On the 15th September 2008 Zanu PF and the two MDC formations signed a political agreement brokered by Thabo Mbeki under the mandate of SADC. The agreement was the culmination of a process that had begun in March 2007, which was itself preceded by various other attempts by African leaders, as far back as 2004, […]
Tags: GPA, institutional reform, political crisis, restorative justice, SADC mediation, Transitional justice, truth commission
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The year 2008 began with high hopes for a more free and fair election in Zimbabwe, and with the accompanying possibilities of this opening up sufficient space for the nation to begin to redress its one hundred years of state violence and impunity. However, the year is heading into its final weeks with little to […]
Tags: Conflict resolution, institutional reform, prosecutions, restorative justice, Transitional justice, truth commission, truth-telling
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Human rights reporting in Zimbabwe has been extensive in the last few years, and civics have played a monumental role in keeping Zimbabwe in the public eye – but human rights reports have a very specific mandate and a very moral intent. It is their task to keep track of what could be called “forensic […]
Tags: civic responses, Conflict resolution, Matabeleland, political violence, restorative justice, Transitional justice, truth-telling
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