Title | Date added | Template | Date recorded | Category | Summary |
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ZPP January MMR 2019 | Nov 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jan 31, 2019 |
| 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). |
Zimbabwe political violence & elections | Feb 18, 2019 | Elections & violence | Apr 30, 2018 |
| This report focuses on how Zimbabwe has an unenviable reputation for being the most politically violent country in Southern Africa, certainly since the civil wars ended in Angola and Mozambique, and the independence of Namibia and South Africa. |
Zimbabwe Mission Report | Apr 3, 2019 | Elections & violence | Nov 30, 2012 |
| 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. |
Zimbabwe 2018 COG Report Final | Nov 25, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jul 30, 2018 |
| 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. |
ZESN REPORT ON PRE ELECTION POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT AND OBSERVATION OF KEY ELECTORAL PROCESSES | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | May 18, 2018 |
| This report is based on observations made by the LTOs between 18 May and 07 July 2018 in their respective constituencies from across the country’s 10 provinces. However ZESN produced several thematic reports during the same reporting period, including a report inspection of the voters’ roll, the nomination court, and primary elections for political parties. |
ZESN 11th Edition | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jan 31, 2013 |
| The Bulletin Stated that contesting for Elections is expensive in Zimbabwe making it essential that Political parties have funding for them to take part in the polls. |
Who will guide the guides | Nov 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Nov 21, 2019 |
| On 20 November 2019, supporters of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change Alliance (MDC-A) gathered at the party headquarters in Harare for the Hope of the Nation Address which was scheduled to be addressed by the party President Nelson Chamisa. The hostile response by the police who indiscriminately beat the crowd with baton sticks, with booted feet and fired tear gas in the busy Central Business District resulted in many citizens involved in their daily business being injured or bundled into police vehicles. |
Who was responsible? Alleged perpetrators and their crimes during the 2000 Parliamentary Election period | Apr 11, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jul 31, 2001 |
| 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. |
TRICK OR TREAT? THE EFFECTS OF THE PRE-ELECTION CLIMATE ON THE POLL IN THE 2005 ZIMBABWE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
| Apr 3, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jun 30, 2005 |
| 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. |
TORTUOUS PATTERNS DESTINED TO REPEAT THEMSELVES IN UPCOMING ELECTION CAMPAIGN | Apr 3, 2019 | Elections & violence | Nov 30, 2004 |
| 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. |
The Unleashing of Violence: A report on violence against peaceful protesters in Harare
| Apr 11, 2019 | Elections & violence | Apr 30, 2000 |
| 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). |
The End of A Road: The 2013 Elections in Zimbabwe | Apr 8, 2019 | Elections & violence | Oct 31, 2013 |
| 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. |
THE 2005 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION.
FLAWED, UNFREE AND UNFAIR!
| Apr 3, 2019 | Elections & violence | Apr 30, 2005 |
| 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. |
Terror tactics in the run-up to parliamentary elections, June 2000 | Apr 1, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jun 8, 2000 |
| 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. |
Stuffed ballots and empty stomachs | Apr 11, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jul 31, 2005 |
| This report considers the actual period of voting and the first one hundred days thereafter. |
SPT Old Beginnings February 2018 | Mar 4, 2019 | Elections & violence | Feb 28, 2018 |
| 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. |
SEOM Statement | Nov 25, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jul 21, 2018 |
| 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. |
Report on Pre-election Political Violence in Mberengwa | Apr 11, 2019 | Elections & violence | Nov 17, 2000 |
| 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. |
Race Against Time The Need for Legal and Institutional Reforms Ahead of Zimbabwe’s Elections | Apr 3, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jan 31, 2013 |
| 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. |
Political Violence report 2008 | Feb 11, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 1, 2008 |
| In this report for 2008,there are certain trends and characteristics which have been attendant on the incidents reported to the Human rights Forum which rebut the denial of ZANU PF that in most instances the violence that was reported was between over zealous youths and villagers. |
Political and historical context of elections 2 | Feb 18, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2018 |
| This briefing paper reviews the political and historical context of the Zimbabwean election with a view of determining the contribution of this past to the electoral outcomes. We hypothesize that the 2018 electoral outcome will be a function of its immediate past and the broader national historical context. |
Policy Brief A Call for Alignment of Laws with the Constitution | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2017 |
| This paper contains a framework to guide lobby and advocacy efforts with parliamentarians, policy makers and other critical stakeholders such as ZEC. |
Organised Violence and Torture in the Bye-Elections held in Zimbabwe during 2000 and 2001. | Apr 1, 2019 | Elections & violence | May 5, 2002 |
| 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. |
Not a Level Playing Field: Zimbabwe’s Parliamentary Elections in 2005 | Apr 3, 2019 | Elections & violence | Mar 21, 2005 |
| 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. |
Neither Free nor Fair: High Court decisions on the petitions on the June 2000 General Election. | Apr 1, 2019 | Elections & violence | Mar 3, 2002 |
| 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. |
National Dialogue must result in comprehensive electoral and political reforms ZESN | Feb 20, 2019 | Elections & violence | Feb 7, 2019 |
| ZESN strongly believes that the pathway to the next election should be defined by a comprehensive electoral and political reforms process established and implemented by all key stakeholders. |
Mnangagwa opposing papers Part2 | Feb 28, 2019 | Elections & violence | Aug 1, 2018 |
| SADC electoral Observation Mission to the Republic of Zimbabwe Preliminary statement by his Excellency Manuel Domingos Augusto. |
Mnangagwa opposing papers Part1 | Feb 28, 2019 | Elections & violence | Aug 15, 2018 |
| E.D Mnangagwa Urges the court to dismiss Chamisa's application as there was no valid challenge to his election. |
IRI NDI Observation Report 2018 final | Nov 25, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2018 |
| 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). |
If you cant join them, beat them:Post election violence Zimbabwe 2008 | Apr 11, 2019 | Elections & violence | May 5, 2008 |
| 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. |