By Mark | February 18, 2013
The EU has lifted the travel ban on six members of the government of Zimbabwe. 21 people and one company have been removed from restrictive measures list (travel ban and asset freeze). A peaceful and credible referendum would be grounds for the removal of majority of remaining measures.
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By Mark | July 20, 2012
On 17 July the British Government announced that they want the EU to suspend their appropriate targeted measures/sanctions on all but a few individuals around President Mugabe. Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs said that “if there is a peaceful and credible constitutional referendum, the EU should respond accordingly with a suspension of the ban on Read the rest of this entry »
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By Mark | May 28, 2012
Opening remarks by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay at a press conference during her mission to Zimbabwe Read the rest of this entry »
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By Mark | May 21, 2012
SA’s Navi Pillay, the UN high commissioner for human rights, has arrived in Zimbabwe on her first mission to the troubled Southern African nation. Read the rest of this entry »
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By Mark | February 17, 2012
European Union lifts more Zimbabwe sanctions
The European Union has lifted some more of its sanctions against top officials and institutions in Zimbabwe.
An EU diplomat said the bloc was ending measures against 20 entities and 51 people – including the justice and foreign ministers. Read the rest of this entry »
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By Mark | November 14, 2011
SABC 11November 2011
Zimbabwe’s political leaders have met in the capital Harare today to try to bring an end to the wave of political violence that has rocked the country over recent months. The meeting is the first of its kind since the coalition government’s formation and follows a week of clashes between Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and Zanu-PF supporters and the police. Read the rest of this entry »
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By Sarah | October 26, 2011
Voice of America, 24 October 2011
Zimbabwe’s Parliament on Monday completed a cycle of public hearings on the Electoral Amendment Bill that was marked by the disruption of numerous meetings in provincial centers including Marondera, Mutare, Masvingo and Kadoma. Read the rest of this entry »
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By Sarah | October 14, 2011
Voice of America, 12 October 2011
Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa told a UN human rights conference in Geneva this week that the government will not make any changes to the Public Order and Security Act and other ‘justified’ security laws. Read the rest of this entry »
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By Sarah | September 29, 2011
The Guardian, 28 September 2011
Zimbabwe has launched a $75m plan to protect orphans and vulnerable children over the next three years.
The money will come from the Zimbabwean government and donors, including the UK, the European Commission and the UN children’s agency, Unicef. Some $45m of the money for a child protection fund has been raised from donors, leaving a $30m shortfall that will need to be covered before full national coverage can be ensured. Read the rest of this entry »
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By Campaigns | July 21, 2011
Mail and Guardian, 15 July
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s party has renewed its calls for new elections this year, rejecting a timeline that his own negotiators hammered out last week, a state daily reported on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
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