Ingutsheni Report
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- Jun 25, 2015
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- Politics & Governance
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The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) is amongst the Chapter 12 Independent Commissions which seek to promote human rights and democracy in Zimbabwe. The mandate of the ZHRC is to promote, protect and enforce human rights and fundamental freedoms in Zimbabwe.
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- Dec 16, 2019
Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Act
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- Oct 12, 2020
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide for the procedure of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission; to provide for the appointment of the Deputy Chairperson, Executive Secretary and staff of the Commission; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
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- Dec 16, 2019
SADC NHRIs Memorandum of Understanding
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- Nov 22, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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SADC NHRIs Memorandum of Understanding
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- Dec 16, 2019
NPRC NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2019
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- Nov 30, 2019
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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The newsletter covers activities by the NPRC and also shares NTJWG activities.
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- Dec 9, 2019
Midlands State University Law Review 2017 Vol III ARTICLE I
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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The article reviews the Judgement with a view to unpack how it affects the socio-legal landscape of Zimbabwe.
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- Dec 9, 2019
Commissions Watch 4 2016 Public Interviews of Electoral Commission Candidates Candidates' Names & Other Details
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- May 5, 2016
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- Politics & Governance
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This bulletin follows up Commissions Watch 3/2016 with further information about the public interviews to be conducted by Parliament’s Committee on Standing Rules and Orders [CSRO] on Monday 9th May, starting at 9.00 am sharp
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- Dec 2, 2019
Commissions Watch 3 2016 Public Interviews of Electoral Commission Candidates
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- May 4, 2016
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- Politics & Governance
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This bulletin is to give advance notice that the public interviews of candidates nominated for appointment as members of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission [ZEC] will be conducted at Parliament on Monday 9th May
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- Dec 2, 2019
COMMISSIONS WATCH 17th July 2019 [POWERS OF ARREST FOR ZACC OFFICERS WHAT IT MEANS]
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- Jul 17, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Over the years the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission [ZACC] has been at the receiving end of insults and derision from the general public, which felt it was doing less than it should to contain corruption.
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- Dec 2, 2019
COMMISSIONS WATCH 19th June Anti Corruption Commission Candidates New Timetable for Public Interviews Friday 21st June
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- Jun 19, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Our Commissions Watch bulletin dated 8th June [link] gave advance notice of the public interviews to be held at Parliament of the 38 short-listed candidates for appointment to fill eight vacancies in the membership of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission [ZACC].
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- Dec 2, 2019
COMMISSIONS WATCH 8 June 2019 ZACC Vacancies Candidates to be Interviewed 21 June 2019
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- Jun 8, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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On 31st January this year the then chairperson and all the eight members of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission resigned.
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- Dec 2, 2019
COMMISSIONS WATCH 15 February 2019 Parliament Calls for Public Nominations for Appointment to ZACC
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- Feb 15, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Following the resignation of the chairperson and all the members of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission on the 31st January, the President must appoint persons to replace them.
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- Dec 2, 2019
SI 2019 246 Collective Bargaining Agreement Medical and Allied Industry
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- Jul 31, 2019
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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Collective Bargaining Agreement: Medical and Allied Industry
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- Nov 25, 2019
Joint press statement Second formal dialogue meeting between EU and Zim
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- Nov 21, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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The meeting provided for the continuation of a wide-ranging engagement on priorities, shared objectives and areas for collaboration including: economic developments, trade and investment; human rights, democratisation, rule of law and good governance; development cooperation; humanitarian impact and climate change as well as global and regional matters.
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- Nov 25, 2019
NPRC Briefing October 2019
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- Oct 31, 2019
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- Transitional Justice
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This brief constitutes a summary of the issues presented to the NPRC, the responses given by the NPRC and an update of its activities given by the NPRC.
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- Nov 19, 2019
NPRC WATCH "NOT ALONE" :THE ROLE OF INDEPENDENT COMMISSIONS IN TIMES OF CRISIS.
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- Feb 8, 2019
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Transitional Justice
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In this edition of the NPRC Watch, we are expanding the scope of the discussion to look at not only the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) but all relevant independent commissions that are established to support democracy and entrench human rights through Chapter 12 of the Constitution. We look at the role of these commissions in the times of crisis when violations of human rights are on the increase. It is for times like these that such commissions were established.
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- Nov 19, 2019
Analysis of the 2017 NPRC Bill [Final]
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- Mar 3, 2017
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- Transitional Justice
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The analysis brings out the improvements and limitations of the 2017 NPRC Bill as compared to the old Bill and previous revised draft.
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- Nov 5, 2019
NTJWG Harare Semi Annual Regional Process Monitoring Meeting Report
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- Date recorded
- 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.
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- Nov 1, 2019
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.
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- Nov 1, 2019
Nyanga North Community Dialogue 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.
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- Nov 1, 2019
ENFORCING THE RULE OF LAW IN ZIMBABWE
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- Sep 30, 2001
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- Politics & Governance
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This report examines in some detail the evidence of breaches of the rule of law by the three pillars of the Zimbabwean State.
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- Apr 11, 2019
Revisiting The Commonwealth and Zimbabwe: What is to be done?
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- Nov 30, 2007
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- Politics & Governance
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Zimbabwe’s pro tem suspension from the Councils of the Commonwealth for a period of one year was announced in a statement from Marlborough House on 19th March 2002. This suspension implemented a prior warning to the Zimbabwe government by the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group that a poor report on the Presidential Election of 2002 would result in punitive action by the Commonwealth.
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- Apr 11, 2019
ZIMBABWE’S FAILURE TO MEET THE BENCHMARKS IN THE COTONOU AGREEMENT
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- Nov 30, 2006
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- Politics & Governance
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The Cotonou Agreement introduces various instruments designed to ensure compliance, firstly through dialogue under article 8 and then through the enforcement mechanisms of article 96. Section 2(a) of the latter article provides that if the political dialogue procedures fail to gain compliance, and the formal consultation procedures likewise fail to yield a solution acceptable to both parties, “appropriate measures” may be taken.
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- Apr 11, 2019
The Global Political Agreement and the Unity Accord in Zimbabwe
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- Feb 28, 2009
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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Those with reservations about the Global political agreement frequently refer to the Unity Accord of 1987 in which the opposition party ZAPU was swallowed up by ZANU PF, as providing a salutary lesson to those who attempt to govern side by side with ZANU PF
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- Apr 8, 2019
ROUNDTABLE ON THE INCLUSIVE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE
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- Sep 30, 2009
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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The meeting was convened with a view to obtaining an informed and nuanced view, from the perspective of key stakeholders, of Zimbabwe's Inclusive Government (IG). While various large gatherings of human rights NGO's have met to consider issues relevant to the IG, it was the feeling of the conveners that these meetings have been unwieldy and that opinions expressed at these meetings often have been tempered by the institutional concerns of the various NGOs, and a frank analysis of Zimbabwe's polity has been lacking.
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- Apr 3, 2019
False Dawn :The Zimbabwe Power-Sharing Government’s Failure to Deliver Human Rights Improvements
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- Aug 31, 2009
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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This report recommends a range of fundamental reforms that the power-sharing government should undertake to improve the human rights situation in Zimbabwe. Without these institutional and legislative reforms, as well as the establishment of genuine respect for the basic rights of all Zimbabweans, there can be no long-term, sustainable peace and stability in Zimbabwe.
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- Apr 3, 2019
Thematic Analysis of Zimbabwe's Proposed Draft Constitution
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- Oct 17, 2012
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- Politics & Governance
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Realizing that the current constitution of Zimbabwe is flawed in many respects and has contributed to the crisis in Zimbabwe, the parties to the Global Political Agreement (GPA) agreed to embark on a process of developing a new constitution that would address some of the critical contributing factors to the Zimbabwe crisis. As prescribed under Article 6 of the GPA, a parliamentary select committee on the new constitution (COPAC) was established to drive this process.
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- Apr 1, 2019
IJR Zimbabwe Constitutional Reform OP WEB
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- Dec 31, 2012
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- Politics & Governance
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This paper examines Zimbabwe’s constitutional-reform process. The first section traces the background to constitutional reform in Zimbabwe. A brief discussion of the Constitutional Commission’s draft of 1999/2000 is followed by a description of the development of a draft by the Constitutional Assembly (NCA) in 2001. Then the process leading to the so-called Kariba Draft of 2007 is outlined.
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- Mar 4, 2019
Social Sector Summit roundtable IJR ComChest 27Feb2018 final 19032018
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- Feb 27, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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The Document is a reflection of different and at times contradicting views. It provides a good basis to understand issues that the Social Sector Summit will have to address.
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- Mar 4, 2019
UPR Zimbabwe Freemuse Nhimbe
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- Dec 31, 2016
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- Politics & Governance
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This submission in based on interviews with local artists and a legal analysis facilitated by Nhimbe and qualified through a workshop held in Harare in October 2015 with local artists, journalists and human rights advocates.
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- Mar 4, 2019
Heal Zimbabwe Position on NPRC BILL
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- Mar 31, 2016
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- Politics & Governance
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These are Heal Zimbabwe Trust views and comments collected, during the consultations, on a number of areas that could undermine the effectiveness of the NPRC and its work.
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- Mar 4, 2019
Policy Brief on Transitional Justice and Peace Building Mechanisms 2
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- Feb 28, 2016
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- 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.
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- Mar 4, 2019
Issue 1 Reconciliation Pathways
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- Mar 21, 2018
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- Gukurahundi
- Trauma
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This paper reviews Zimbabwe’s healing reconciliation discourse and how the process could be prosecuted. This review is also a precursor to Heal Zimbabwe’s nation-wide baseline study conducted to solicit communities’ perceptions of what constitutes healing, peace and reconciliation. The baseline study establishes options for the NPRC progress indicators design and processes upon which the Commission and Civic Society Organisations (CSOs) will track achievements.
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- Mar 4, 2019
Heal Zimbabwe BASELINE REPORT ON PEACE AND RECONCILIATION PROCESSES
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- Jul 16, 2018
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- Transitional Justice
- Trauma
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A nationwide baseline study to inform diverse peace and reconciliation initiatives in Zimbabwe. A baseline study is a descriptive cross-sectional study undertaken to establish the obtaining status of a particular situation before interventions. Baseline studies are essential for project design, benchmarks establishment, monitoring and evaluation.
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- Mar 4, 2019
A Case for National Dialogue in Zimbabwe
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- Jan 2, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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This brief provides insights on what constitute a national dialogue, why it is necessary, its success potentials, challenges and possible steps towards an inclusive process in Zimbabwe. Towards a step in the right direction, President Emerson Mnangagwa, on 22 January 2019, called on political parties, churches and civic society leaders to a national dialogue platform.
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- Mar 4, 2019
Thematic Committee on Human Rights Report on the State of the Human Rights Situation in Zimbabwe SC 20 2016
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- Dec 31, 2016
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- Politics & Governance
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As part of its oversight role, the Thematic Committee on Human Rights conducted on inquiry into the state of human rights in Zimbabwe in order to have an in-depth appreciation of the subject matter.
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- Mar 4, 2019
Zimbabwes Draft Computer Crime and Cybercrime Bill Laymans Draft July 2013
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- Jul 31, 2013
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- Politics & Governance
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A Bill for An Act to criminalize offences against computers and network related crime; to consolidate the criminal law on computer crime and network crime; to provide for investigation and collection of evidence for computer and network related crime; to provide for the admission of electronic evidence for such offences, and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
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- Mar 4, 2019
FINAL Draft of NPRC Bill Analysis
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- Dec 31, 2016
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- Politics & Governance
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This is an analysis and recommendations aimed towards the improvement of the NPRC Bill. While this paper analyses a legal document, we try to explain our views and recommendations with a bias towards the victims and survivors of violence whose interests should be key to this Bill.
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- Mar 4, 2019
Policy Brief on Transitional Justice and Peace Building Mechanisms
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- Feb 28, 2016
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- 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.
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- Mar 4, 2019
NPRC Bill Portfolio Committee Report 9 May 2017
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- May 9, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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The Justice Committee and Thematic Committees on Human Rights and on Peace and Security conducted joint public hearings in all of thecountry’s provinces, and gathered views and opinions on the Bill. Hearings were conducted in all provinces of the country by two separate teams, Team A and Team B.
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- Mar 4, 2019
2008 MDGsOfficialList
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- Jan 15, 2008
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- Politics & Governance
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These are Goals and targets from the Millennium declaration and indicators for monitoring progress progress.
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- Mar 4, 2019
Human Rights Declaration english
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- Dec 31, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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30 Articles of the Declaration of Human Rights in English.
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- Mar 4, 2019
Human Rights Declaration ndebele
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- Dec 31, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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30 articles of the declaration of Human Rights in Ndebele.
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- Mar 4, 2019
Human Rights declaration shona
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- Dec 31, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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30 Articles of the Declaration of Human Rights in Shona.
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- Mar 4, 2019
Agenda 2063
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- Apr 30, 2015
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- Children
- Women
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Agenda 2063, rooted in Pan Africanism and African Renaissance, provides a robust framework for addressing past injustices and the realisation of the 21st Century as the African Century.
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- Mar 4, 2019
African Union guide elections
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- Jul 8, 2002
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- Elections
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The principles are divided between the responsibilities of member states and the rights and obligations under which democratic elections must be held.
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- Mar 4, 2019
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance
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- Jan 30, 2007
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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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.
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- Mar 4, 2019
SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections
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- Dec 31, 2015
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- Elections
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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.
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- Mar 4, 2019
United Nations Convention against Corruption
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- Dec 31, 2004
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- Politics & Governance
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The Convention introduces a comprehensive set of standards, measures and rules that all countries can apply in order to strengthen their legal and regulatory regimes to fight corruption. It calls for preventive measures and the criminalization of the most prevalent forms of corruption in both public and private sectors.
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- Mar 4, 2019
Banjul charter
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- Jun 27, 1981
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- Politics & Governance
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AFRICAN (BANJUL) CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES' RIGHTS contains 68 Articles which make up the full document Recognizing on the one hand, that fundamental human rights stem from the attributes of human beings which justifies their national and international protection and on the other hand that the reality and respect of peoples rights should necessarily guarantee human rights.
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- Mar 4, 2019
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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- Dec 10, 1948
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- Politics & Governance
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Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein.
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- Mar 4, 2019
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and people's Rights on the Rights Of Women in Africa
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- Date recorded
- Jul 11, 2003
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- Women
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Consists of 32 Articles which elaborate on Women's Rights.
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- Mar 4, 2019
Global Youth Development Index and Report
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- Dec 31, 2016
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- Politics & Governance
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The report highlights that Youth development can be achieved even in low income countries by providing quality education and training and allowing young people to participate in the nation’s political, economic and social life.
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- Mar 4, 2019
Working Document on Youth Manifesto
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- Dec 31, 2014
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- Children
- Politics & Governance
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The Government of Zimbabwe in 2013 launched the revised National Youth Policy, ‘as a framework to provide common aspirations and priorities for youth development across Zimbabwe.’ The policy document identifies 12 priority issues that government believes, if addressed, are a panacea to solving the myriad of problems confronting the young people of Zimbabwe. It is therefore the duty of every citizen, and particularly the young people, to ensure that the government lives up to its statement of intent as laid down in the policy.
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- Mar 4, 2019
Zimbabwe national youth policy
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- Dec 31, 2000
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- Politics & Governance
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The Policy seeks to ensure that all young women and men are given meaningful opportunities to reach their full potential, both as individuals and as active participants in society. It addresses the major concerns and issues critical to young men and women and gives direction to youth programmes and services provided by government and non-government organisations.
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- Mar 4, 2019
AfricanYouthCharter
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- Jul 6, 2006
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- Politics & Governance
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The Charter has 31 Articles adopted by the Seventh Ordinary sessions of the Assembly held in Banjul, The Gambia on the 2nd of July 2006.
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- Mar 4, 2019
GN 2018 267A Appointment of Prosecutor General
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- Feb 8, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Appointment of the Prosecutor-General of Zimbabwe
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- Feb 28, 2019
List 2018 Statutory Instruments complete
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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- Feb 28, 2019
List 2018 SIs as at 30 November
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- Date recorded
- Nov 30, 2018
- Category
- Politics & Governance
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- Feb 28, 2019
List Statutory Instruments of 2017 January to May
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- Date recorded
- May 31, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
- Date added
- Feb 28, 2019
Zimbabwe Youth and Sports and Recreation Councils Act [Chapter 25 19], Feb 2012
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- Date recorded
- Feb 1, 2012
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide for the establishment of the Zimbabwe Youth Council and to provide for the functions thereof; to provide for the registration and regulation of clubs and national associations; to provide for National Colours for youth; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
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- Feb 28, 2019