Legal Resources Foundation 2014 /5 Annual report
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- Jun 30, 2015
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- 2008 & Beyond
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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.
Legal resources foundation 2015/16 Annual report
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- Jun 30, 2016
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- 2008 & Beyond
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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.
The Civic Education Network Trust (CIVNET) in Zimbabwe
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- Dec 31, 2008
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- 2008 & Beyond
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Swedish Sida in Harare commissioned an evaluation to assess the impact of CIVNET’s activities and training programmes, for which they have provided funding support for the period between 2000 to 2007. An independent consultant, Ms Dren Nupen from Johannesburg, South Africa was contracted to undertake the evaluation because of her experience in the NGO sector in South Africa and the SADC region.
ZESN August Issue 2016
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- Aug 31, 2016
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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New Amendments to the electoral Act falls short of expectations.
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.
‘OPEN FOR BUSINESS’, CLOSED FOR DISSENT CRACKDOWN IN ZIMBABWE DURING THE NATIONAL STAY-AWAY 14-16 JANUARY 2019
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- Jan 16, 2019
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
- Riots
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This briefing analyses events and the context, and documents key human rights concerns in months prior to, during and following the national stay-away protests which started on 14 January 2019 and ended on 16 January 2019. The findings are based on interviews with witnesses, victims, victims’ families, human rights defenders and activists, journalists, lawyers and Zimbabwean non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as well as desk-based research.
“Bullets for Each of You” State-Sponsored Violence since Zimbabwe’s March 29 Elections
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- Jun 30, 2008
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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This report, based on investigations in Zimbabwe, describes the scale of the abuses and identifies those responsible—officials from ZANU-PF, often working through proxy forces of so-called war veterans and youth militia, backed by members of the armed forces and police. Local institutions have identified at least 2,000 beatings and cases of torture.
“Resolute action to immediately revive the grassroots structures?” Or Crimes Against Humanity?
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- Dec 31, 2008
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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In this report, the Human Rights Forum made the very strong allegation that the Government of Zimbabwe is complicit at the least in the commission of Crimes against Humanity.
“They Beat Me like a Dog” Political Persecution of Opposition Activists and Supporters in Zimbabwe
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- Aug 31, 2008
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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This report describes abuses by ZANU-PF that continue to take place despite ongoing negotiations between the two parties. Hundreds of MDC activists who fled the violence in the weeks before the June 27 runoff remain in hiding while “war veterans” and youth militia continue to terrorize villagers in the rural areas.
2013 ZLHR Pre election report
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- Jun 30, 2013
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Elections
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The harmonised elections set for 31 July 2013 remain perhaps the most significant yet contested polls in the history of Zimbabwe. Not only has the timing of the actual poll been uncertain, but the polls are also approaching at a time when the curtains are coming down on the embattled Inclusive Government (IG) that was akin to a love-hate relationship amongst the three main political parties represented in Parliament.
ACHPR Statement 63rd Ordinary Session on the ACHPR
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- Oct 24, 2018
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- 2008 & Beyond
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Statement to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights at the 63rdOrdinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights under Agenda Item 4e 24 October-13 November 2018 :Statement on the Overall Human Rights Situation in Zimbabwe
Africa Human Rights Day
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- Oct 21, 2017
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- 2008 & Beyond
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The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) joins the rest of the continent in commemorating Africa Human Rights Day. The day is commemorated annually on 21 October and provides an opportunity for Africans to reflect and recommit on the solemn declaration undertaken by the African leaders and the African people to promote and safeguard human and peoples’ rights on the continent.
All Over Again : Human Rights Abuses and Flawed Electoral Conditions in Zimbabwe’s Coming General Elections
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- Mar 31, 2008
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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On March 29, 2008, Zimbabweans will participate in presidential, parliamentary, senatorial, and local government elections synchronized for the first time, following changes to Zimbabwe’s constitution in September 2007. As the elections near, all indications are that once again the people of Zimbabwe will not be able to freely exercise their civil and political rights and vote for the candidates of their choice.
An Analysis On Political Violence Reports
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- Aug 21, 2017
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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Predisposing the Scourge of Political Violence.Political violence in Zimbabwe has always been a cause for concern. It curses our society. Very little effort or headway has been made to address this historical problem.
Archiving The Zimbabwean Human Rights Crisis A Collaborative Approach to International Advocacy
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- Nov 10, 2018
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- 2008 & Beyond
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A major human rights and humanitarian crisis has been developing inZimbabwe for the past several years and has reached a critical juncture.Relative to other trouble-spots in Africa, the nature and dimensions of thecrisis in Zimbabwe are simple. There are no rebel forces fighting for controlof resources or territory, no secessionist movements seeking to break away,no religious conflicts, and no collapse of state institutions. Rather,Zimbabwe is a classic case of an authoritarian government clinging topower and using whatever methods it considers necessary to ensure itscontinued survival.
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.
CISOMM six month report on GNU and GPA
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- Feb 1, 2010
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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The Six Month Review follows on the Annual Review which was launched in February 2010, in order to review and analyse the extent of implementation of the GPA by the IG in several critical sectors. This report, using information collected by CISOMM members in the course of their work in the field, juxtaposes the evidence of the Government’s implementation of the GPA with the benchmarks set out therein.
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.
Constitution Watch 5 2019 Legality of Searches by Soldiers
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- Feb 28, 2019
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- 2008 & Beyond
- 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.
Copac final consolidated constitution signatures
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- Jul 17, 2012
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- Politics & Governance
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18 Chapters of the Draft Constitution as at July 18 2012.
COPAC's Final Narrative Report to Parliament Feb 2013
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- Feb 7, 2013
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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The Parliamentary Select Committee on the new constitution for Zimbabwe (hereinafter referred to as COPAC) was established on the 12th of April 2009 being comprised of Members of Parliament from the political parties that are signatory to the Global Political Agreement and a representative of the Chiefs Council who sits in Parliament.
DAMN LIES? GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS DURING APRIL 2008
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- Apr 30, 2008
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Trauma
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The Human Rights Forum is issued this brief report, to compliment the reports already issued, adding to the calls for strong international action to be taken in order to ensure the integrity of the coming poll, and to call for immediate steps to be taken to protect the rights of ordinary Zimbabwe citizens to chose their leaders without coercion, and in a climate in which their basic freedoms are respected, enforced, and protected under the Constitution.
Desperate lives, twilight words: How a million Zimbabweans live Without official sanction or sanctuary in South Africa
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- Mar 31, 2010
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Displacements
- Politics & Governance
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The Crisis of immigration into South Africa is a direct product of the crisis in Zimbabwe, as economic recovery in Zimbabwe is not likely to occur soon, its biggest export will remain its people.
Diamonds in the Rough: Human Rights Abuses in the Marange Diamond Fields of Zimbabwe
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- Jun 30, 2009
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Children
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Zimbabwe’s armed forces, under the control of President Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe African National Union–Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), are engaging in forced labor of children and adults and are torturing and beating local villagers on the diamond fields of Marange district.
E-Ballot news: Is Zimbabwe ready for an election?
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- Feb 28, 2012
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Elections
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In Zimbabwe it has been noted that threats and intimidation have been and are still to bring about certain electoral outcomes.
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.
Epworth and Budiriro Report on Police Brutality
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- Dec 31, 2016
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- Trauma
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This report contains the preliminary findings of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC), pursuant to an ongoing investigation undertaken into complaints alleging violations of human rights, in particular the right to freedom from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment by COMPLAINANT A AND OTHERS in Epworth and Budiriro, in the Harare Metropolitan Province, Zimbabwe.
False Dawn :The Zimbabwe Power-Sharing Government’s Failure to Deliver Human Rights Improvements
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- Aug 31, 2009
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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This report recommends a range of fundamental reforms that the power-sharing government should undertake to improve the human rights situation in Zimbabwe. Without these institutional and legislative reforms, as well as the establishment of genuine respect for the basic rights of all Zimbabweans, there can be no long-term, sustainable peace and stability in Zimbabwe.
Final Report of the Commission of Inquiry 18 DEC 18
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- Aug 1, 2018
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- Elections
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The report includes Findings and recommendations by the Commission following the 1 August 2018 events.
GALZ Report 2016 final
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- Dec 31, 2016
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Trauma
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The assessment focused on documenting the nature and extent of the state sanctioned and unsanctioned raids on GALZ. The assessment brings out the opaqueness of the raids, which demonstrates the precarious environment that GALZ operates in.