Title | Date added | Template | Date recorded | Category | Summary |
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Monitoring Report on ZANU PF 2018 Primary Elections | Dec 16, 2019 | Elections & violence | Apr 30, 2018 |
| 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. |
ZESN Report on the 30 July 2018 Harmonised Election | Nov 25, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2018 |
| This report presents ZESN’s observations of each sector of the electoral cycle: the pre-election, the polling, and the post-election periods. |
ZHRC Final Report on Zimbabwe 2018 Harmonised Elections | Dec 16, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2018 |
| 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. |
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Act [Chapter 2 12] showing proposed amendments Nov 2007 0 | Feb 28, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 30, 2007 |
| 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. |
BVR Update Number 14 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 21, 2017 |
| This update is based on observations made during the last 7 days of the blitz and is informed by reports from ZESN static and mobile observer teams. |
COMMISSIONS WATCH Commissions Watch 26th July 2018 [ZHRC Media Release] | Dec 2, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jul 26, 2016 |
| 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 |
COMMISSIONS WATCH 6 August 2018 [ ZHRC Preliminary Election Monitoring Report 23 31 July 2018 | Dec 2, 2019 | Elections & violence | Aug 6, 2018 |
| 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. |
COMMISSIONS WATCH 25 Sept Commission of Inquiry into Post Election Violence | Dec 2, 2019 | Elections & violence | Sep 25, 2018 |
| 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. |
COMMISSIONS WATCH 15th November 2018 ZHRC Reports Politically Partisan Distribution of State Aid during Elections | Dec 2, 2019 | Elections & violence | Nov 15, 2018 |
| 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. |
COMMISSIONS WATCH 8th November 2018 Commission of Inquiry Mutare Public Hearings 10 November | Dec 2, 2019 | Elections & violence | Nov 8, 2018 |
| 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 |
COMMISSIONS WATCH 27th November 2018 Commission of Inquiry into Post Election Violence of 1st August | Dec 2, 2019 | Elections & violence | Nov 27, 2018 |
| 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. |
Pre election Statement | Dec 16, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jun 30, 2018 |
| 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 |
ZHRC Preliminary Report 2018 Elections | Dec 16, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jul 31, 2018 |
| This report is based on the information received from the monitors deployed across the country and from complaints received. |
Election and Post Election Statement 9 August 2018 | Dec 16, 2019 | Elections & violence | Aug 9, 2018 |
| 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. |
Statement Condemning Violence 2018 | Dec 16, 2019 | Elections & violence | Aug 1, 2018 |
| 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. |
Manicaland and Mashonaland Voters Registration Slips Report | Dec 16, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2018 |
| 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. |
ZHRC June 10 2015 By Election Observation Report | Dec 16, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jun 10, 2015 |
| The report highlights the findings of the ZHRC before, during and after the elections and the ZHRC’s own observations. |
Bikita West By Elections Report | Dec 16, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jan 21, 2017 |
| Report on the Bikita By-Election |
Monitoring Report on MDC T 2018 Primary Elections | Dec 16, 2019 | Elections & violence | May 31, 2018 |
| 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. |
ZHRC 2018 Election Strategy | Dec 16, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2017 |
| 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). |
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). |
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. |
ZESN November Issue 2016 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Nov 30, 2016 |
| CSOS call for Comprehensive reforms to ensure Democratic Elections. |
ZESN 43rd Edition | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Mar 31, 2017 |
| Lessons from Kenya on mass Biometric Voter Registration. |
ZESN 44th Edition 2017 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jun 30, 2017 |
| Success of the BVR process hinged on timeous finalization of requisite processes. |
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. |
ZPP April MMR 2015 | Feb 19, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Apr 30, 2015 |
| This report covers recorded incidents of civil and political rights violations from the ten provinces of Zimbabwe for the month of April 2015. The report also highlights the food situation in the provinces and focuses on how food and other aid continue to be used as a political tool. |
BVR Human Rights Violations Report | Mar 4, 2019 | Elections & violence | Feb 26, 2018 |
| 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. |
Zcbc pastoral letter on july elections shona | Nov 26, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jul 30, 2018 |
| ZCBC Pastoral Letter on July Elections , Shona Version |
Mwenezi East by election preliminary report | Mar 4, 2019 | Elections & violence | Apr 11, 2017 |
| 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. |
CCZ42.18 NELSON CHAMISA v EMMERSON DAMBUDZO MNANGAGWA | Feb 28, 2019 | Elections & violence | Aug 3, 2018 |
| 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. |
ZESN Analysis of ZEC Presidential Results by Polling Station Final | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Aug 31, 2018 |
| The ten files in total contained ZEC Presidential Results by Polling Station. These files contain presidential results information for 10,984 polling stations. The files are not without errors. Analysis of the results for the parliamentary elections and the presidential elections does not show significant discrepancies. |
Electoral Act as Amended Jan 2008 | Feb 26, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 24, 2008 |
| 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. |
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Act [Chapter 2 12], Amended January 2008 | Feb 28, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 30, 2008 |
| 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. |
2013 ZLHR Pre election report | Feb 19, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jun 30, 2013 |
| The harmonised elections set for 31 July 2013 remain perhaps the most significant yet contested polls in the history of Zimbabwe. Not only has the timing of the actual poll been uncertain, but the polls are also approaching at a time when the curtains are coming down on the embattled Inclusive Government (IG) that was akin to a love-hate relationship amongst the three main political parties represented in Parliament. |
ZEC's OPPOSING AFFIDAVIT | Feb 28, 2019 | Elections & violence | Aug 10, 2018 |
| 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. |
Bikita West By election REPORT | Mar 4, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jan 26, 2017 |
| 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. |
African Union guide elections | Mar 4, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jul 8, 2002 |
| The principles are divided between the responsibilities of member states and the rights and obligations under which democratic elections must be held. |
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance | Mar 4, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 30, 2007 |
| 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. |
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). |
Eminent Persons Observer Mission Report to the Zimbabwe Harmonised Elections 2018 0 | Nov 25, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2018 |
| 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. |
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. |
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. |
“Bullets for Each of You” State-Sponsored Violence since Zimbabwe’s March 29 Elections | Apr 3, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jun 30, 2008 |
| 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. |
Opening a new door | Nov 26, 2019 | Elections & violence | Jun 29, 2018 |
| Pastoral Letter of the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops' Conference on the National Elections of 30 July 2018. |
Do elections in Zimbabwe favour the rural woman | Mar 5, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2014 |
| 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. |
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. |
Report on the Post elections violations | Feb 14, 2019 | Elections & violence | Aug 1, 2018 |
| This is the first report by the consortium which covers the period 1 to 9 August 2018. A total of 199 violations were documented from 1 to 9 August 2018. |
SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections | Mar 4, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2015 |
| 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. |
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. |
Electoral Act (Consolidated 2018) 0 | Feb 26, 2019 | Institutional reform | May 28, 2018 |
| 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. |
BVR UPDATE NUMBER 4 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Oct 11, 2017 |
| The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) commenced the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) for the Wards which fall under Phase 1 yesterday. ZEC intends to roll out the process in four phases until 19 December 2017. |
Inspection of VR Update Number 1 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | May 23, 2018 |
| ZESN has been closely tracking developments related to the ongoing inspection of the Provisional Voters’ Roll (PVR) exercise which commenced on 19 May 2018 and scheduled to end on 29 May 2018. |
BVR UPDATE NUMBER 10 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Nov 17, 2017 |
| The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) concluded phase 2 of the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) blitz on Monday 13 November 2017. Phase 3 of the blitz commenced yesterday, 16 November 2017 and was marred by a few challenges which include; destruction of registration tents by heavy rains and failure to open some of the registration centres owing to late arrival of either ZEC registration officers or equipment. |
Post Election Violence Report for August III 2 | Mar 5, 2019 | Elections & violence | Aug 31, 2018 |
| 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. |
NDI Monitoring Direct Recording of BVR 2007 | Mar 5, 2019 | Elections & violence | Dec 31, 2007 |
| 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. |
BVR UPDATE NUMBER 3 | Feb 22, 2019 | Elections & violence | Sep 28, 2017 |
| The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) continues to observe the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) exercise at the 63 District centers established by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC). |
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. |
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. |
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. |