LRFZim Annual Report 1984 /85
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- Jun 30, 1985
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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 1985 which includes auditors report and financial statements.
LRFZim Annual Report 1985/86
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- Date recorded
- Jun 30, 1986
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- Politics & Governance
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Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1986 which includes auditors report and financial statements.
LRFZim Annual Report 1986/87
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- Jun 30, 1987
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- Politics & Governance
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Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1987 which includes auditors report and financial statements.
LRFZim Annual Report 1987/88
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- Jun 30, 1988
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- Politics & Governance
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Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1988 which includes auditors report and financial statements.
LRFZIM Annual Report 1988/89
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- Jun 30, 1989
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- Politics & Governance
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Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1989 which includes auditors report and financial statements.
LRFZim Annual Report 1989/90
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- Jun 30, 1990
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- Politics & Governance
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Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1990 which includes auditors report and financial statements.
LRFZim Annual Report 1990/91
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- Jun 30, 1991
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- Politics & Governance
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Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1991 which includes auditors report and financial statements.
LRFZim Annual Report 1991/92
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- Jun 30, 1992
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- Politics & Governance
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Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1992 which includes auditors report and financial statements.
LRFZim Annual Report 1992/93
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- Jun 30, 1993
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- Politics & Governance
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Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1993 which includes auditors report and financial statements.
LRFZim Annual Report 1993/94
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- Jun 30, 1994
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- Politics & Governance
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Report of the trustees of the Legal Resources Foundation for the year ended 30 June 1994 which includes auditors report and financial statements.
Is Torture a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?
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- Dec 30, 1994
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- Trauma
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD) has been argued to be a useful classification in dealing with stressors of an extreme nature, specifically those of a "catastrophic" nature according to Axis IV of DSM III and DSM III(R). The stressor no longer forms part of the background theory of a disorder, as is the case for many disorders, but forms the rationale for the disorder.
Community-based rehabilitation for survivors of organised violence: Some preliminary findings
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- Apr 30, 1995
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- Trauma
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There is now a substantial literature dealing with the consequences of repressive violence on individuals and families (1). The literature details the effects, on individuals, of torture and violent injury, as well as the effects of exposure to violent situations, and also deals with both the short-term and long-term effects.
Public Service Act
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- Mar 15, 1996
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT to make further provision for the Public Service Commission and its functions; to provide for the constitution and administration of the Public Service and the conditions of service of its members; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
An Investigation into the Sequelae of Torture and Organised Violence in Zimbabwean war veterans.
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- Apr 15, 1996
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- Trauma
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This report details the clinical findings from 5 months of attending the clinic at Harare Hospital.The consequences of organised violence are many and complex, and include both physical and psychological effects. Since this is a new field there are still controversies about the effects and how best to classify them. The definition of organised violence too is complex, having to cover a wide variety of causes and effects on people.
Epidemic violence and the community: A Zimbabwean case study.
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- Dec 30, 1998
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- Trauma
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This paper deals with the problem of epidemic violence and its consequences, most notably with the problem of torture, which is a common consequence of epidemic violence. It is located in that most violent of continents, Africa, and in Zimbabwe in particular.
Compensation for gross human rights violations: Torture and the War Victims Compensation Act.
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- Dec 30, 1998
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- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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This present paper will first analyse the problems involved in compensating victims of human rights violations, summarising the international perspective. It will then turn to a summary of the situation in Zimbabwe, detailing what is known here in Zimbabwe about the victims of gross human rights violations, and then examining these findings with respect to the War Victims Compensation Act(1980), and its provisions and procedures.
Zimbabwe's Land Reform Booklet Web
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- Feb 1, 2000
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- Displacements
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The report shows findings from the study area of Masvingo pertaining to who got the land during the land reform program and whether they are utilizing it or not.
Organised Violence and Torture in Zimbabwe in 1999
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- Mar 31, 2000
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- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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The crisis which began in late 1997 showed little sign of abating during 1999, and all political commentators remain agreed that the severe crisis continuing in Zimbabwe shows little sign of immediate resolution. The President continued to act without consulting Parliament or with respect to the Constitution.
Organised Violence and Torture in Zimbabwe: Harare and Copenhagen, 6 June 2000
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- Jun 6, 2000
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- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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The current report is based on information compiled from both a wide range of sources and researched locally by the IRCT delegation. The IRCT delegation visited Zimbabwe from 29 May to 6 June 2000. The delegation comprised Maria Piniou- Kalli, MD, IRCT President and specialist dermatologist, Inge Genefke, MD.DMSc hc, IRCT Secretary-General and specialist neurologist, and Soraya Usmani Martinez, IRCT Project Coordinator for Sub Saharan Africa.
Report on political violence in Bulawayo, Harare, Manicaland, Mashonaland West, Masvingo, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South and Midlands
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- Jul 29, 2000
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- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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The report outlines several violations which happened in the various provinces against different victims
Training nurses in the assessment and management of psychological disorders: Report of AMANI Trust’s programme in Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe.
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- Aug 22, 2000
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- Trauma
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This report has been produced in order to summarise 5 years of training in Mashonaland Central Province. The AMANI Trust has been training nurses and other health workers in Mashonaland Central Province since 1995 and it seems appropriate to take stock of what we have learned over this time.
Organised Violence and Torture: A Zimbabwean Case Study
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- Nov 28, 2000
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- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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The use of Emergency Powers and the Law and Order (Maintenance) Act was continued by the Mugabe government, but extended considerably by the Presidential Powers Act, and always finally the use of formal impunity and pardons to cover human rights violations. There remains a consistent pattern in Zimbabwe: of periods in which gross human rights violations are permitted and even encouraged, followed by the formal excusing of such violations by impunity.
Idasa Love,Cholera Mbeki and Mugabe
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- Dec 31, 2000
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- Politics & Governance
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LOVE IN A TIME OF CHOLERA: MBEKI’S RELATIONSHIP WITH ROBERT MUGABE (2000 - 2008) The report highlights the MDC has long been suspicious of any claim by Thabo Mbeki to be an honest broker in the Zimbabwe crisis, having raised concerns in this regard from the moment South Africa showed itself willing to endorse the fraudulent elections of 2000.
Knowledge, attitudes and experiences of nurses on human rights, their violations and medical ethics in Zimbabwe.
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- May 31, 2001
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- Trauma
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This study was conducted as a preliminary to the launch of a Forensic Nurse training course, and the aim was to investigate the understanding by nurses of human rights issues in relation to nursing. The approach was similar to that used in a previous study of medical students carried out in 2000 by the Amani Trust, in conjunction with the Zimbabwe Medical Students’ Association.
The Extent of Political Violence in Zimbabwe
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- Jul 13, 2001
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- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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Organised violence and torture are integral features of Zimbabwean political life, and have been since the early 1960s.This paper discusses the current violence in Zimbabwe, and outlines the major features of this violence in the context of violence in Zimbabwe generally.
Preliminary Report of a Survey on Internally Displaced Persons from Commercial Farms in Zimbabwe.
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- May 31, 2002
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- Displacements
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This preliminary report was predicated by the need to provide some hard information on the issues faced by displaced commercial farm workers. It was not the intention that this survey provide any estimate of the numbers, but rather to provide some qualitative data on the population in question.
Heroes in the dock
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- May 31, 2002
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- Trauma
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This present monograph concentrates upon the effects upon the witnesses who testified in the petitions. Most of these witnesses were victims of organised violence and torture during the June 2000 General Election. They were either primary victims – those who were direct victims of organised violence or torture – or secondary victims – family members or witnesses to direct violence. They were followed up after they had given their testimony, and a detailed interview conducted on their experiences during and after testimony in the High Court.
Teaching them a lesson:A report on the attack on Zimbabwean teachers
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- Sep 20, 2002
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- Politics & Governance
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The attack of teachers has been ongoing against the backdrop of violence being perpetrated against civil servants (including district administrators, and nurses) by ruling party (Zanu PF) supporters, “war veterans” and the youth militia. Violence against teachers has continued unabated since June 2000.
The Perpetrators of Gross Human Rights Violations in Zimbabwe from February 2000 to March 2003.
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- Aug 31, 2003
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- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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The violence that has afflicted Zimbabwe since the Constitutional referendum has received considerable international attention, mainly due to remarkable documentation from the press, the media and human rights groups.
ZIMBABWE: FROM IMPUNITY TO ACCOUNTABILITY
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- Mar 30, 2004
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- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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The Redress Trust is an international NGO whose objectives are to assist torture victims anywhere in the world, and to make accountable all those who perpetuate, aid and abet acts of torture. It has been following closely events in Zimbabwe, and with its considerable experience of the issues involved REDRESS participated in organising the August symposium and presented papers at it.