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Root and Branch

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Mar 10, 2010
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  • Transitional Justice
Summary

Zimbabwe’s acute need for justice and reconciliation highlights a longstanding tension in transitional justice practice. The need for transitional justice processes in Zimbabwe has been clear since at least 2003, when Zimbabwean civil society articulated an ambitious set of transitional justice objectives in the Johannesburg Symposium.

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Nov 28, 2019
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NPRC Briefing October 2019

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Date recorded
Oct 31, 2019
Category
  • Transitional Justice
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This brief constitutes a summary of the issues presented to the NPRC, the responses given by the NPRC and an update of its activities given by the NPRC.

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Nov 19, 2019
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NPRC WATCH "NOT ALONE" :THE ROLE OF INDEPENDENT COMMISSIONS IN TIMES OF CRISIS.

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Date recorded
Feb 8, 2019
Category
  • 2008 & Beyond
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

In this edition of the NPRC Watch, we are expanding the scope of the discussion to look at not only the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) but all relevant independent commissions that are established to support democracy and entrench human rights through Chapter 12 of the Constitution. We look at the role of these commissions in the times of crisis when violations of human rights are on the increase. It is for times like these that such commissions were established.

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Nov 19, 2019
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Human Rights June 2019 Newsletter

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Date recorded
Jun 28, 2019
Category
  • Politics & Governance
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

The newsletter talks about the human rights developments in the country and keeps people informed on how "The Forum" worked for the realization and enjoyment of the rights of Zimbabwean people in the month of June.

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Nov 5, 2019
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Analysis of the 2017 NPRC Bill [Final]

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Mar 3, 2017
Category
  • Transitional Justice
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The analysis brings out the improvements and limitations of the 2017 NPRC Bill as compared to the old Bill and previous revised draft.

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Nov 5, 2019
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NTJWG NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2019

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Date recorded
Sep 30, 2019
Category
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

This newsletter details the developments in our country around transitional justice issues to give you a better view of the transitional justice landscape in Zimbabwe today. It covers the activities of the NPRC, our activities, and publications, the activities of our stakeholders and other global developments.

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Nov 1, 2019
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NTJWG Harare Semi Annual Regional Process Monitoring Meeting Report

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Oct 1, 2019
Category
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

The NTJWG convened a semi annual regional process monitoring meeting for the Harare region on the 1stof October 2019. This was done in a bid to engage with its stakeholders on opportunities and challenges they are having in engaging the NPRC as well as obtaining and disseminating information to the working group.

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Nov 1, 2019
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Statement on International Day of Peace

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Sep 21, 2019
Category
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

The NTJWG joined the rest of the world in commemorating the International of Peace. Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September.

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Nov 1, 2019
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Tsholotsho Community Dialogue on the Mandate of the NPRC Report

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Date recorded
Sep 30, 2019
Category
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

The NTJWG convened a community dialogue to build the capacity of communities on the work of the NPRC. This prepared communities at ward level to be active participants and be involved in the work of the NPRC, and to contribute through the NTJWG, to influence the NPRC’s interventions ensuring that they are victim-centred.

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Nov 1, 2019
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Nyanga North Community Dialogue Report

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Date recorded
Sep 30, 2019
Category
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

The NTJWG convened a community dialogue to build the capacity of communities on the work of the NPRC.This prepared communities at ward level to be active participants and be involved in the work of the NPRC, and to contribute through the NTJWG, to influence the NPRC’s interventions ensuring that they are victim-centred.

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Nov 1, 2019
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NTJWG Newsletter August 2019

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Date recorded
Aug 30, 2019
Category
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

The month of August is always a difficult time for Zimbabwe. It is the same month in which at least six civilians were shot dead by the army following the demonstrations in the Harare CBD. Since then, things have not been the same. In this newsletter, we highlight so that you get the full picture of the transitional justice landscape in the country.

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Nov 1, 2019
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NTJWG Annual Report 2018

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Date recorded
Jul 31, 2019
Category
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

The reporting year 2017-2018 was characterised by groundbreaking activities for the NTJWG.The social,political and economic environment in Zimbabwe during the reporting period was also laden with a lot of developments.

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Nov 1, 2019
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NTJWG Newsletter July 2019

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Date recorded
Jul 31, 2019
Category
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

There were a number of considerable transitional justice developments in the country in the month of July.This newsletter,captures these developments for you,so that you get the full picture of the transitional justice landscape in the country.

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Nov 1, 2019
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NTJWG Newsletter June 2019

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Date recorded
Jun 28, 2019
Category
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

There have been several transitional justice developments in the country in June.In this newsletter,we package these developments for you, so that you get the full picture of the transitional justice landscape in the country.

Date added
Nov 1, 2019
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Statement on Mandela Day

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Date recorded
Jul 18, 2019
Category
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

The National Transitional Justice Working Group (NTJWG) joined the rest of the world in commemorating Nelson Mandela Day.

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Nov 1, 2019
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NTJWG Newletter May 2019

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Date recorded
May 31, 2019
Category
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

This newsletter serves to keep you up to speed with transitional justice processes in the country.

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Nov 1, 2019
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NTJWG Executive Briefing Jan Mar 2019

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Date recorded
Mar 31, 2019
Category
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

This briefing seeks to draw the Executive’s attention to the important developments in our country as they relate to transitional justice, healing and reconciliation.

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Nov 1, 2019
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NPRC Briefing March 2019

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Date recorded
Apr 9, 2019
Category
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

This report carries a summary of the issued presented to the NPRC. In the briefing, the NTJWG raised several issues of concern to Zimbabwe’s transitional justice journey.

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Nov 1, 2019
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NTJWG Newsletter Feb Mar 2019

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Date recorded
Mar 31, 2019
Category
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

This newsletter highlights activities carried out between February and March 2019

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Nov 1, 2019
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The Code of Inclusion(1)

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Date recorded
Dec 31, 2018
Category
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

In this Code of Inclusion, NTJWG advances the mandate given by stakeholders to ensure that the processes of transitional justice in Zimbabwe are aligned to the expectations of the people of Zimbabwe and meet the best international standards.

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Nov 1, 2019
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Transitional Justice in pretransitional times1

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Date recorded
Jul 30, 2016
Category
  • Politics & Governance
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

This study is based on the major premise that Zimbabwe has had only one major transition that is from colonial settler rule in 1980, although there have been some political accommodations such as the 1997 Unity Accord and the 2008 Global Political Agreement.

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Apr 11, 2019
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Exploring Transitional Justice Options in Contemporary Zimbabwe

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Date recorded
Jan 31, 2006
Category
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

This report is the product of research that was undertaken in Zimbabwe during 2004 in the wake of the August 2003 symposium. In 2003, there was considerable speculation about the prospects of political talks, and even some sort of ‘negotiated settlement’ between the ruling ZANU(PF) and the opposition MDC.

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Apr 11, 2019
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Transitional Justice Survey Report

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Date recorded
Dec 31, 2011
Category
  • 2008 & Beyond
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

This report is a follow-up to the Taking Transitional Justice to the People outreach project, which commenced in 2009, during which the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) went to local communities across the country to introduce the discussion on transitional justice.

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Apr 11, 2019
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International Conference on Transitional Justice in Zimbabwe Report

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Date recorded
Oct 6, 2012
Category
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

Transitional justice is crucial in dealing with the past and in achieving reconciliation. The United Nations Secretary General’s report on the rule of law and transitional justice in conflict and post-conflict societies describes transitional justice as ‘the full range of processes and mechanisms associated with a society’s attempt to come to terms with the legacy of large-scale past abuses, in order to ensure accountability, serve justice and achieve reconciliation’.

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Apr 11, 2019
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Transitional Justice Policy Symposium Report 2018

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Date recorded
Nov 23, 2018
Category
  • 2008 & Beyond
  • Gukurahundi
  • Transitional Justice
  • Trauma
Summary

This report captures all the proceedings of the symposium, speeches, expert exchanges and outcomes. With QR codes scattered across the report, the reader is invited to join the dialogue, to watch the videos of the presentations and capture the full emotion of the 2018 symposium.

Date added
Apr 4, 2019
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Zimbabwe at the Cross-Roads: Views of Zimbabwean citizens on democracy and transitional justice.

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Date recorded
Jan 30, 2005
Category
  • Politics & Governance
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

This analysis, which included Zimbabwe, showed that, on average, Zimbabweans were highly dissatisfied with the state of democracy in their country, but that the winners were more satisfied than either the losers or the non-partisan, but also that the non-partisan were slightly more dissatisfied than the losers. This analysis was based on the data from the 1999 Afrobarometer survey, but one can see from the 2004 survey that this conclusion would still hold.

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Apr 3, 2019
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State of Transitional Justice in Zimbabwe 2018 Report

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Date recorded
Mar 18, 2019
Category
  • Transitional Justice
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The report documents the outstanding areas of implementation according to domestic law and international obligations. It documents deficits in fully operationalising the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC), the Independent Complaints Mechanism (ICM), and the Ethics and Integrity Committee (EIC). The report documents other processes which include the Commission of Inquiry into August 1 post- election violence. It further documents interventions by civil society actors such as litigation for redress on behalf of victims and the mobilisation of stakeholders at the symposium towards a transitional justice policy.

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Mar 18, 2019
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IJR Zim Transitional Justice OP 2 WEB

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Date recorded
Dec 31, 2012
Category
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

An outline of the five primary focuses of transitional justice processes is provided, followed by brief descriptions of some of the key terms that are used to describe aspects of the process. The purpose of providing this information is to show that transitional justice does not have to be prescriptive.

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Mar 4, 2019
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ICTJ II Conference Report

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Date recorded
Oct 11, 2013
Category
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

This report captures the proceedings of the Second International Conference on Transitional Justice in Zimbabwe held from 9th to 11th October 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The conference discussed the prospects of establishing an effective National Peace and Reconciliation Commission in Zimbabwe, which meets the expectations of the people and is also in sync with international best practices.

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Mar 4, 2019
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Policy Brief on Transitional Justice and Peace Building Mechanisms 2

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Date recorded
Feb 28, 2016
Category
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

The focus of this particular paper is to look at the efficacy of traditional mechanisms in transitional justice in Zimbabwe. The role of indigenous knowledge systems and use of local capacities can no longer be underestimated in development. Traditional mechanisms are often viewed with a lot of suspicion possibly because they do not fit in western perceptions and notions of justice.

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Mar 4, 2019
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Heal Zimbabwe BASELINE REPORT ON PEACE AND RECONCILIATION PROCESSES

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Date recorded
Jul 16, 2018
Category
  • Transitional Justice
  • Trauma
Summary

A nationwide baseline study to inform diverse peace and reconciliation initiatives in Zimbabwe. A baseline study is a descriptive cross-sectional study undertaken to establish the obtaining status of a particular situation before interventions. Baseline studies are essential for project design, benchmarks establishment, monitoring and evaluation.

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Mar 4, 2019
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Is Zimbabwe Ready for Reconciliation A snap Survey Report

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Date recorded
Jun 30, 2016
Category
  • Gukurahundi
  • Transitional Justice
  • Trauma
Summary

A snap survey in March 2016 to establish the level of knowledge among the Zimbabwean populace regarding the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) as the government designs enabling legislation that operationalizes the commission.

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Mar 4, 2019
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Policy Brief on Transitional Justice and Peace Building Mechanisms

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Date recorded
Feb 28, 2016
Category
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

The paper does not seek to put finality on the matter of traditional mechanisms of transitional justice but rather seeks to reignite discussions on the efficacy of traditional mechanisms and offer recommendations on how they can be strengthened in light of their shortcomings.

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Mar 4, 2019
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Symposium Closing Remarks

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Date recorded
Nov 23, 2018
Category
  • Gukurahundi
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

Closing address by Alec Muchadehama a Key note Speaker. He Emphasized in the importance of Peace and Reconciliation and ways of making sure that it is the Government's way of Doing things.

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Feb 14, 2019
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Zimbabwe Amnesty Paper

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Date recorded
Nov 23, 2018
Category
  • Politics & Governance
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

This paper seeks to examine the question of amnesty and whether it is pragmatic to effect it as a healing and reconciliation mechanism within the context of Zimbabwe.

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Feb 14, 2019
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Symposium Day 3 Report

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Date recorded
Nov 23, 2018
Category
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

Reverend Useni Sibanda opened the conference’s third day by assisting participants to reflect on first two days Symposium’s outputs drawing from various presentations and evidence by victims and survivors of the Gukurahundi atrocities.

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Feb 14, 2019
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Symposium Report Day 2

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Date recorded
Nov 22, 2018
Category
  • Gukurahundi
  • Transitional Justice
  • Trauma
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Day 2 of the NTJWG Conference being in Bulawayo began with participants visiting different historical sites and heritage centres which depict Zimbabwe’s conflict history and community healing practices. Visited places include; the Entumbane Reintegration Camps sites, the Queen of Peace Roman Catholic Church and Amagugu International Heritage Centre.

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Feb 14, 2019
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Summary Report Day 1

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Nov 21, 2018
Category
  • Gukurahundi
  • Transitional Justice
  • Trauma
Summary

The conference commenced with welcome remarks from Reverend Dr Ray Motsi (the NTJWG Thematic Leader on Memorialisation). There where also remarks from Paul Themba Nyathi, the NTJWG Deputy Chairperson standing in for the working group’s Chairperson, Aleck Muchadehama as well as a speech from Nomfundo Mogapi the Executice Director of CSVR and last but not least, remarks by the Chairperson of the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission, Retired Justice Selo Nare.

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Feb 14, 2019
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Research paper on the Transitional Justice Strategy for Zimbabwe draft

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Date recorded
Nov 30, 2018
Category
  • Transitional Justice
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The objective of the research is the development of a discussion paper for a transitional justice framework for Zimbabwe. This research will cover aspects regarding the understanding of key transitional justice questions in Zimbabwe.

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Feb 14, 2019
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Stakeholders Conference on TJ Principles Report

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Date recorded
Jul 24, 2015
Category
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

This report captures the proceedings of the Stakeholders Conference on Transitional Justice Principles in Zimbabwe which was convened by the National Transitional Justice Working Group from 23 to 24 July 2015 in Nyanga. The conference discussed and produced the Guiding Principles for Transitional Justice Policy in Practice for Zimbabwe.

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Feb 14, 2019
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Guiding Principles for TJ in Zim

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Date recorded
Sep 30, 2015
Category
  • Transitional Justice
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The report Further Explains the Guiding Principles of Transitional Justice in Zimbabwe Which are, Promotion of Truth, Justice and accountability, Memorialisation, Institutional reform, Gender and Reparations.

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Feb 14, 2019
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State of NTJWG in Zimbabwe

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Date recorded
Mar 31, 2017
Category
  • Transitional Justice
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This report captures the key developments in Zimbabwe's key transitional justice processes to date. It highlights those developments relevant to the mandate of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of Non-recurrence.

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Feb 14, 2019
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NTJWG ANNUAL REPORT 2017

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Date recorded
Dec 31, 2017
Category
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

The work of the NTJWG in the period 2016 to 2017 has seen stakeholders pushing back on the government, rejecting the initial NPRC Bill and mobilising communities to voice their concerns. In early 2017, NTJWG invited stakeholders to a planning workshop in Harare. 37 organisations responded to that call and a comprehensive strategy was produced.

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Feb 14, 2019
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NTJWG April 2018 Newsletter

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Date recorded
Jan 5, 2018
Category
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

This update serves to provide a brief update for Stakeholders on the transitional justice developments in the country as well as activities of the NTJWG in the first quarter of 2018.

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Feb 14, 2019
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NTJWG Executive Brief

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Date recorded
Feb 22, 2018
Category
  • Politics & Governance
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

This briefing was presented to the Special Advisor to the President on National Peace and Reconciliation. The briefing draws from the monitoring work done by NTJWG and the views obtained by NTJWG from Stakeholders who are concerned with the national peace and reconciliation process in Zimbabwe.

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Feb 14, 2019
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NPRC WATCH 4th Edition 2018

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Date recorded
May 4, 2018
Category
  • Transitional Justice
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NPRC Holds National Convergence:What went wrong and what went well.

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Feb 14, 2019
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NTJWG Pre Election Transitional Justice Briefing

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Date recorded
Jul 26, 2018
Category
  • 2008 & Beyond
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

The report presents areas of concern as Zimbabweans head for the polls in the first post-Mugabe election. It is a tightly contested election pitting a post-Tsvangirai opposition coalition and a post-Mugabe ruling party. Both the opposition and the ruling party are promising real change, equating the plebiscite to the 1980 elections that ushered in majority rule.

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Feb 14, 2019
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NPRC Briefing November 2018

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Date recorded
Nov 4, 2018
Category
  • Politics & Governance
  • Transitional Justice
Summary

The National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) is one of 5 independent commissions established by the Constitution of Zimbabwe to entrench a culture of human rights and democracy. Section 251 of the Constitution established the NPRC.

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Feb 14, 2019
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2018 NTJWG Symposium Summary Report

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Date recorded
Nov 23, 2018
Category
  • Gukurahundi
  • Transitional Justice
  • Trauma
Summary

From 21 to 23 November 2018, over 118 delegates converged in Bulawayo for the 2018 Transitional Justice Policy Symposium which was jointly convened by the National Transitional Justice Working Group (NTJWG) and the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR). The theme of the symposium was, ‘Never Again: Setting the Transitional Justice Agenda for Zimbabwe.’

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Feb 14, 2019
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NTJWG CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY ALERT! FULL PAGE

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Date recorded
Jan 14, 2019
Category
  • Transitional Justice
  • Trauma
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The report captures how the NTJWG is shocked at the the horrific developments since 14 January.There were gross violations of Human rights as well as crimes against humanity.

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Feb 14, 2019
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National Transitional Justice Working Group Formation Document

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Feb 27, 2014
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  • Transitional Justice
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The press release outlines the vision, objectives and strategic goals as shaped by the mandate given by the varied transitional justice stakeholders in Zimbabwe.

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Feb 11, 2019
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TJ Survey July 2011

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Jun 1, 2009
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  • Transitional Justice
Summary

This report is a follow-up to the Taking Transitional Justice to the People outreach project, which commenced in 2009, during which the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) went to local communities across the country to introduce the discussion on transitional justice. In this survey, the Forum conducted research between February and March 2011 to capture the recommendations and perceptions of individual Zimbabweans on transitional justice.

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Feb 11, 2019
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Taking Transitional Justice to the people Volume 2

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Date recorded
Jun 1, 2010
Category
  • Transitional Justice
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This report, “Who Will Dare Begin the Process of Recovering the Truth” (Volume Two of the Taking Transitional Justice to the People Outreach Report) sets out the experiences of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum, its members and associates, who conducted outreach meetings in fifty-one constituencies in its community-based programme to take the concept of transitional justice to the community. Reports of the initial fourteen meetings were included in Volume One, published in June 2009.

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Feb 11, 2019
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Taking Transitional justice to the people Volume 1

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Jun 1, 2009
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  • Transitional Justice
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This is a preliminary report on transitional justice highlighting some of the key findings of the Forum's “Taking Transitional Justice to the People” Programme.

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Feb 11, 2019
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