracy. The term media is derived from the word medium, meaning mode or carrier. It is intended to reach and address a large target group or audience. Media influences society in a number of ways.
THE ECONOMIC COSTS OF POLICE BRUTALITY IN ZIMBABWE
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- Aug 31, 2016
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Trauma
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This study investigates the direct and indirect economic costs of police brutality on victims in Zimbabwe, from events related to the social uprising between July and August 2016. Establishing the economic costs of police brutality provides the basis for determining requisite compensation for victims’ loss of earnings; medical and hospitalization expenses; funeral expenses and for the dependants’ loss of maintenance.
ZPP MMR July 2016
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- Jul 31, 2016
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Riots
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Protests and protests against protests were recorded in the month of July 2016 in Beitbridge, Harare, Bulawayo and Victoria Falls. From July 1 Beitbridge residents and cross border shoppers went on massive demonstrations against the imposition of a ban on imported goods as stipulated in Statutory Instrument (SI) 64 of 2016; the protests turned violent resulting in the torching of a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority warehouse and 36 people were arrested.
Legal resources foundation 2015/16 Annual report
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- Jun 30, 2016
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Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 2016 which includes auditors report and financial statements.
ZPP MMR June 2016
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- Jun 30, 2016
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Riots
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In the month of June Zimbabwe witnessed an escalation in protests mostly driven by non political party actors. Some of the protesting groups included the Occupy Africa Unity Square movement which is a group of citizen activists founded by the disappeared Itai Dzamara in 2014.
ZPP MMR Feb2016
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- Feb 28, 2016
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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This report shows partisan distribution of food aid continuing. Though the instances of this are less than in previous months, even one instance of this would be worrying as the government is mandated by the Constitution to provide for and protect all its citizens.
ZPP MMR Jan 2016
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- Jan 31, 2016
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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Protests and protests against protests were recorded in the month of July 2016 in Beitbridge, Harare, Bulawayo and Victoria Falls. From July 1 Beitbridge residents and cross border shoppers went on massive demonstrations against the imposition of a ban on imported goods as stipulated in Statutory Instrument (SI) 64 of 2016; the protests turned violent resulting in the torching of a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority warehouse and 36 people were arrested.
ZLHR 2015 Annual Report
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- Dec 31, 2015
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- 2008 & Beyond
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The report contains the vision, mission and values of ZLHR to gether with the strategic framework.
ZHRC 2015 Annual Reports
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- Dec 31, 2015
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- 2008 & Beyond
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This report was compiled by the Secretariat of the Commission represented in the various programme units with the guidance and direction of members of the Commission.
ZCTU Constitution (2015)
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- Dec 31, 2015
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- Politics & Governance
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One of the objectives of the Congress is to represent the Zimbabwe labour movement in international fora and promote friendship, cooperation, solidarity and fraternal understanding with other trade union movements, progressive institutions and mass organizations whose aims and principles coincide with those of the Congress
October Monthly Conflict Report
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- Oct 31, 2015
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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This report is a compilation of emerging conflicts and problem trends from selected districts in the country. The report identifies current conflict trends, their causes and suggested community protection systems. It identifies different types of conflicts and human rights violations within different communities to support rapid response and early warning needs by law enforcement agencies and conflict transformation and peacebuilding agencies.
ZPP Sept 2015 MMR
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- Sep 30, 2015
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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The report stresses how the political environment continues to be stressed with various coercion phenomena manifesting around several sticky issues thus support or starve.
Legal Resources Foundation 2014 /5 Annual report
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- Jun 30, 2015
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Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 2015 which includes auditors report and financial statements.
ZPP April MMR 2015
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- Apr 30, 2015
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Elections
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This report covers recorded incidents of civil and political rights violations from the ten provinces of Zimbabwe for the month of April 2015. The report also highlights the food situation in the provinces and focuses on how food and other aid continue to be used as a political tool.
ZPP MMR March 2015
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- Mar 31, 2015
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This report covers recorded incidents of civil and political rights violations from the ten provinces of Zimbabwe for the month of March 2015. The report also highlights the food situation in the provinces and focuses on how food and other aid continue to be used as a political tool.
ZPP February2015 MMR
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- Feb 28, 2015
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In this report ZPP highlights the risks that gold panners face at Kitsiyatota in Bindura as they try to eke a living. When ZPP team arrived at the site they were mobbed as gold panners thought they were ‘sponsors’. The gold panners tried to ‘sweet talk’ our team claiming that by just investing $100 a ‘sponsor’ would make a profit of about $800.
ZLHR 2014 Annual Report
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- Dec 31, 2014
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Trauma
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In 2014, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) continued to shape the human rights and legal discourse of the country, relying in large part on its core interventions and expertise, which have stood the test of time, whilst drawing on the potential of the new Constitution, which had come into effect in May 2013.
Legal Resourcces Foundation 2013/2014 Annual Report
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- Jun 30, 2014
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Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 2014 which includes auditors report and financial statements.
LEGAL Publications catalog 2014
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- Jun 30, 2014
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Legal Publications Catalogue showing Zimbabwe Law reports produced by LRF since 1985