Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) Updates

The RoundUP In August, ZPP monitored and documented 257 human rights violations, with 3,321 victims identified [2,334 Males and 987 Females, including 31 (14M/17F) PWDs]. The majority of human rights...

In our round up this month, we note that Zanu PF has continued to dominate the list of human rights violators, at 50 percent, followed by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), which contributed to 24...

This June, Zanu PF continued to shut down the space for the opposition in Mashonaland West, East, Central and Masvingo provinces and perhaps the most prominent case is when suspected Zanu PF youths...

Intro The escalation of political activity continued into the month of May and major political parties are now preparing for the general election, which is due by July 2023. The patterns of...

The Round Up President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Zanu PF party was responsible for violating the majority of human rights across the country. ZPP recorded 165 incidents in which the ruling party was...

A long four weeks Zanu PF contributed to 73 percent of all human rights violations followed by the police, which contributed to nearly 16 percent EXECUTIVE SUMMARY It was a long four weeks in March...

It’s not Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd …the Preamble of the Constitution, Zimbabwe’s supreme law, which no one is above, begins with the phrase, We the People of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is for every Zimbabwean! It...

The namecalling and counter expulsion continued between Khupe and Mwonzora and the matter is now spilt into the courts where Khupe is claiming a share of the political parties funding that was...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Raining Bullets Christmas Day of 2021 was generally rainy across Zimbabwe, but that may not have deterred many citizens from following the long-held tradition of celebrating the...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The month of November has become significant in that it is the anniversary of President Mnangagwa’s assumption of a coup propelled establishment, and with each year, Zimbabwe’s...

Executive Summary The main opposition political party, MDC Alliance, contributed to nearly three percent of violations. The police continue to be in the spotlight for violating human rights this...

Its politics, period! September is the last month before Zanu PF holds its crucial annual conference. Each time the party holds the conference, the preparations take centre stage and the country...

August 2021 was a politically charged month in Zimbabwe. The social media buzz over the opposition victory in neighbouring Zambia translated into more campaigns and increased political activity by...

OVERVIEW June 2021 recorded the height of gross and heartless Human Rights violations instituted by the Government of Zimbabwe under the difficult global pandemic – COVID-19. Spate of demolitions of...

Executive Summary In post-coup Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has continued to record wave after wave of human rights violations as the democratic space continues to narrow. Criticising...

Summary Findings and Recommendations. FINDINGS • In the past two months April and May 2021, there were growing incidences of clear selective enforcement of the COVID-19 Statutory Instrument 77 of...

Executive Summary Guns represent war, conflict, destruction and death and in Zimbabwe, the gun had led politics instead of the reverse. This month, we witnessed and report that there has been an...

Executive Summary The COVID-19 pandemic has had far reaching impact on the socio-economic livelihoods and well-being of a large section of the population in Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwe Peace Project...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY "In April, ZPP recorded three incidents of disruption of political events, 88 cases of harassment and intimidation, 23 cases of discrimination during aid distribution, many of which...

Executive Summary Trocaire and its consortium partners namely Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR); Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP); Masakhaneni Project Trust (MPT), the Catholic Commission for...