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
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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.
Zimbabwe Amnesty Paper
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- Nov 23, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
- Transitional Justice
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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.
Tsholotsho Community Dialogue on the Mandate of the NPRC Report
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- Sep 30, 2019
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- Transitional Justice
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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.
Transitional Justice Survey Report
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2011
- Category
- 2008 & Beyond
- Transitional Justice
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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.
Transitional Justice Policy Symposium Report 2018
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- Date recorded
- Nov 23, 2018
- Category
- 2008 & Beyond
- Gukurahundi
- Transitional Justice
- Trauma
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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.
Transitional Justice in pretransitional times1
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- Date recorded
- Jul 30, 2016
- Category
- Politics & Governance
- Transitional Justice
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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.
TJ Survey July 2011
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- Date recorded
- Jun 1, 2009
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- Transitional Justice
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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.
The Code of Inclusion(1)
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2018
- Category
- Transitional Justice
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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.
Taking Transitional Justice to the people Volume 2
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- 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.
Taking Transitional justice to the people Volume 1
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- Date recorded
- Jun 1, 2009
- Category
- 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.
Symposium Closing Remarks
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- Nov 23, 2018
- Category
- Gukurahundi
- Transitional Justice
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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.
Summary Report Day 1
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- Date recorded
- Nov 21, 2018
- Category
- Gukurahundi
- Transitional Justice
- Trauma
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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.
Statement on Mandela Day
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- Jul 18, 2019
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- Transitional Justice
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The National Transitional Justice Working Group (NTJWG) joined the rest of the world in commemorating Nelson Mandela Day.
Statement on International Day of Peace
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- Sep 21, 2019
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- Transitional Justice
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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.
State of Transitional Justice in Zimbabwe 2018 Report
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- Mar 18, 2019
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- 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.
State of NTJWG in Zimbabwe
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- Date recorded
- Mar 31, 2017
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- 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.
Stakeholders Conference on TJ Principles Report
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- Date recorded
- Jul 24, 2015
- Category
- Transitional Justice
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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.
Root and Branch
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- Date recorded
- Mar 10, 2010
- Category
- Transitional Justice
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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.
Research paper on the Transitional Justice Strategy for Zimbabwe draft
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- 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.
Policy Brief on Transitional Justice and Peace Building Mechanisms 2
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- Date recorded
- Feb 28, 2016
- Category
- Transitional Justice
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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.
Policy Brief on Transitional Justice and Peace Building Mechanisms
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- Date recorded
- Feb 28, 2016
- Category
- Transitional Justice
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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.
Nyanga North Community Dialogue Report
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- Date recorded
- Sep 30, 2019
- Category
- Transitional Justice
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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.
NTJWG Pre Election Transitional Justice Briefing
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- Jul 26, 2018
- Category
- 2008 & Beyond
- Transitional Justice
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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.
NTJWG NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2019
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- Sep 30, 2019
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- Transitional Justice
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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.
NTJWG Newsletter June 2019
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- Jun 28, 2019
- Category
- Transitional Justice
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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.
NTJWG Newsletter July 2019
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- Jul 31, 2019
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- Transitional Justice
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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.
NTJWG Newsletter Feb Mar 2019
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- Mar 31, 2019
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- Transitional Justice
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This newsletter highlights activities carried out between February and March 2019
NTJWG Newsletter August 2019
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- Aug 30, 2019
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- Transitional Justice
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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.
NTJWG Newletter May 2019
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- May 31, 2019
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- Transitional Justice
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This newsletter serves to keep you up to speed with transitional justice processes in the country.
NTJWG Harare Semi Annual Regional Process Monitoring Meeting Report
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- Oct 1, 2019
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- Transitional Justice
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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.