Capital : Harare

Land Area : 390,757 sq km

Head of Government : Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and President Robert Mugabe

Population : 11,392,629

Major Languages : English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous tribal dialects

Major Religion(s) : Syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%

Date of Leaving : 2003

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CHRI Submission to CMAG :
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May 2000Articles from CHRI Newsletter :

• Zimbabwe's Place in the Commonwealth, CHRI Newsletter, Volume 11, Number 3, Autumn 2004.Walking a tightrope- Zimbabwe and the Commonwealth, Derek Ingram, Member, Trustee Committee, CHRI, CHRI Newsletter, Volume 10, Number 2, Autumn 2003.Highlights from CHRI's Statement to the Commonwealth on Zimbabwe, CHRI Newsletter, Volume 10, Number 1, Spring 2003.Welcome to Zimbabwe…- a report on Zimbabwe's systematic violation of Human Rights, CHRI Newsletter, Volume 9, Number 3, Winter 2002.Narrowing the Space for Civil Action; Zimbabwe's Parliament Fast-Tracking Repressive Legislation, E. Moyo, CHRI Newsletter, Volume 9, Number 1, February 2002.
• Zimbabwe and the Commonwealth - Action Speaks Louder than Words, CHRI Newsletter, Volume8, Number 2, Summer 2001.

Articles from RTI Updates:

• An analysis of the implications of the proposed amendments to the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA), Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition, 25 June 2004.

Reports from RTI:

• SADC Media Law: A Handbook for Media Practitioners, Volume 1, A comparative overview of the laws and practice in Malawi, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, December 2003.

Articles from Police Reforms:

• In pictures: Zimbabwe demolitions, BBC News, 9 June 2005.

Civil Society Submissions and Declarations:

• Joint Statement 'Human rights issues must be at the centre of any dialogue between the government of Zimbabwe and the opposition political parties' Initiated by Amnesty International, Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum and Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights and co-signed by CHRI.
• The Final Communiqué of the 2005 Commonwealth Human Rights Forum (CHRF), 21 November 2005.