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Commemorating World Human Rights Day
Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum
December 10, 2006

The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (The Forum) is a coalition of 17 human rights NGOs working towards the elimination of organised violence and torture in Zimbabwe. It has been in existence since January 1998 when 9 human rights NGOs joined together to provide legal and psychosocial assistance to the victims of organised violence and torture.

In pursuing its mandate, the Forum produces relevant monthly and ad hoc reports. In commemorating World Human Rights Day 2006, the Forum draws attention to its recently published reports, which include:

"Political repression disguised as civic mindedness. Operation Murambatsvina one year later". This is an audit of the Government’s compliance with the recommendations of the UN Special Envoy Ms Anna Kajimulo Tibaijuka on Operation Murambatsvina. A summary of this report is given below and highlights the plight of people still affected by this "disastrous venture", as described in the Tibaijuka report.

"An analysis of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum legal cases 1998-2006". In producing this report in June 2006, the Forum examined the civil litigation it had undertaken in pursuit of compensatory damages made on behalf of victims of organised violence and torture. Only cases, which had progressed through the courts, were included. The Forum contends that there is irrefutable proof of the violation of the human rights of the victims whose cases have gone through the courts and who have received judgement that such human rights abuses do exist and have to be redressed.

"Only bruises on the soles of their feet. The use of falanga by the Zimbabwe Republic Police". Falanga is now widely reported as a form of torture and the report will complement the Forum’s publication to be issued on the United Nations International Human Rights Day on 10 December 2006 under the title:

Visit the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum fact sheet

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