Human Rights and Zimbabwe's Presidential Election: March 2002
A Special Report by the Research Unit
May, 2002

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Glossary - Abbreviations

ACP

African, Caribbean, Pacific

AU

African Union

BBC

British Broadcasting Corporation

CHOGM

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

CIO

Central Intelligence Organisation

DN

The Daily News

ED

Election Directorate

ESC

Electoral Supervisory Commission

EU

European Union

FG

The Financial Gazette

GLAA

General Laws Amendment Act

H

The Herald

HCRA

Harare Combined Residents’ Association

ICG

International Crisis Group

LOMA

Law and Order (Maintenance) Act

MDC

Movement for Democratic Change

MP

Member of Parliament

MPOI

Mass Public Opinion Institute

NAGG

National Alliance for Good Government

NCA

National Constitutional Assembly

NGO

Non-Governmental Organisation

NYTS

National Youth Training Scheme

OAU

Organisation for African Unity (now African Union)

PD

Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)

PLC

Parliamentary Legal Committee

POSA

Public Order and Security Act

SADC

Southern African Development Community

SAOM

South African Observer Mission

SATV

South African TeleVision

SI

Statutory Instrument (subsidiary legislation)

SM

The Sunday Mail

Std

The Standard

UDHR

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

UMP

Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe (constituency in Zimbabwe)

UN

United Nations

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UK

United Kingdom

US(A)

United States (of America)

ZANU

Zimbabwe African National Union (also known as ZANU-Ndonga)

ZANU-PF

Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front

ZAPU

Zimbabwe African Patriotic Union

ZBC

Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation

ZBCTV

Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation Television

ZESN

Zimbabwe Election Support Network

ZI

The Zimbabwe Independent

ZIMCET

Zimbabwe Civic Education Trust

ZLP

Zimbabwe Liberators’ Platform

ZNA

Zimbabwe National Army

ZNLWVA

Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association

ZRP

Zimbabwe Republic Police

ZUJ

Zimbabwe Union of Journalists

 

 

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