ZHRC 2018 Election Strategy
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Elections
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Democratic free and fair elections are an integral component of international human rights law as recognised at the apex of the Human Rights system in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Universal Declaration).
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- Dec 16, 2019
Monitoring Report on MDC T 2018 Primary Elections
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- May 31, 2018
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- Elections
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The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) monitored the human rights situation prior to the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) primary elections that had been initially scheduled for 17 May 2018.
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- Dec 16, 2019
Monitoring Report on ZANU PF 2018 Primary Elections
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- Date recorded
- Apr 30, 2018
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- Elections
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The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) monitored the human rights situation during the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) primary elections conducted on 29 April 2018. The aim of these elections were to select candidates to represent the party in national elections in the categories of Council, National Assembly, Senate and Provincial Council.
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- Dec 16, 2019
Bikita West By Elections Report
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- Jan 21, 2017
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- Elections
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Report on the Bikita By-Election
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- Dec 16, 2019
ZHRC June 10 2015 By Election Observation Report
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- Jun 10, 2015
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- Elections
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The report highlights the findings of the ZHRC before, during and after the elections and the ZHRC’s own observations.
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- Dec 16, 2019
Manicaland and Mashonaland Voters Registration Slips Report
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2018
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- Elections
- Human rights Judgements
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Complaints of alleged forceful collection of serial numbers from community members in Marondera Rural (Rapids Farm), in Bocha Marange and Mutasa Districts of Manicaland Province were lodged with the ZHRC.
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- Dec 16, 2019
ZHRC Final Report on Zimbabwe 2018 Harmonised Elections
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- Dec 31, 2018
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- Elections
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The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) monitored and assessed the 2018 harmonized elections held on the 30th of July 2018. The primary objective was to ensure that the elections were conducted freely and fairly in accordance with national legal frameworks, and regional and international instruments that advance the observance and respect for human rights and freedoms of all citizens.
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- Dec 16, 2019
Statement Condemning Violence 2018
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- Aug 1, 2018
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- Elections
- Riots
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The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC/Commission) joins the nation and other peace loving Zimbabweans in condemning, in the strongest sense, the use of live ammunition and excessive force on unarmed protesting citizens by the army on 1 August 2018.
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- Dec 16, 2019
Election and Post Election Statement 9 August 2018
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- Aug 9, 2018
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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The Commission issued its preliminary election monitoring report on the 2nd of August 2018 covering the period up to 31 July 2018. This statement is therefore a summary of findings on the election related human rights situation by the ZHRC in the period from 1 August to 6 August 2018.
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- Dec 16, 2019
ZHRC Preliminary Report 2018 Elections
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- Jul 31, 2018
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- Elections
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This report is based on the information received from the monitors deployed across the country and from complaints received.
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- Dec 16, 2019
Pre election Statement
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- Jun 30, 2018
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- Elections
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The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC/Commission), in line with its monitoring mandate as provided for in Section 243(1)(c) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, deployed monitors throughout the country’s 10 Provinces. The monitoring activities which have been undertaken by the ZHRC project a holistic picture of the electoral environment
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- Dec 16, 2019
COMMISSIONS WATCH 27th November 2018 Commission of Inquiry into Post Election Violence of 1st August
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- Nov 27, 2018
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- Elections
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Veritas notes that when giving evidence before the Commission of Inquiry into Post-Election Violence of 1st August, our Attorney-General, Prince Machaya, was absolutely clear on the correct legal position of who can deploy the army onto the streets.
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- Dec 2, 2019
COMMISSIONS WATCH 8th November 2018 Commission of Inquiry Mutare Public Hearings 10 November
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- Nov 8, 2018
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- Elections
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Detailed information about the Commission of Inquiry was given in our Commissions Watch bulletin dated 25th September 2018 [link]. Its terms of reference are set out in full in the Presidential proclamation appointing the Commission
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- Dec 2, 2019
COMMISSIONS WATCH 15th November 2018 ZHRC Reports Politically Partisan Distribution of State Aid during Elections
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- Nov 15, 2018
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- Elections
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The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has released a series of reports about politically partisan distribution of food and other State aid before and after polling in the 30th July election.
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- Dec 2, 2019
COMMISSIONS WATCH 25 Sept Commission of Inquiry into Post Election Violence
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- Sep 25, 2018
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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On the 14th September the President published a proclamation (No 6 of 2018) establishing the Commission [The proclamation can be viewed on the Veritas website – link] and the seven Commissioners were sworn in on the 19th September.
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- Dec 2, 2019
COMMISSIONS WATCH 6 August 2018 [ ZHRC Preliminary Election Monitoring Report 23 31 July 2018
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- Aug 6, 2018
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- Elections
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The Commission deployed a total of 23 teams spread across the 10 Provinces of Zimbabwe. The monitors were able to collect information which forms part of this preliminary report.
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- Dec 2, 2019
COMMISSIONS WATCH Commissions Watch 26th July 2018 [ZHRC Media Release]
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- Jul 26, 2016
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- Elections
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The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) advises all stakeholders that it has deployed election monitors in all parts of the country, with effect from 23 July to 6 August 2018, to monitor the Harmonised Elections scheduled for 30 July 2018 as well as the post-election
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- Dec 2, 2019
CCJP Election Observers report
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- Dec 31, 2018
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- Elections
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CATHOLIC COMMISSION FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE IN ZIMBABWE ELECTION OBSERVATION REPORT FOR 2018 ZIMBABWE HARMONIZED ELECTIONS
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- Nov 26, 2019
Opening a new door
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- Jun 29, 2018
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- Elections
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Pastoral Letter of the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops' Conference on the National Elections of 30 July 2018.
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- Nov 26, 2019
Election peace and development
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- Jun 4, 2017
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- Elections
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Pastoral letter of the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops on Preparing for the Zimbabwe 2018 National Elections.
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- Nov 26, 2019
Zcbc pastoral letter on july elections shona
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- Jul 30, 2018
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- Elections
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ZCBC Pastoral Letter on July Elections , Shona Version
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- Nov 26, 2019
Eminent Persons Observer Mission Report to the Zimbabwe Harmonised Elections 2018 0
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- Dec 31, 2018
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- Elections
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The ESN-SA deployed a 23 member Mission from Zimbabwe and the region (Southern and East Africa). The Mission observed the last stages of the pre-election period, Election Day, and immediate post-election. The ESN-SA, met civil society, political parties, the Electoral Commission, other observer missions, the Police and other stakeholders for briefings on the pre-election environment.
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- Nov 25, 2019
SEOM Statement
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- Jul 21, 2018
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE TETE ANTONIO, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA AND HEAD OF THE SADC ELECTORAL OBSERVATION MISSION (SEOM) TO THE 2018 HARMONISED ELECTIONS IN THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE.
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- Nov 25, 2019
ZESN Report on the 30 July 2018 Harmonised Election
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- Dec 31, 2018
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- Elections
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This report presents ZESN’s observations of each sector of the electoral cycle: the pre-election, the polling, and the post-election periods.
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- Nov 25, 2019
Zimbabwe 2018 COG Report Final
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- Jul 30, 2018
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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Zimbabwe’s 2018 elections were the first to be observed by the Commonwealth in 16 years. The Commonwealth last observed Zimbabwe’s 2002 Presidential Election. As such, this observation mission provided a unique opportunity to accompany Zimbabwe on a critical leg of its democratic journey.
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- Nov 25, 2019
IRI NDI Observation Report 2018 final
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- Dec 31, 2018
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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The International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) organized the Zimbabwe International Election Observation Mission (ZIEOM) for the 2018 Zimbabwe presidential, parliamentary, and local government elections (referred to locally as “harmonized” elections).
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- Nov 25, 2019
ZPP January MMR 2019
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- Jan 31, 2019
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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The data collected reported six hundred and eighty eight human rights violations, which have been incorporated into the Shutdown Atrocities Report of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (of which ZPP is member).
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- Nov 22, 2019
Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum State of Human Rights Report 2018
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- Oct 16, 2019
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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This report covers the state of human rights in Zimbabwe in the year 2018. While it is impossible to capture and record every single incident that happened in the year, the report presents and analyses key events and incidences that shaped the human rights landscape, as well as compliance,accountability and impunity.
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- Nov 5, 2019
Human Rights Violations in the context of 2018 Harmonised Elections
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- Oct 7, 2019
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- Elections
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The report is a reflection of the monitoring and observation of the 2018 electoral process by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum).
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- Nov 5, 2019
Report on Pre-election Political Violence in Mberengwa
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- Nov 17, 2000
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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In the period leading up to elections violence, threats and intimidation were used extensively to coerce voters. Politicians of the ruling party and their supporters made statements indicating that the ballot would not be secret and that reprisals would be taken if people voted in certain ways.
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- Apr 11, 2019
IT’S THE COUNT THAT COUNTS: FOOD FOR THOUGHT:Reviewing the Pre-election Period in Zimbabwe.
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- Mar 31, 2005
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- Elections
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There is a clear difference between the electoral climate preceding the current 2005 parliamentary elections on the one hand and the previous parliamentary elections of 2000 and presidential elections of 2002 on the other. The latter elections were characterised by an intense interest and excitement amongst Zimbabwean voters.
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- Apr 11, 2019
Stuffed ballots and empty stomachs
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- Jul 31, 2005
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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This report considers the actual period of voting and the first one hundred days thereafter.
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- Apr 11, 2019
The Unleashing of Violence: A report on violence against peaceful protesters in Harare
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- Date recorded
- Apr 30, 2000
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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As Zimbabwe moves towards the holding of a general election, which, according to President Mugabe, will be held in May 2000, the political situation has become increasingly troubled and violent. There have been violent clashes between supporters of the ruling party, ZANU (PF) and the main political opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).
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- Apr 11, 2019
Who was responsible? Alleged perpetrators and their crimes during the 2000 Parliamentary Election period
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- Jul 31, 2001
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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This report is a follow-up to “Who is Responsible?: A preliminary analysis of pre-election violence in Zimbabwe”, which was released in June 2000 by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum. It sought to catalog emerging allegations of gross human rights violations committed during the run-up period to the June 2000 Parliamentary Elections and aimed to establish certain facts about the nature of political violence during that time.
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- Apr 11, 2019
If you cant join them, beat them:Post election violence Zimbabwe 2008
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- May 5, 2008
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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This document, and the factual assertions herein, is based on reports of the ensuing violence received from civic organisations and those published in the press.
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- Apr 11, 2019
Human Rights NGO Forum 29 MARCH 2008 ELECTION BRIEFING PAPER
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- Mar 29, 2008
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Elections
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This briefing paper describes the pre-election environment in Zimbabwe and concludes it is not possible to hold free and fair elections under the prevailing conditions.
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- Apr 11, 2019
The End of A Road: The 2013 Elections in Zimbabwe
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- Oct 31, 2013
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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The aim of this report is to provide succinct coverage of the election that brought the GPA to a close and also provide some pointers to the future of Zimbabwean politics.
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- Apr 8, 2019
Punishing Dissent and Silencing Citizens: The Zimbabwe Elections 2008
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- May 21, 2008
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Elections
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The 2008 Harmonised Election in Zimbabwe was arguably the most historic of the post-independence elections, as for the first time in the last 28 years the ruling party lost its parliamentary majority and the President lost the first round of the Presidential election. This result represented the culmination of a decade of political and civic opposition to a former liberation party whose legitimacy has been greatly eroded by nearly three decades of intolerant rule.
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- Apr 8, 2019
TORTUOUS PATTERNS DESTINED TO REPEAT THEMSELVES IN UPCOMING ELECTION CAMPAIGN
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- Nov 30, 2004
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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The analysis in this Report is based on the data contained in the Monthly Violence Reports of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum. Since July 2001, the Forum has been reporting monthly totals of cases of organised violence and torture.
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- Apr 3, 2019
ZIMBABWE: THE FACE OF TORTURE AND ORGANISED VIOLENCE
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- Mar 31, 2005
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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For the past five years Zimbabwe has been racked by an economic, social, political and human rights crisis, which no one inside or outside of the country has been able to reverse. The European Union, the United States of America and other Western nations have applied selective financial and travel sanctions against President Mugabe and other Zanu-PF leaders, and some of these powers have also made unsuccessful attempts to challenge Zimbabwe’s human rights record in international fora, including the UN General Assembly and the UN Commission on Human Rights.
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- Apr 3, 2019
Zimbabwe Mission Report
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- Nov 30, 2012
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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The mission observed that the degree of human rights violations in the country follows a recurring pattern that usually culminates during electoral periods. The country was facing a political deadlock where the leading parties, especially ZANU-PF, were unlikely to reach any agreement likely to improve the political environment, since the MDC considered the implementation of the reforms foreseen by the GPA as a pre-condition for the organisation of elections, while ZANU-PF called for elections as a means to put an end to the prevailing deadlock.
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- Apr 3, 2019
THE 2005 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION. FLAWED, UNFREE AND UNFAIR!
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- Apr 30, 2005
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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THIS REPORT COVERS ALL THE REPORTS RECEIVED BY THE NCA DURING THE PRE ELECTION PERIOD (FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2005), THESE BEING FROM ALL PROVINCES EXCEPT MANICALAND COVERING 105 CONSTITUENCIES. A TOTAL OF 383 REPORTS WERE SUBMITTED, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 3 REPORTS PER CONSTITUENCY.
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- Apr 3, 2019
Consolidated Election Climate Report No1
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- Feb 28, 2005
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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This report covers all the reports received by the NCA for February 2005, coming from 8 Provinces, and 56 Constituencies. It summarises the position that pertained during the last 2 weeks of February. Unfortunately, no data had been submitted from either Manicaland or Mashonaland West by the time of writing, but it is submitted that the data nonetheless do give a good overview of the national picture in February 2005.
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- Apr 3, 2019
TRICK OR TREAT? THE EFFECTS OF THE PRE-ELECTION CLIMATE ON THE POLL IN THE 2005 ZIMBABWE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
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- Date recorded
- Jun 30, 2005
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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In Zimbabwe, in the past five years, elections have been elevated to the only constitutive principle for determining legitimacy, aided considerably by the position of the African nations, and South Africa in particular.
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- Apr 3, 2019
All Over Again : Human Rights Abuses and Flawed Electoral Conditions in Zimbabwe’s Coming General Elections
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- Date recorded
- 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.
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- Apr 3, 2019
Race Against Time The Need for Legal and Institutional Reforms Ahead of Zimbabwe’s Elections
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- Jan 31, 2013
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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This report assesses the legislative and electoral reforms undertaken by the unity government and analyzes the quality of those reforms and their capacity to create an environment conducive to credible, free and fair elections. Human Rights Watch has found that the contending parties have focused on only one aspect of reforms—securing agreement on the necessary legal and administrative requirements for free and fair elections.
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- Apr 3, 2019
The Elephant in the Room:Reforming Zimbabwe’s Security Sector Ahead of Elections
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- Jun 30, 2013
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Elections
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This report is based on research conducted by Human Rights Watch in Zimbabwe’s Harare, Bulawayo, the Midlands, Manicaland, Mashonaland East, Central and West provinces in November and December 2012, and in February 2013. The report illustrates how the partisanship of the security forces’ leadership has translated into abuses by these forces against the MDC and civil society organizations across the country and in political interference.
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- Apr 3, 2019
Not a Level Playing Field: Zimbabwe’s Parliamentary Elections in 2005
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- Mar 21, 2005
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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Human Rights Watch calls on SADC member states to urge the government of Zimbabwe to ensure that in the days remaining before the election, efforts are made to guarantee that all candidates are able to campaign freely and openly throughout Zimbabwe, that all candidates have access to the media, that journalists and observers are allowed to observe the election process in all areas of the country, and that voters are allowed to choose a candidate and vote in an environment free of intimidation.
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- Apr 3, 2019
“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.
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- Apr 3, 2019
Chimanimani Constituency Electoral Environment Review
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- Date recorded
- Nov 26, 2016
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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Violence and other forms of violations are expected to be less in Chimanimani West comparatively to the 2008 and 2013 cases. However, it is worrying that unorthodox covert means can be used by the ruling party in a bid to win the elections while in the process violating the people’s right to vote peacefully.
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- Apr 1, 2019
Terror tactics in the run-up to parliamentary elections, June 2000
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- Date recorded
- Jun 8, 2000
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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Amnesty International has concluded from its inquiries that there is evidence that the Government of Zimbabwe is either instigating or acquiescing in serious violations of human rights including extrajudicial executions, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
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- Apr 1, 2019
Zimbabwe An assessment of human rights violations in the run-up to the March 2005 parliamentary elections
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- Mar 31, 2005
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- Elections
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Amnesty International researchers have been monitoring the human rights environment in Zimbabwe as the country approaches the 31 March parliamentary elections. Although there are fewer reports of politically-motivated violence than has been the case in previous elections, Amnesty International is concerned that human rights are being systematically violated in the context of election campaigning.
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- Apr 1, 2019
Organised Violence and Torture in the June 2000 General Election in Zimbabwe.
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- Date recorded
- Feb 28, 2002
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- Elections
- Trauma
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This monograph is based on detailed observation of the election petitions held in the High Court of Zimbabwe, as well as testimonies available from victims seen during the General Election and the subsequent bye-elections. A team of researchers attended all the court hearings, making notes of all proceedings, as well as studying the case notes held by the AMANI Trust and the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum.
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- Apr 1, 2019
Organised Violence and Torture in the Bye-Elections held in Zimbabwe during 2000 and 2001.
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- Date recorded
- May 5, 2002
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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This present monograph concentrates upon the human rights violations that took place during the bye-elections that took place in 2000 and 2001. None of these bye-elections came about as a result of the election petitions, as all those cases decided were immediately appealed and are still pending in the Supreme Court. All the bye-elections took place due to the death of the incumbent. Zanu(PF) won all these elections, amidst continued allegations of gross human rights violations and electoral irregularities.
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- Apr 1, 2019
Neither Free nor Fair: High Court decisions on the petitions on the June 2000 General Election.
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- Date recorded
- Mar 3, 2002
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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This monograph focuses on the electoral irregularities, including gross human rights abuses, during the period preceding the June 2000 Parliamentary elections. This election marked the first time a strong opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), had challenged the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (Zanu (PF)) in the political arena.
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- Apr 1, 2019
Beating your opposition:Torture during the 2002 Presidential campaign in Zimbabwe.
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- Date recorded
- Jun 25, 2002
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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State organized violence increased following the rejection of the Government sponsored constitution in the referendum at the beginning 2000. The violence was initially sporadic and confined to one or two areas at a time but as the 2000 parliamentary elections approached, it became more intense and widespread. The state trained and deployed more people in an effort to control perceived supporters of the newly formed opposition.
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- Apr 1, 2019
Preliminary Statement EU EOM Zimbabwe 2018 FINAL
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- Date recorded
- Aug 1, 2018
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- Elections
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The report Focuses on the 30 July 2018 Harmonized elections whereby the EU says the elections were competitive, the campaign was largely peaceful and, overall, political freedoms during the campaign, including freedom of movement, assembly and speech, were respected. However, the misuse of state resources, instances of coercion and intimidation, partisan behavior by traditional leaders and overt bias in state media, all in favor of the ruling party, meant that a truly level playing field was not achieved, which negatively impacted on the democratic character of the electoral environment.
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- Mar 6, 2019
ELECTORAL REGULATONS CONSOLIDATED 2018
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- Date recorded
- Jun 8, 2018
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- Elections
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Regulations made by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission updated to incorporate all amendments until 8 June 2018.
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- Mar 6, 2019
Post Election Violence Report for August III 2
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- Date recorded
- Aug 31, 2018
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- Elections
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This is an update to the report published by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) on the 15th of August 2018. It captures the reports documented by members of the Forum from 1 to 31 August 2018. A total of 274 violations have been documented in this period.
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- Mar 5, 2019
Do elections in Zimbabwe favour the rural woman
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2014
- Category
- Elections
- Women
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This report is a follow-up to the preliminary report produced by the Women’s Trust (TWT) and the Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU) in early 2014 on the effectiveness of the SiMuka! Zimbabwe, Woman, Get Counted! Register to Vote! in getting women to register to vote and to vote. This report goes further to note that whilst it is encouraging to see women turn out to vote in elections, and even more gratifying to see that the turn out can be strongly increased by woman to woman advocacy, there is always need to conduct a reality check on the actual process of the election and its outcome.
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- Mar 5, 2019
Audit of June 2013 Voters' Roll 16 July 2013
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- Date recorded
- Jul 31, 2013
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- Elections
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This is the second report on an audit of the June 2013 Voters’ Roll. It expands on the previous report, provides a more detailed analysis of the Roll, and corrects a number of minor errors.
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- Mar 5, 2019
VERITAS & ZEC TRANSPARENCY FOUNDING AFFIDAVIT
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- Date recorded
- Apr 30, 2018
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- Elections
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This is an application for a declaratory order in the terms set out in the draft order, particularly that in terms of section 156 (a) and section 239 (a) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe and section 3 of the Electoral Act the First Respondent has an obligation to conduct an election transparently and in terms of section 3 (2) (g) and section 233 (d) of the Constitution which require the First Respondent to promote transparency in all its operations.
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- Mar 5, 2019
NDI Monitoring Direct Recording of BVR 2007
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2007
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- Elections
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This section will discusses issues related to the monitoring technologies used in the creation of the voter list, irrespective of whether the creation will be a one-time occurrence or continuous or periodic exercise, or whether it will be a voter-initiated or state initiated process. What they all have in common is that the voters' data are not immediately recorded as electronic records in a central voter registration database and that fairly complex and sensitive operations must be used to collect and process these data.
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- Mar 5, 2019
IDEA International Standards for Voter Education 2014
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2014
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- Elections
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The Report talks about how Civic education offers information and/or educational programmes designed to increase the comprehension and knowledge of civil rights and responsibilities and how Non-partisan voter education should aim to inform voters as to the ‘who, what, where, when and how’ of registration and voting.
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- Mar 5, 2019
IDEA International Standards for Voter Registration 2014
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2014
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- Elections
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This report emphasizes on the Voter registration and the General International Obligations that affect Voter registration which are, The Right to Vote and The State must take necessary steps to give effects to rights.
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- Mar 5, 2019
ERC Petition to Parliament for Electoral Law Reform
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- Sep 22, 2015
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- Elections
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The petitioners beseech the Parliament of Zimbabwe to implore the Executive to uphold the Constitution by ensuring that Zimbabwe’s Electoral Law is reviewed in compliance not only with their undertakings, but also with the provisions of the Constitution and that a legal framework is put in place that guarantees an undisputed electoral process.
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- Mar 5, 2019
Declaration of Global Principles for Domestic Observers
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- Date recorded
- Apr 3, 2012
- Category
- Elections
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Non-partisan citizen election observers and monitors can be considered as specialized human rights defenders focused on civil and political rights, which are central to achieving genuine elections.
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- Mar 5, 2019
IFES ZW WShop on BVR PRAN Presentation Observation Reporting SLIDES d1 2018 08 18
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- Date recorded
- Aug 27, 2017
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- Elections
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Slides on what to look for in BVR
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- Mar 5, 2019
IFES ZW WShop on BVR PRAN Presentation Principles of VR SLIDES d1 2018 08 27
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- Aug 27, 2017
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- Elections
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Slides on Voter registration and Political Commitments
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- Mar 5, 2019
Commonwealth Guidelines for the Conduct of Election Observation in Member Countries
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- Apr 20, 2018
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- Elections
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These revised Commonwealth Guidelines for the Conduct of Election Observation adopt best practice, as also reflected in the Declaration of Principles on International Election Observation, and will ensure the on-going integrity, value and impact of Commonwealth observer missions as they continue to support the strengthening of electoral democracy and the political rights of Commonwealth citizens.
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- Mar 5, 2019
Zimbabwe presidential race tightens
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- Date recorded
- Jun 30, 2018
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- Elections
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This dispatch reports results from a survey of public opinion on the status of the electoral race conducted one month before the day of voting with a representative sample of 2,400 voting-age adults drawn from all 10 provinces of Zimbabwe. The survey was commissioned by the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, Afro-barometer's core partner in Southern Africa, and implemented by the Mass Public Opinion Institute, Afro-barometer's national partner in Zimbabwe.
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- Mar 4, 2019
SPT Old Beginnings February 2018
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- Feb 28, 2018
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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The political context of Zimbabwe and a report on Biometric Voter Registration (BVR):A National and Matabeleland Perspective.The report highlights factionalism in ZANU PF which led to then Vice President E.D Mnangagwa being fired and the stepping down of R.G Mugabe.
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- Mar 4, 2019
Zimbabwe 2018 elections SPT report Oct1st 2018
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- Oct 1, 2018
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- Elections
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The report has information about election campaigns by various parties as well as the election results. It also consists of the incidents of the day after the elections.
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- Mar 4, 2019
Bikita West By election REPORT
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- Jan 26, 2017
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- Elections
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Heal Zimbabwe monitored the electoral environment and the 21 January 2017 by election in Bikita West. To increase efficiency and effectiveness in doing so, a collaboration with the Elections Resource Centre (ERC) and the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) was forged in the run up to the Election Day.
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- Mar 4, 2019
Mwenezi East by election preliminary report
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- Apr 11, 2017
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- Elections
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The Mwenezi East by-election was necessitated by the death of Honourable Joshua Moyo hence was implemented according to Section 159 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe and declared so through Section 39 of the Electoral Act, which mandates the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to conduct a by-election within 90 days after the vacancy is declared. 8 April 2017 was set by the President as the date of the by-election.
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- Mar 4, 2019
BVR Human Rights Violations Report
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- Feb 26, 2018
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- Elections
- Trauma
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Heal Zimbabwe through its resident human rights monitors in all the country’s 10 provinces monitored the environment during the mobile voter registration exercise. This was done with the objective of monitoring the environment and report on any cases of human rights violations as well as making referrals where necessary for redress.
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- Mar 4, 2019
African Union guide elections
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- Jul 8, 2002
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- Elections
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The principles are divided between the responsibilities of member states and the rights and obligations under which democratic elections must be held.
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- Mar 4, 2019
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance
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- Date recorded
- Jan 30, 2007
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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The Charter seeks to entrench in the Continent a political culture of change of power based on the holding of regular, free, fair and transparent elections conducted by competent, independent and impartial national electoral bodies.
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- Mar 4, 2019
SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2015
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- Elections
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The principal objective of the SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections is to promote the holding and observation of democratic elections based on the shared values and principles of democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights enshrined in the SADC Treaty signed at Windhoek, Namibia in 1992.
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- Mar 4, 2019
Chamisa v EDM & Others Pages 1 28
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- Date recorded
- Aug 10, 2018
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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This Application challenged the results of the presidential election announced irregularly by the 23rd and 24th respondents on the 3rd day of August 2018. It also challenged the declaration by the 23rd respondent that 1st respondent ids the duly elected presidential candidate for the presidential for the presidential election that took place on the 30th day of July 2018.
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- Feb 28, 2019
Mnangagwa opposing papers Part2
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- Aug 1, 2018
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- Elections
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SADC electoral Observation Mission to the Republic of Zimbabwe Preliminary statement by his Excellency Manuel Domingos Augusto.
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- Feb 28, 2019
Mnangagwa opposing papers Part1
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- Aug 15, 2018
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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E.D Mnangagwa Urges the court to dismiss Chamisa's application as there was no valid challenge to his election.
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- Feb 28, 2019
ZEC's OPPOSING AFFIDAVIT
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- Date recorded
- Aug 10, 2018
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- Elections
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The Affidavit stated that, No valid application has been filed by the applicant challenging the election of the 1st respondent to the office of the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, in terms of s93 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe as read with the Constitutional Court Rules, 2016.
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- Feb 28, 2019
CCZ42.18 NELSON CHAMISA v EMMERSON DAMBUDZO MNANGAGWA
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- Aug 3, 2018
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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Malaba CJ's decision stated that,This is the unanimous judgment of the Court. It must be noted that it, however, does not contain the full reasons thereof. These will be issued in due course.
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- Feb 28, 2019
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Act [Chapter 2 12], Amended January 2008
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- Date recorded
- Jan 30, 2008
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide for the terms of office, conditions of service, qualifications and vacation of office of members of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, the procedure at meetings of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission and the appointment of the Chief Elections Officer; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
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- Feb 28, 2019
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Act [Chapter 2 12] showing proposed amendments Nov 2007 0
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- Dec 30, 2007
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide for the terms of office, conditions of service, qualifications and vacation of office of members of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, the procedure at meetings of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission and the appointment of the Chief Elections Officer; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
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- Feb 28, 2019
Electoral Act (Consolidated 2018) 0
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- May 28, 2018
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide for the terms of office, conditions of service, qualifications and vacation of office of members of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, the procedure at meetings of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission and the appointment of the Chief Elections Officer; to make provision for the registration of voters and for the lodging of objections thereto; to provide for the preparation, compilation and maintenance of voters rolls; to prescribe the residence qualifications of voters and the procedure for the nomination and election of candidates to and the filling in of vacancies in Parliament; to provide for elections to the office of the President; to provide for local authority elections; to provide for offences and penalties, and for the prevention of electoral malpractices in connection with elections; to establish the Electoral Court and provide for its functions; to make provision for the hearing and determination of election petitions; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
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- Feb 26, 2019
Electoral Act as Amended Jan 2008
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- Jan 24, 2008
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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ACT
To provide for the Registrar General of Voters and constituency registrars; to make provision for the registration of voters and for the lodging of objections thereto; to provide for the preparation, compilation and maintenance of voters rolls; to provide for the functions of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission with respect to observers; to prescribe the residence qualifications of voters and the procedure for the nomination and election of candidates to and the filling in of vacancies in Parliament; to provide for elections to the office of the President; to provide for local authority elections; to provide for offences and penalties, and for the prevention of electoral malpractices in connection with elections; to establish the Electoral Court and provide for its functions; to make provision for the hearing and determination of election petitions; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
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- Feb 26, 2019
ZESN 44th Edition 2017
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- Date recorded
- Jun 30, 2017
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Elections
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Success of the BVR process hinged on timeous finalization of requisite processes.
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- Feb 22, 2019
ZESN 43rd Edition
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- Mar 31, 2017
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Elections
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Lessons from Kenya on mass Biometric Voter Registration.
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- Feb 22, 2019