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ZIMBABWE - USEFUL LINKS

Here you can find links and documents with useful contact information related to Zimbabwe, all collected and sorted in various categories by Canvas Research Squad.

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Canadian Journalists for Free Expression
www.canada.ifex.org
Regularly issues alerts on threats to the media in Zimbabwe

Centre for Public Participation (CPP)
www.cpp.org.za
The CPP's programme purpose is to strengthen public participation in governance and advance the achievement of civil, political and socio-economic rights and poverty alleviation. This is a South African initiative.

CIVICUS
www.civicus.org
CIVICUS is an international alliance dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society throughout the world. Our vision is a worldwide community of informed, inspired, committed citizens engaged in confronting the challenges facing humanity. CIVICUS' special purpose, therefore, is to help nurture the foundation, growth, protection and resourcing of citizen action throughout the world and especially in areas where participatory democracy, freedom of association of citizens and their funds for public benefit are threatened.

Committee to Protect Journalist
www.cpj.org
The Committee to Protect Journalists is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organisation founded in 1981 to monitor abuses against the press and promote press freedom around the world. CPJ has full-time program coordinators monitoring the press in the Americas , Asia , the Middle East , Africa , and Europe . They track developments through their own independent research, fact-finding missions, and firsthand contacts in the field, including reports from other journalists. CPJ shares information on breaking cases with other press freedom organizations worldwide through the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (lFEX), a global email network.

Electoral Institute for Southern Africa
www.eisa.org.za

Freedom House
www.freedomhouse.org
Freedom House, a non-profit, nonpartisan organization, is a clear voice for democracy and freedom around the world. Through a vast array of international programs and publications, Freedom House is working to advance the remarkable worldwide expansion of political and economic freedom.

Freedom of Expression Institute, South Africa - (FXI)
fxi.org.za
Activities include monitoring (watchdog) and research functions, litigation, educational activities and campaigns.

Human Rights First
www.humanrightsfirst.org/defenders/hrd_zimbabwe/hrd_zimbabwe.htm

Human Rights Watch - Zimbabwe
www.hrw.org/africa/zimbabwe.php

Index on Censorship
www.indexonline.org
Index on Censorship has been recording and referencing abuses of free expression rights for more than a quarter of a century.

International Crisis Group - Zimbabwe
www.crisisweb.org

International Federation of Journalists
www.ifj.org
The International Federation of Journalists is the world's largest organisation of journalists. First established in 1926, it was relaunched in 1946 and again, in its present form, in 1952. Today the Federation represents around 500.000 members in more than 100 countries.

International Freedom of Expression Exchange
www.ifex.org
IFEX's weekly webzine with the latest news from around the world on freedom of expression victories and violations.

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Sub-Sahara Media Project
www.kasmedia.org
The Konrad Adenauer Foundation views the media as an integral part of modern democracy and as an important player in all areas of societal deliberations. Therefore the sub-Saharan media programme seeks to promote the media especially through training initiatives in the entire region. The media have to be empowered and supported to fulfil their constitutional role as whistleblowers and watchdogs within their societies.

Media for Development & Democracy (DevMedia)
www.devmedia.org
DevMedia helps people exchange information and news about how communication tools can promote development and democracy. DevMedia's focus is on media that are in the hands of people and communities. It draws attention to ways of improving peoples' access to media to encourage the sharing of ideas, voices and knowledge: locally and globally.

Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)
www.misa.org
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) is a non-governmental organisation with members in 11 of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) countries. Officially launched in September 1992, MISA focuses primarily on the need to promote free, independent and pluralistic media, as envisaged in the 1991 Windhoek Declaration.

Media Institute of Southern Africa
www.misa.org
Highlights issues of press freedom in the region.

Media Monitoring Project Zimbabwe (MMPZ)
http://mmpz.icon.co.zw
MMPZ is an independent Trust that works to promote responsible journalism in Zimbabwe . This is achieved through research and monitoring of news and current affairs and news on radio, television and the print media.

MediaChannel.org
www.mediachannel.org
MediaChannel.org is a nonprofit, public interest Web site dedicated to global media issues. MediaChannel offers news, reports and commentary from our international network of media-issues organizations and publications, as well as original features from contributors and staff.

Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)
www.mdczimbabwe.com

Reporters sans frontières
www.rsf.org
Fighting to free a jailed journalist is not simply an internal media concern; it is a matter of defending the right to inform and be informed. It reminds us all that there can be no freedom without freedom of the press, no democracy without a diverse and independent press. This struggle must concern us all.

The African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD)
www.accord.org.za
An international civil-society organisation working throughout Africa to bring appropriate African solutions to the challenges posed by conflict on our continent. Recognised by the United Nations as a model for Africa , ACCORD's reputation continues to grow, and the knowledge and experience of the organisation is often called on from as far afield as East Timor , Cypress and Sao Paolo. ACCORD was founded in 1991.

The Applied Conflict Resolution Organizations Network (ACRON)
http://acron.iwa.org
It was born out of a meeting of leading international conflict resolution practitioners held in Washington , D.C. , in March 1999. Since that first meeting, ACRON has evolved into a dynamic network of over 25 organizations actively engaged in peace building activities around the world.

The Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA)
www.idasa.org.za
The Institute for Democracy in South Africa is an independent non-profit public interest organisation that promotes democracy in South Africa . Idasa's mission is to promote a sustainable democracy by building democratic institutions, educating citizens and advocating social justice.

The World Press Freedom Committee
www.wfpc.org
The World Press Freedom Committee has provided leadership for more than 20 years in the fight against licensing of journalists, mandatory codes of conduct, ordered tasks for journalists and other restrictive proposals. It also provides training and practical assistance to news media needing it, particularly in developing countries and in Central and Eastern Europe .

WOZA - Women and Men of Zimbabwe Arise
wozazimbabwe.org
WOZA was formed in 2003 as a women's civic movement, and eventually grew to both women's and men's movement.

Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (Zanu PF)
www.zanupfpub.co.zw

Zimbabwe and the Commonwealth
https://www.amnesty.org.nz/web/chogm.nsf
A collection of articles and resources by AI New Zealand

Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN)
www.zesn.org.zw

Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum
www.hrforumzim.com

Zimbabwe Watch
www.niza.nl/zimbabwewatch
A consortium of Dutch NGOs provides extensive information on the current situation in Zimbabwe.