ACRONYMS ACRWC BAZ BEAM BVR CBD CEDAW CIO CRPD GBV ICCPR ICESCR JCT JSC LGBTQIA MDCA MDC-T NCA NGOs NPA PDP RBZ UDHR UNCRC UNCRPD UNICEF ZACC ZANU-PF ZBC ZCTU ZEC ZELA ZESN ZHRC ZIMSEC ZimStats ZLHR ZNCWC ZMC ZNA ZRP African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe Basic Education Assistance Module Biometric Voter Registration Central Business District Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women Central Intelligence Organisation Convention on the Rights of People With Disabilities Gender-based Violence International Covenant on Civil and Political Right International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Justice for Children Judicial Service Commission Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual Movement for Democratic Change Alliance Movement for Democratic Change - Tsvangirai National Constitutional Assembly Non-Governmental Organisations National Prosecuting Authority People’s Democratic Party Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Universal Declaration of Human Rights United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities United Nations Children’s Fund Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front Zimbabwe Broadcasting Authority Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association Zimbabwe Election Support Network Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Zimbabwe School Examinations Council Zimbabwe Statistics Agency Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights Zimbabwe National Council for the Welfare of Children Zimbabwe Media Commission Zimbabwe National Army Zimbabwe Republic Police vi STATE OF HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT ZIMBABWE 2018