Title | Date added | Template | Date recorded | Category | Summary |
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The Aftermath of a Disastrous Venture A Follow up report on Operation Murambatsvina | Feb 11, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Sep 1, 2005 |
| This report traces developments that have taken place since our June report and gives an overview of the main consequences of Operation Murambatsvina since it commenced on 19 May 2005. It also locates the Operation in the context of events that have happened in Zimbabwe over several years. |
Operation Murambatsvina and its effects on political participation. final 17 May 2017 | Feb 11, 2019 | Promotion of truth | May 1, 2005 |
| A report demonstrating a recent study on risk aversion, Operation Murambatsvina [OM] had severe effects upon the population of Zimbabwe (Masunungure et al. 2017). The percentage of Zimbabweans that reported being “risk takers” in 1999 was 84%, but this dropped to a paltry 13% in 2005.The present study examined the changes in aspects of citizen agency – political participation, community participation, political trust and political affiliation – as well as lived poverty for three periods, 2004, 2005 and 2009. |
Mrs A Tibaijuka Report on Operation Murambatsvina | Feb 11, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jul 18, 2005 |
| The report outlines how the Government of Zimbabwe embarked on an operation to“clean-up” its cities. It was a“crash”operation known as “Operation Murambatsvina”, referred to in this report as Operation Restore Order. It started in the Zimbabwe capital, Harare, and rapidly evolved into anationwide demolition and eviction campaign carried out bythe police and the army. |
“Clear the Filth”-Mass Evictions and Demolitions in Zimbabwe
| Mar 27, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Sep 11, 2005 |
| The Zimbabwean authorities claimed that the destruction of homes and other properties is part of a long-term plan to clean up the urban areas, restore order, rid the cities of criminal elements and restore dignity to the people. |
Meltdown: Murambatsvina One Year On. | Mar 27, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Aug 30, 2006 |
| Between 1991 and 2003, urban poverty trebled in Zimbabwe. It was against this background of escalating economic collapse and social disintegration that “Operation Murambatsvina” (OM), or “Discarding the Filth”, took place in mid 2005. In the space of a few weeks, 700,000 people lost their homes and/or livelihoods in a process that the UN has referred to as “indiscriminate and unjustified”. More than two million others suffered related losses as a result of the demolitions. |
Effective Human Rights- Based Housing strategies | Mar 27, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Dec 31, 2017 |
| Amnesty International welcomes the initiative by the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non discrimination in this context to prepare guidance for states on designing and implementing effective human rights-based housing strategies to realize the right to housing and to fulfil commitments made under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the New Urban Agenda. |
A study on the impact of Operation Murambatsvina/ Restore Order in Zimbabwe | Apr 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Aug 30, 2005 |
| This report attempts to give a factual account of the impact “Operation Murambatsvina/Restore Order”. This is done through analysis of the impact at both household level and communities. |
Making Life Unbearable latest (6 December 2005) | Apr 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Dec 6, 2005 |
| This present study is an extension and elaboration of previous work on Operation Murambatsvina. It arose out of the need to have more in-depth information about a number of key areas in their lives and experiences of those affected by Operation Murambatsvina; namely, trauma, HIV/AIDS, legal issues, and losses. |
A STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF
“OPERATION MURAMBATSVINA/RESTORE ORDER” IN 26 WARDS OF HARARE HIGH DENSITY HOUSING AREAS
| Apr 1, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jul 30, 2005 |
| This report attempts to give a factual account of the impact Operation Murambatsvina/Restore Order. This is done through analysis of the impact at both household level and community level. |
No justice for the victims of forced evictions | Apr 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Sep 8, 2006 |
| In May 2005 the government of Zimbabwe launched Operation Murambatsvina, a programme of mass forced evictions and demolitions of homes and informal businesses. The operation targeted poor urban and surrounding (peri-urban) areas nationwide. The evictions and demolitions were carried out without adequate notice, court orders, due process, legal protection, redress or appropriate relocation measures, in violation of Zimbabwe’s obligations under international human rights law. |
BRIEFING TO THE PRESESSION WORKING-GROUP OF THE UN COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN | Apr 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 30, 2011 |
| This briefing reflects Amnesty International’s information on human rights violations committed during and after mass forced evictions carried out in 2005. The program of forced evictions was carried out across the country, affecting an estimated 700,000 people, who were left without homes, or livelihoods, or both. |
“Clear the Filth” : Mass Evictions and Demolitions in Zimbabwe
| Apr 3, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Sep 11, 2005 |
| This report tells the stories of the mass evictions and house demolitions and the continuing suffering of those affected, mostly in the words of victims. Women, children and men recount how they were forced to destroy their own houses, often at gunpoint. |
A Fractured Nation | Apr 8, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jul 30, 2010 |
| This report follows up on previous OM research conducted by SPT in 2005 and 2006 and build on narratives of the lives of particular families and informal settlements from 2005 to 2010. The story is a grim one with many of those we remembered now prematurely dead, and others living in unspeakable poverty. |
Condemned by their own words | Apr 11, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Apr 30, 2007 |
| The utterances of political leaders can be very revealing. Their commitment to democracy and human rights is most tested when there is a serious challenge to their continued hold on power or when they attract heavy criticism. At such times, the leaders either display political tolerance or they lash out at their critics and opponents. Leaders with repressive tendencies will turn to repression; leaders who respect democracy will not. |
Order out of Chaos or Chaos out of Order:A Preliminary Report on Operation Murambatsvina | Apr 11, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 30, 2005 |
| “Operation Murambatsvina” and “Operation Restore Order” are the code names used by the police for a massive operation that began in Zimbabwe towards the end of May. This nationwide campaign, which has been conducted in the cities and towns, in peri-urban areas, and on farms settled after land invasions, has led to the destruction of many thousands of houses and means of shelter, trading stalls and markets. |
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