When a State Turns on its Citizens: 60 years of Institutionalised Violence in Zimbabwe

Acronyms

Acronyms ACPD African Community Publishing and Development ANC African National Congress APs Assembly Points BOG British Observers Group CCJPZ Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Zimbabwe CIO Central Intelligence Organization CSOs Civil Society Organizations CSVR Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation CZC Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition DRC Democratic Republic of the Congo DRCs Democratic Resistance Committees GAPWUZ General Agricultural and Plantations Workers Union Zimbabwe HRW Human Rights Watch ICG International Crisis Group ILO International Labour Organization JOC Joint Operations Command LRF Legal Resources Foundation MDC Movement for Democratic Change MDC-M Movement for Democratic Change- Mutambara MDC-T Movement for Democratic Change- Tsvangirai MPOI Mass Public Opinion Institute NCA National Constitutional Assembly NDI National Democratic Institute NDP National Democratic Party NGOs Non-Governmental Organizations NSC National Security Council OM Operation Murambatsvina OSI Open Society Initiative OSISA Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa PF Patriotic Front POSA Public Order and Security Act PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTUZ Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe RAU Research and Advocacy Unit SADC Southern Africa Development Community xiv SPT Solidarity Peace Trust UDI Unilateral Declaration of Independence UANC United African National Council UNDP United Nations Development Programme UZ University of Zimbabwe WOZA Women of Zimbabwe Arise ZANU Zimbabwe African National Union ZANU-PF Zimbabwe African National Union- Patriotic Front ZANLA Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army ZAPU Zimbabwe African People’s Union ZIPA Zimbabwe People’s Army ZIPRA Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army ZCTU Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions ZESN Zimbabwe Election Support Network ZFTU Zimbabwe Federation of Trade Unions ZHR NGO Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum ZINASU Zimbabwe National Students Union ZNA Zimbabwe National Army ZPP Zimbabwe Peace Project ZUM Zimbabwe Unity Movement ZRP Zimbabwe Republic Police xv xvi ...