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Zimbabwe
Election Watch - August 2011
Idasa
September 06, 2011
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Measuring the Zimbabwean electoral environment according
to the SADC Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections
On the 17th
of August 2004, the Southern African Development Community (SADC)
leaders adopted the SADC
Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections.
As a member of SADC, Zimbabwe was a signatory to these benchmark
principles, and therefore it is entirely fitting that Zimbabwe's
performance in relation to the future elections be measured against
these principles and guidelines.
Electoral Institute
for the Sustainability of Democracy in Africa's brief overview
of Zimbabwe's electoral system.
SADC
principles for conducting democratic elections:
Article:
2.1.1 Full participation of citizens in the political process
Compliant: No
Divergence/Obstructive
Legislation:
- A report
by Research
and Advocacy Unit revealed that 52% of women in Zimbabwe stated
they were victims of political violence in form of rape, beating
and violent sexual assault as a result of their vote
- Section 39B
of the EAB
provides that a voter will be removed from the roll if he/she
been absent from his/her constituency for a period of 12 months.
This provision risks disenfranchising a significant proportion
of legitimate registered voters living outside their constituencies
- Citizenship
of Zimbabwe Amendment Act, 2003
- Guardianship
of Minors Act, 1961
- Broadcasting
Services Act, 2001
Article
2.1.2 Freedom of association
Compliant: No
Divergence/Obstructive
Legislation
- MDC-T MP
for Zaka West, Festus Dumbu, and the party's Triangle ward
28 party secretary, Tawanda Chiriga Imbayago, were detained for
three hours for organising a funeral procession. The two were
charged under the Public
Order and Security Act (POSA) for leading the funeral procession
for a daughter of a party member
- War veteran
Jabulani Sibanda has been allegedly forcing villagers in Masvingo's
rural areas to attend rallies and, threatening to victimize anyone
who does not vote for Robert Mugabe in elections
- Public Order
and Security Act, 2002, amended 2007
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