Tag: Special Reports

This is a progress report on the performance of the Governance and Transparency Fund programme with the goal of strengthening human rights in governance and transparency. The goal of the programme is to strengthen human rights in governance and transparency. Activities: public education; training of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs), service institutions and community leaders; legal advice…

This is a progress report on the performance of the Governance and Transparency Fund programme with the goal of strengthening human rights in governance and transparency. The goal of the programme is to strengthen human rights in governance and transparency. Activities: public education; training of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs), service institutions and community leaders; legal advice…

This is a progress report on the performance of the Governance and Transparency Fund programme with the goal of strengthening human rights in governance and transparency. The goal of the programme is to strengthen human rights in governance and transparency. Activities: public education; training of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs), service institutions and community leaders; legal advice…

The GTF programme has been and remains a relevant programme in the context of Zimbabwe. The country remains polarized. Mainly because of the political impasse, rights abuses are widespread, and although awareness of rights is growing, there remains much ignorance about rights. Rights are also difficult to access for many due to the cost involved…

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. To date, the Forum is working with the Legal Resources Foundation, Media Monitoring Project Zimbabwe, Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition, Zimrights and Bulawayo Agenda as its implementing partners. The report is not…

At the African Union summit in Addis Ababa the Forum gave a presentation on the situation with regard to peace and security in Zimbabwe. While touching upon the political, economic and social crisis, particular focus is laid on the humanitarian and human rights situation, which are found to be precarious. Finally, the international community - particularly…

The 16th Session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly was held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea from 24 to 28 November 2008. It was preceded by meetings of the 14th Session of the ACP Parliamentary Assembly from 20 to 22 November 2008. The significant of this Session was that Zimbabwe had been placed on the…

The Forum took part in the 44th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights against a background of gross human rights violations that took place in the country prior to and after the 29 March Harmonised Elections. The Forum’s participation in the 44th Session was not only significant in highlighting these…

In this statement, the Forum alerts the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights to the systematic use of torture. It is pointed out that rural constituencies became no go areas, as ZANU PF youth militias and war veterans set up torture bases at schools, shopping centres and other public places. Moreover, the setting up…

In a comprehensive report, the Forum reports the considerably increase of political violence in times of election in Zimbabwe. April 2008 marks an infelicitous peak in that regard. Violence was recorded mainly in the three Mashonaland provinces and Harare, yet following from press reports it appears that it has spread over all parts of the country.…

ZANU PF has refused to accept its electoral defeat and is now doing everything it feels necessary to cling to power. It has effectively declared war on the opposition and its supporters. Any re-run of the Presidential Election is not only likely to be a bloody affair, but the huge expenditure by ZANU PF in…

In this document, the Forum analyses the government of Zimbabwe's withdrawal from the Commonwealth and Commonwealth actions towards Zimbabwe. It is argued that the Commonwealth should remain engaged with Zimbabwe, despite the withdrawal and that the work done in South Africa during the Apartheid regime stands as a case in point in that regard. The Forum…

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have recently issued two reports, entitled “Opposition Forces in Zimbabwe: A Trail of Violence” (the first report) and “Opposition Forces in Zimbabwe: The Naked Truth, Volume 2”. (the second report). The reports seek to portray opposition parties and civic organisations as grouped together (with the aid and assistance of foreign…

Widespread human rights violations were inflicted upon white farmers and black farm workers by agents of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s government during the seizures of white-owned farms from 2000 to 2005. This report finds that the gross human rights violations, and the violations of rights generally, were much greater than had been previously assumed. It is…

The Forum submits communication on behalf of Nixon Nyikadzino and others similarly situated to the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights. With the communication the Forum wants the African Commission to take note and action on behalf of human rights violations committed by agents of the Zimbabwean government to which Nixon Nyikadzino has been…