Accountability for the Gukurahundi atrocities in Zimbabwe thirty years on : prospects and challenges

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dc.contributor.author Killander, Magnus
dc.contributor.author Nyathi, Mkhululi
dc.date.accessioned 2016-05-20T05:18:58Z
dc.date.available 2016-05-20T05:18:58Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.description.abstract It is estimated that between 10 000 and 20 000 civilians were killed by state and state sponsored agents between 1982 and 1988 in Zimbabwe. In addition to murder, there were widespread torture, rape and other sexual offences, genital mutilations, assault, and arson. These crimes have come to be known as the ‘Gukurahundi atrocities’. The fact that thirty years down the line the alleged main perpetrators of these crimes are still in charge of Zimbabwe’s political and security infrastructure, makes it difficult to find justice for survivors and the relatives of those who died. However, as illustrated in this article, most of the legal hurdles put in place by the regime to ensure impunity can be overcome. en_ZA
dc.description.department Centre for Human Rights en_ZA
dc.description.librarian am2016 en_ZA
dc.description.uri http://content.ajarchive.org/cdm4/index_00104051.php?CISOROOT=/00104051 en_ZA
dc.description.uri http://reference.sabinet.co.za/sa_epublication/cilsa en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Killander, M & Nyathi, M 2015, 'Accountability for the Gukurahundi atrocities in Zimbabwe thirty years on : prospects and challenges', Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa, vol. 48, no. 3, pp. 463-487. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 0010-4051
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/52719
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher Institute for Foreign and Comparative Law en_ZA
dc.rights Institute for Foreign and Comparative Law en_ZA
dc.subject State sponsored agents en_ZA
dc.subject Crimes en_ZA
dc.subject Zimbabwe en_ZA
dc.subject Gukurahundi atrocities en_ZA
dc.subject Impunity en_ZA
dc.title Accountability for the Gukurahundi atrocities in Zimbabwe thirty years on : prospects and challenges en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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