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Society and NGO Reports, Papers and Statements
The
crisis in Zimbabwe: A gender perspective
Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID), May 9, 2008
AWID interviews Shereen Essof, a Zimbabwean feminist living in Cape
Town, and Thoko Matshe, a feminist, women's rights activist and
poet - about how gender compounds the already appalling social and
political spheres inside Zimbabwe.
The
effects of fighting repression WITH LOVE
Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), March 2008
The report is a result of research conducted by WOZA on what violations
its members have gone through as women human rights defenders and
who the perpetrators of these abuses are. The report was launched
to make public the findings and to urgently draw attention to the
risks faced by women activists as Zimbabwe braces itself for an
election. It is intended that those who read the report will be
motivated to take action to remedy the damage done to millions of
people’s lives by a violent dictatorship.
Defending
Women-Defending the Rights of Nation
WOZA, A Preliminary Report on Political Violence Against
Members of Women of Zimbabwe Arise, September 2007
This interim report reflects some of the initial findings of a research
study of the violence experienced by WOZA members at the hands of
state agents. The full report documenting the extent and nature
of the violations perpetrated against members of WOZA will be released
in due course. This report is issued before the study is completed
in order to draw attention to the risks faced by women activists
in view of the fact that Southern African Development Community
(SADC) member states have recently stated that free and fair elections
can be held in Zimbabwe early next year.
Protection
Of Human Rights Defenders In Zimbabwe
Amnesty International, Public Statement, 6 May 2005
Amnesty International is particularly concerned by the treatment
of human rights defenders belonging to the women's movement, Women
of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA). Since February 2003 WOZA activists have
repeatedly been arrested by the Zimbabwe Republic Police while taking
part in peaceful demonstrations to protest the worsening social,
economic and human rights situation in the country. They have also
been arrested while attending private meetings and for engaging
in public prayer.
Seminar
on Women, HIV/AIDS, Property Rights and Livelihoods in Zimbabwe
Prepared by Lynn Walker, Kate Mhambi and Kaori Izumi, IDS, University
of Zimbabwe, Report, 28 June 2004
Turning
the Tide
OXFAM-United States of America, 23 April 2004
Currently, there are no laws in Zimbabwe specifically against domestic
violence. It is treated like any other case of common assault; perpetrators
are leveled with a minimal fine. Wife-beating is often condoned,
provided it is not too severe. Even police officers consider it
acceptable to "punish" women. This is a reality that the
Women's Coalition is seeking to transform.
Land
Reform and Gender Issues
Human Rights Watch, New York, March 2002
This report outlines the many human rights abuses caused by the
“fast track” land reform program in Zimbabwe. HRW alleges
that the reform policies harm the very people it was designed to
assist in its report. The report includes an analysis of the gender/women’s
rights issues that accompany the controversial land reforms.
AIDS
and Gender-based Violence
"Success in Fighting AIDS Hinges on Protecting Rights of Women
and Girls", Human Rights Watch, New York, 1 December 2003
Violence and discrimination against women and girls is fueling Africa’s
AIDS crisis, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today
on World AIDS Day. African governments must make gender equality
a central part of national AIDS programs if they are to succeed
in fighting the epidemic.
UN Documents
International Conference of
Population and Development 1994 (ICPD1994)
Permanent Mission of Zimbabwe to the United Nations, New York/ The
Hague, 1998
Outlines the progress made by the country after 4 years of implementations
of the ICPD 1994 Programme of Action. The report contains highlights
of the progress made in areas of advancement of the status of women
and protections of their rights. Click for the presentation to the
UN
General Assembly (Special Session) and the statement to
the Hague
Forum.
Concluding
Observations on the Zimbabwean Government's Report on the Implementation
of CEDAW
Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
(CEDAW), Concluding Observations
and Comments on CEDAW, New York, 14 May 1998
The representative from Zimbabwe expressed her full confidence in
her government’s commitment to full implementation of the convention,
and highlighted the major steps that have already been taken to
advance women’s rights. The committee responded by identifying
positive areas of advancement as well as areas of concern; it also
put forth suggestions and recommendations for further improvement.
Government
Statements and Reports
Report on the Implementation
of the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination
Against Women (CEDAW)
Zimbabwean government, CEDAW/C/ZWE/1, 20 July 1996
Considered in the Committee's 18th Session, 1998
Books, Journals and Articles
Women
Demand Legislation Against Domestic Violence
December 12, 2004 - (Zimbabwe Standard
(Harare) ) Zimbabwean women activists are demanding that government
approve a four-year-old Prevention of Domestic Violence Bill. The
activists, frustrated with continued delays in the bill's approval,
had chosen Friday, the last day of the worldwide campaign dubbed
"16 Days of Gender Activism against Domestic Violence"
to make their appeal.
Beyond
Inequalities: Women in Southern Africa
Bookie Kethusegile, Alice Kwaramba and Barbara Lopi. Harare, Zimbabwe,
SARDC-WIDSAA. 2000
"Beyond Inequalities: Women in Southern Africa" provides
an overview of the status of women in 12 of the 14 member countries
of Southern African Development Community (SADC). Twelve other books
in the series provide national gender profiles for each of those
countries. The development objective of the series is to improve
the status of women in the SADC region through awareness raising
and information access. The information is meant for individuals
and organisations who want to know the situation of women in Southern
Africa and contribute equitably to the development of society and
the advancement of all its people. This book is largely aimed at
policy-makers, researchers, media, development agencies and the
non-governmental sector who have bemoaned the lack of information
on the status of women to serve as a basis for mainstreaming gender
in development
An
Analysis of Women's Rights Under The Land Reform Programme in Zimbabwe
Mildred Mushunje. Harare: Human Rights Trust of Southern Africa
(SAHRIT), 2004
This book looks at the background to the land Question in Africa/Zimbabwe
aganist the background of colonialism. It also examines the legal
framework of Women's Access to Land in Zimbabwe.
Written in the revolution(s): Zimbabwean
Women in the National War of Liberation
Tanya Lyons. Bellville, 13-15 January 1997
Paper presented at conference on "Gender and Colonialism in
Southern Africa, U of Western Cape, Bellville, 13-15 January.
Women are Left Out in Shaping the Truth
of this Struggle: Gender and the Land in Three Zimbabwean
Yvonne Vera and Eva Hunter. United Kingdom, 1998
Paper presented at Women's Studies Network (UK) Conference, University
of Lincolnshire & Humberside, Hull, UK, 14-16 July 1998
For better of Worse: Women and Zanla in Zimbabwe's Liberation
Struggle
Josephine Nhongo-Simbanegavi. Harare: Weaver Press, 2000
An analysis of women's experiences with ZANLA during the war of
independence. Challenges official orthodoxy that a gender revolution
occurred in this period and that a generation of liberated women
emerged from the struggle.
Determined
to Act
Women's Action Group
This short account of the founding of Women's Action Group (WAG)
marks the fifteenth year of our existence. They began when a small
group of black and white women came together to protest the massive
violation of women's rights which took place in October 1983. This
story demonstrates how anyone who is determined to act can challenge
established society and entrenched assumptions and make the voice
of the disempowered heard. It may also at last put to rest the belief
that WAG is composed of anti-family and anti-men marriage wreckers.
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