Zimbabwe
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- semi-presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- December 21, 1979
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- mix of Roman-Dutch law and English common law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Parliament composed of the Senate and House
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, Constitutional Court
RELIGIONS
50% syncretism (mix of Christianity and indigenous beliefs), 25% Christians, 24% indigenous beliefs, 1% Muslims
From the country
- AUGUST 1, 2001ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Four Zimbabwean men are to be extradited to Botswana...
Four Zimbabwean men are to be extradited to Botswana to face a murder charge, Northern Province police said
- MAY 24, 2001ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
"Extra-judicial executions and torture are occurring...
"Extra-judicial executions and torture are occurring throughout Zimbabwe" Tor-Hugne Olsen, head of an Amnesty International (AI) research team said
- APRIL 24, 2001ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) said...
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) said the death penalty should be abolished, and that no executions should be carried out until this is done
- FEBRUARY 21, 2001ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Women pressure groups are advocating death sentences...
Women pressure groups are advocating death sentences or castration for rapists, two punishments they feel would be proportional to the gravity of the crime and also serve as a sufficient deterrent to child sexual abuse
- FEBRUARY 16, 2001ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Judge George Smith sentenced Givemore Muoni Katsande,...
Judge George Smith sentenced Givemore Muoni Katsande, 41, a veteran of the pre-1980 liberation struggle and retired army general, to death for murdering Tinashe Chakwenya, 25, a police officer, near the town of Marondera in April 2000
- JANUARY 1, 2001ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Murder, rape, aggravated robbery, illegal possession...
Murder, rape, aggravated robbery, illegal possession of arms and arson are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2001ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
At least 60 people have been executed in Zimbabwe since...
At least 60 people have been executed in Zimbabwe since independence in 1980
- OCTOBER 9, 2000ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
President Robert Mugabe launched a crackdown on the...
President Robert Mugabe launched a crackdown on the opposition
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2000ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Jean-Pierre Bemba, the leader of the Ugandan-backed...
Jean-Pierre Bemba, the leader of the Ugandan-backed Congolese Liberation Movement (MLC), accused government troops of executing 51 civilians in a northeastern town before rebel troops captured it last week
- JUNE 30, 2000ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Big Chitoro, a leading supporter of President Robert...
Big Chitoro, a leading supporter of President Robert Mugabe, was charged with the kidnap and murder of an opposition activist on June 9
- JUNE 1, 2000ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International accused the ruling ZANU PF party...
Amnesty International accused the ruling ZANU PF party of extrajudicial executions and of torturing opposition party Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) supporters in the run-up to the elections to be held on the 24th and 25th of June
- APRIL 26, 2000ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Zimbabwean Home Affairs Minister Dumiso Dabengwa and U
Zimbabwean Home Affairs Minister Dumiso Dabengwa and U