Our hands are tied : erosion of the rule of law in Zimbabwe / Human Rights Watch.
2008
KTZ160 .H86 2008 (Mapit)
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Our hands are tied : erosion of the rule of law in Zimbabwe / Human Rights Watch.
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New York, NY : Human Rights Watch, [2008]
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©2008
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47 pages ; 27 cm
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Summary
Recommendations
Methodology
Background
A compromised judiciary
Magistrates and prosecutors under pressure
A politicized and partisan police force
Restoring the rule of law and addressing accountability under a new government.
Recommendations
Methodology
Background
A compromised judiciary
Magistrates and prosecutors under pressure
A politicized and partisan police force
Restoring the rule of law and addressing accountability under a new government.
Summary
Over the last decade, Zimbabwe's ruling party, the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), has progressively and systematically compromised the independence and impartiality of Zimbabwe's judiciary and public prosecutors, and instilled one-sided partisanship into the police. It has transformed Zimbabwe's police force into an openly partisan and unaccountable arm of ZANU-PF. The power-sharing agreement between ZANU-PF and the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), signed on September 15, 2008, provided an opportunity to begin fundamental changes within the judiciary and police. However, in failing to recognize the collapse of respect for fundamental rights and the rule of law in Zimbabwe, the agreement sidesteps the urgent need for reforms. As this report demonstrates, ZANU-PF lacks the necessary commitment to end its improper and unlawful involvement in the justice system, let alone to be entrusted with instituting the necessary reforms.
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"November 2008" -- t.p. verso.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Also available online via the Human Rights Watch web site.
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Spine Title
Zimbabwe, our hands are tied.
Call Number
KTZ160 .H86 2008
Language
English
ISBN
1564324044
9781564324047
9781564324047
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