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Our Branches Are Broken Using the Tree Of Life Healing Method

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Date recorded
Mar 30, 2016
Category
  • Gukurahundi
  • Trauma
Summary

This article assesses the effectiveness of the Tree of Life healing approach, which was one of the methodologies tried during the course of the research with a small group of survivors of the 1980s atrocities.

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Nov 28, 2019
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Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum State of Human Rights Report 2018

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Date recorded
Oct 16, 2019
Category
  • Elections
  • Politics & Governance
  • Trauma
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This report covers the state of human rights in Zimbabwe in the year 2018. While it is impossible to capture and record every single incident that happened in the year, the report presents and analyses key events and incidences that shaped the human rights landscape, as well as compliance,accountability and impunity.

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Nov 5, 2019
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Anti-Impunity update

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Date recorded
Jul 16, 2019
Category
  • Politics & Governance
  • Trauma
Summary

The alert highlights that failure by the government to honour court judgments in favour of victims of human rights violations by the police and the military, is actually a human rights violation.

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Nov 5, 2019
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Transitional Justice Policy Symposium Report 2018

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Date recorded
Nov 23, 2018
Category
  • 2008 & Beyond
  • Gukurahundi
  • Transitional Justice
  • Trauma
Summary

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.

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Apr 4, 2019
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THE CASE OF HENRY DOWA: THE UNITED NATIONS & ZIMBABWE UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT

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Date recorded
Jan 30, 2004
Category
  • Politics & Governance
  • Trauma
Summary

In May 2003 REDRESS learned that an allegedly notorious Zimbabwean police torturer, Henry Dowa, was in Kosovo. Sources inside and outside of Zimbabwe confirmed that there were numerous serious allegations of torture linked to him, and further investigations revealed that Dowa was part of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) civilian police force (CIVPOL).

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Apr 3, 2019
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TORTURE IN ZIMBABWE, PAST AND PRESENT PREVENTION, PUNISHMENT, REPARATION?

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Date recorded
Jun 30, 2005
Category
  • Politics & Governance
  • Trauma
Summary

Zimbabwe has not acceded to the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment nor the statute of the International Criminal Court. There are a number of other specific Commonwealth declarations and principles, which were applicable to Zimbabwe before it left the Commonwealth in 2003.

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Apr 3, 2019
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Perpetual Fear :Impunity and Cycles of Violence in Zimbabwe

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Date recorded
Mar 31, 2011
Category
  • 2008 & Beyond
  • Trauma
Summary

This report highlights the impunity that prevails in Zimbabwe. It provides an update on illustrative cases of political killings, torture, and abductions that took place during the presidential election run-off in 2008 and in the aftermath of the elections.

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Apr 3, 2019
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Can you have a reparations policy without justice?

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Date recorded
Sep 25, 1999
Category
  • Politics & Governance
  • Trauma
Summary

Under humanitarian law and a series of international conventions, all gross human rights violations are argued to require legal remedy. However, in situations of epidemic violence legal remedies may require extension through a policy of reparations. There are conceptual confusions that often impair the proper formulation of a reparations policy. This paper examines these problems in the context of Zimbabwe.

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Apr 1, 2019
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“At the boiling point of the pain”. Report of a pilot study examining the efficacy of psychotherapy for torture survivors.

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Date recorded
May 31, 2002
Category
  • Trauma
Summary

This study has been influenced by our reading of similar literatures in relation to the psychological and social effects of the trauma resulting from organised violence and torture. While we will not be reviewing that literature in depth in this report, it does seem important to note that there is a large body of literature relating both to similar experiences elsewhere in the world and also within the specifically Zimbabwean context.

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Apr 1, 2019
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Making Life Unbearable latest (6 December 2005)

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Date recorded
Dec 6, 2005
Category
  • Displacements
  • Murambatsvina
  • Trauma
Summary

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.

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Apr 1, 2019
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Epworth and Budiriro Report on Police Brutality

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Date recorded
Dec 31, 2016
Category
  • 2008 & Beyond
  • Trauma
Summary

This report contains the preliminary findings of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC), pursuant to an ongoing investigation undertaken into complaints alleging violations of human rights, in particular the right to freedom from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment by COMPLAINANT A AND OTHERS in Epworth and Budiriro, in the Harare Metropolitan Province, Zimbabwe.

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Mar 6, 2019
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ZADHR Victims of OTV 2 9 June 2003

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Date recorded
Jun 9, 2003
Category
  • Trauma
Summary

This report includes case summaries, with histories, examination findings and two photographs, of incidents of violence inflicted during the week of the National Mass Action 2nd-9th June 2003. Medical reports were obtained and are available for at least 150 people who sought medical help for injuries sustained as a result of state organised violence.

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Mar 5, 2019
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Epidemic violence and the community

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Date recorded
Dec 31, 1998
Category
  • Trauma
Summary

This paper deals with the problem of epidemic violence and its consequences, most notably with the problem of torture, which is a common consequence of epidemic violence. It is located in that most violent of continents, Africa, and in Zimbabwe in particular.

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Mar 5, 2019
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IJR Community Healing Manual web

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Date recorded
Dec 31, 2015
Category
  • Trauma
Summary

The manual was produced to enhance the capacity of members of the PBNZ in their peace-building work by way of a bottom-up approach that also seeks to complement the role that will be played by the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) and other local and national processes. Specifically, the manual is intended to develop the capacity of members of the PBNZ in their efforts to heal communities devastated by political violence, as well as by future instances of violent conflict, so that peace can be sustained in Zimbabwe.

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Mar 4, 2019
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Human Rights Update

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Date recorded
Sep 22, 2017
Category
  • Trauma
Summary

Heal Zimbabwe recorded a total of 16 cases of human rights violations from 9 districts between the 20th of August and the 15th of September 2017.

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Mar 4, 2019
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ZPP Food Violations Monitoring

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Date recorded
Oct 17, 2016
Category
  • 2008 & Beyond
  • Trauma
Summary

October 2016 reports related to discrimination and denial of food to those considered to be politically ‘incorrect’.

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Feb 20, 2019
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ZPP MMR Nov 2015

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Date recorded
Nov 30, 2015
Category
  • 2008 & Beyond
  • Trauma
Summary

The November 2015 report outlined Fear as a tool of Political Manipulation as ordinary people fear that there will be repercussions to support another party.

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Feb 19, 2019
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ZPP Monthly Monitor January 2015

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Date recorded
Jan 31, 2015
Category
  • 2008 & Beyond
  • Trauma
Summary

This report is based on reports from ZPP long-term community based human rights monitors who observe, monitor and record cases of human rights violations in the constituencies they reside.

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Feb 19, 2019
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ZPP July 2015 MMR

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Date recorded
Jul 31, 2015
Category
  • 2008 & Beyond
  • Trauma
Summary

This report is based on reports from ZPP long-term community based human rights monitors who observe, monitor and record cases of human rights violations in the constituencies they reside.

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Feb 19, 2019
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ZPP MMR Dec 2015

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Date recorded
Dec 31, 2015
Category
  • Trauma
Summary

The report talks about how supporting the opposition is a costly ordeal and how rights are not only grossly trampled upon, but they are torn up in a thousand little pieces and thrown to the winds in Zimbabwe.

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Feb 19, 2019
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ZPP MMR August 2015

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Date recorded
Aug 31, 2015
Category
  • 2008 & Beyond
  • Displacements
  • Trauma
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The report talks about how the political landscape of Zimbabwe continues to be awash with intolerance and bias. While members of opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) are seen on the offensive in a few of the recorded instances, in the majority of reported incidences in August the ruling Zanu PF is the dominant perpetrator, a situation that continues to repeat itself.

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Feb 19, 2019
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ZPP June 2015 MMR

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Date recorded
Jun 30, 2015
Category
  • 2008 & Beyond
  • Trauma
Summary

This report covers recorded incidents of civil and political rights violations from the ten provinces of Zimbabwe for the month of June 2015.The month of June 2015 was filled with a number of enthralling political developments most of which have an impact on the attainment of sustainable peace.

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Feb 19, 2019
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ZPP November MMR 2017

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Date recorded
Nov 30, 2017
Category
  • Politics & Governance
  • Trauma
Summary

The Zimbabwe Peace project recorded an increase in Human rights violations to 190 in November 2017.Most Cases of Harassment and Intimidation were linked to the BVR exercise and the Intra-party violence within the ruling part ZANU PF.

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Feb 19, 2019
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ZPP MMR October 2017

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Date recorded
Oct 31, 2017
Category
  • Trauma
Summary

The Report Highlights how Zimbabweans are Prisoners of fear and how the farming season has contributed to an increase in cases of intimidation and harassment as well as discrimination as cases of discrimination have increased from 21 to 31.

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Feb 19, 2019
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ZPP September MMR 2017

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Date recorded
Sep 30, 2017
Category
  • Trauma
Summary

There was an increase of Violations in September from 149 to 178 cases.There were creations of terror networks because of the violations perpetrated by Traditional Leaders.

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Feb 19, 2019
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ZPP MMR May 2017

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Date recorded
May 31, 2017
Category
  • Trauma
Summary

The month of May stands out owing to violations of the right to education, the right to food and civil and political rights mainly freedom of association and assembly. This May ZPP recorded the highest number of incidences where pupils were sent away from school for failure to pay school fees or clear the previous term’s arrears.

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Feb 19, 2019
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ZPP February MMR 2017

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Date recorded
Feb 28, 2017
Category
  • Politics & Governance
  • Trauma
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The report is about the floods that hit the country particularly in Masvingo, Matebeleland South and North as well as Bulawayo. They led to food shortages as crops, livestock and property were destroyed.

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Feb 19, 2019
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ZPP MMR January 2017

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Date recorded
Jan 31, 2017
Category
  • Politics & Governance
  • Trauma
Summary

The month of January recorded many violations which were politically motivated. Most of the reported cases were harassment and intimidation of opposition political activists. Other prominent cases were those of deprivation of state sponsored food aid and inputs for farming.

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Feb 19, 2019
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ZPP December MMR 2018

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Date recorded
Dec 31, 2018
Category
  • 2008 & Beyond
  • Trauma
Summary

Human Rights violations continued on a downward trend in the month of December with 136 violations recorded, down from the 164 recorded in November. Zanu PF was responsible for most of the violations followed by the Zimbabwe Republic Police officers and Municipal police officers.

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Feb 19, 2019
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ZPP November MMR 2018

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Date recorded
Nov 30, 2018
Category
  • 2008 & Beyond
  • Trauma
Summary

The report highlights how the Zimbawe Republic Police made up 25% of the perpetrators of Human Rights Violations which was one of the highest figures in 2018.

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Feb 19, 2019
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