List of Abbreviations and Acronyms

ACHPR African Charter on Human and People’s Rights (also called the Banjul Charter) ANC African National Congress, South Africa’s leading political party CCJP Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimina- tion Against Women COPAC The Constitutional Parliamentary Committee, set up under Article VI of the GPA. GNU Government of National Unity GPA Global Political Agreement, also known as the Interparty Political Agreement, signed by ZANU-PF and the two MDCs in September 2008. ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ICESCR International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ICTJ International Centre for Transitional Justice IDASA Institute for Democracy in Africa IOM International Organisation for Migration LOMA Law and Order Maintenance Act MDC-M Movement for Democratic Change (Mutambara faction). MDC-T Movement for Democratic Change (Tsvangirai faction). MSF Médicins Sans Frontierès, or Doctors without Borders NCA National Constitutional Assembly NGO Nongovernmental organization OAU Organisation of African Unity xii Abbreviations

ONHRI Organ on National Healing, Reconciliation and Integration PASSOP People Against Suffering, Oppression and Poverty POSA Public Order and Security Act (2002) RAU The Research and Advocacy Unit RSDO Refugee Status Determination Officer SADC Southern African Development Community STOPVAW Stop Violence Against Women TRC Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Africa) UCT The University of Cape Town UDHR Universal Declaration of Human Rights UNHCR United Nations High Commission for Refugees UN OHCHR United Nations Office for the High Commission of Human Rights USAID United States Agency for International Development WCoZ Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe WOZA Women of Zimbabwe Arise ZANU-PF Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front ZBC Zimbabwe Broadcasting Commission ZCC Zimbabwe Council of Churches ZDP Zimbabwean Dispensation Project ZLHR Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights Rights After Wrongs