Zimbabwe Web Links
Below are links by topical categories to resources primarily
in English providing information on Zimbabwe and specifically, the politics
of torture in Zimbabwe and prospects for nonviolent political change. For related
web links, see Trauma and Conflict,
U.S. Human Rights Policy, Religion
and Peacemaking, and Regional
Resources: Africa.
These links complement USIP Special Reports:
(1) Zimbabwe and the Politics
of Torture and (2) Zimbabwe
and the Prospects for Nonviolent Political Change.
General Resources
The sites below collect links to other Internet resources which describe the background, history and current events in Zimbabwe.
- Africa South of the Sahara: Zimbabwe
An extensive collection of well-annotated links compiled by Karen Fung at Stanford University for the African Studies Association. Includes links to email lists, newsgroups, special projects, databases and archives, articles and documents, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), news and general sources. Organized alphabetically within country listing. The web site also has regional and topical categories of links, as well as a site searching capability.
- Index
on Africa: Zimbabwe
The web site for Index on Africa,
a project of the Norwegian Council for Africa, contains extensive
annotated links organized by topical
category and country.
Also includes news and information,
and discussion
boards. Within each individual country page, links are organized
by subject category. Interesting features include the number of
links listed for each category, the tabulation of hits on a specific
link since it was added to the web page, as well as the opportunity
to rate the link. Search capability and a news list subscription
are also available for the web site.
- International Cultural Center (ICC) Library--East Africa Links: Zimbabwe
From Texas Tech University, a selection of mostly annotated links for Zimbabwe to internet search tools (with automatic searches from three search engines) and other useful general resources. Also has general web links for Southern Africa.
- Zimbabwe Page
Varied selection of annotated links from the African Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania, covering general information, history and archaeology, news and political resources.
 Government Agencies, International and Non-Governmental Organizations
African Union
- African Union
Successor organization to the Organization of African Unity (OAU),
the African Union's web site has news and events, documents, a listing
of member states (including Zimbabwe) and related
web links.
AMANI Trust
- AMANI Trust
AMANI Trust, a Zimbabwe-based non-governmental organization, has a descriptive directory entry on the web site of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum, of which AMANI Trust is a member. Additional information on AMANI can be found on the OneWorld (now OneWorld.net) web site.
The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT)
The Commonwealth Secretariat
- The Commonwealth Secretariat
The web site for The Commonwealth contains press statements on meetings
of the Commonwealth Council discussing the suspension
of Zimbabwe in 2002 from the Councils of the Commonwealth for election irregularities, revisiting the issue
in 2003.
Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition
- Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition
This fact sheet for the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition, a coalition of major civil society organizations, is part of the kubatana.net web site. Documents archived for the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition include reports on elections and human rights in Zimbabwe.
International Crisis Group
International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT)
Lawyers Committee for Human Rights (LCHR)
National Constitutional Assembly (NCA)
Southern African Development Community
United Nations
- Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN): Zimbabwe
IRIN, a unit of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), provides a clearinghouse of information for humanitarian and international communities on the crises in sub-Saharan Africa. Its web site contains special reports and news briefs organized by country, region, or theme such as Southern Africa. Includes links to related web sites. An e-mail subscription for IRIN reports is also available.
- ReliefWeb: Zimbabwe The Latest
ReliefWeb, a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), has the latest news and "humanitarian response information on current emergencies and countries of concern" in its section on complex emergencies. Also includes documents and related links organized by by country, a map center, and site map and search capability. Within country listing, related links include background information and topics such as human rights or landmines.
- UNHCR: Country of Origin and Legal Information
The web site for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has databases for country of origin and legal information documents and reports. Pull-down menus allow selection by country and/or subject and a specific search engine feature is also provided. Each country compilation includes links to country reports, legal documents, news and maps.
- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: Torture and Inhuman Treatment
A section of the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights web site contains documents, news, with related links to conventions, committees, handbook, fact sheets and other materials on torture and inhuman treatment.
United States
- U.S. Department of State - Bureau of African Affairs
Includes links to official statements, press briefings, fact sheets, and links to other related Internet sites. Includes an index for individual country profiles and a link to the archives 1997-2000.
- U.S. Department of State: International Information Programs: African Issues
Extensive coverage of topical issues, links to reports, fact sheets, the Washington File database, U.S. embassies, news and links to related web sites.
- Zimbabwe Country Guide
Annotated web links to resources, agencies and organizations from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), organized by general reference, development, government, multilaterals and donors, and news and information.
- Zimbabwe: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: 2002
Extensive report from the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor,
U.S. Department of State. Reports for 1993-1999,
2000 and
2001 are
also available online.
Government of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions
Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum
- Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum
The web site of this network of human rights organizations has a descriptive listing of its members, press releases, and several series of reports and publications: on political violence, human rights violations and related issues, election challenges, annual and special reports.
Maps and Guides
- ReliefWeb Map Centre: Zimbabwe
Maps from ReliefWeb covering political, topographical and various refugee operations in Zimbabwe. Also includes emergency maps.
- Zimbabwe: CIA World Factbook
Country information for Zimbabwe covering the geography, people, economy, government, and infrastructure. Includes a map.
- Zimbabwe Maps
Maps from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection of the University of Texas at Austin. These maps were produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency or other sources and include country and city maps and links to other sites for Zimbabwe maps.
Media and News Sources
Political Resources
- Elections Around the World: Zimbabwe
Web site provides brief information on the results of the 2002 presidential election and links to political parties.
- Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Zimbabwe
Web site of the main opposition political party in Zimbabwe includes a description of the organization, news, election news articles and results, policy papers and articles on violence in Zimbabwe.
- Political Resources on the Net: Zimbabwe
Links to information on elections, various political parties and organizations, news and general resources.
- Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF)
Web site of the "political party that has been ruling the young state
of Zimbabwe since the independence on April 18, 1980," includes sections
on history, land
resettlement, other statements, documents and policies and an
archive of recent
stories.
Selected Documents
- Beating Your Opposition. Torture during the 2002 Presidential campaign in Zimbabwe (PDF)
A report prepared by the Mashonaland Programme of the AMANI Trust, June 25 2002 (requires Adobe® Acrobat® Reader to view) and posted on the web site of The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT).
- Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
"Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 39/46 of 10 December 1984; entry into force 26 June 1987, in accordance with article 27 (1)." Posted on the UN OHCHR web site, this document also links to the status of ratifications (in PDF), declarations and reservations, and the monitoring body , the Committee Against Torture. (PDF files require Adobe® Acrobat® Reader to view).
- Human Rights and Zimbabwe's Presidential Election: March 2002: Special Report 4
A report compiled by the Research Unit of the Zimbabwe
Human Rights NGO Forum, May,2002.
- International Crisis Group Reports
Two 2003 reports on Zimbabwe from the ICG: Zimbabwe: Danger and Opportunity (March 2003) and Decision Time in Zimbabwe (July 2003).
-
IRCT Report on Torture in Zimbabwe
A report from the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT), June 6, 2001.
- "Like a Walk in a Minefield": Results of Zimbabwe's Parliamentary Elections Signal New Dangers for Independent Journalists
A 2000 report by Ray Choto on the web site of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) describes the torture of journalists in Zimbabwe in 1999 and 2000.
- Report
of the Commonwealth Observer Group-Zimbabwe Presidential Election
9 to 11 March 2002
The COG report is posted on the Commonwealth Secretariat web site in Word format for downloading ; a summary statement about the report is also available.
- United Nations Human Rights Documents
The web site of the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights contains two databases for documents on human rights organized by issuing body: a treaty body database and a charter-based database. The treaty body database includes documents issued by committees "established to monitor the implementation of the principal international human rights treaties." The charter-based database includes documents issued by the General Assembly, the Commission on Human Rights, and the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights," Each database can be searched by country, as well as by UN body, mandate, subject, symbol and year. A search by Zimbabwe retrieves documents organized by year.
- Zimbabwe: the toll of impunity
A June 25, 2002 report by Amnesty International on the "the failure to bring to justice those who commit serious violations of human rights," providing descriptions, an historical overview of violations and detailed reports.
Updated: August 19 2003
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