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	Zimbabwe Republic Police - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is the national police force of Zimbabwe, known until July 1980 as the British South Africa Police.
		The force is organised by province, and comprises uniformed national police, the Criminal Investigation Department, and traffic police.
		Following Zimbabwe's independence in 1980 the force had a strength of about 11,000 officers (of whom about 60% were white) and a further 35,000 police reservists (nearly all of whom white).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zimbabwe_Republic_Police (395 words)

	Zimbabwe Police (and its predecessors) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The British South Africa Police (BSAP) was renamed the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) following the independence of Zimbabwe in 1980 and adopted a new badge and flag.
		The ZRP flag follows the same pattern as its predecessor in that it is navy blue with a yellow crest in the centre.
		The police flag was changed to incorporate the new crest, yellow with fl outlining and a yellow scroll with fl letters, and at the same time the colour of the field was changed to a brilliant shade of navy blue.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/zw^polic.html (655 words)

	Sokwanele: Zimbabwe Republic Police
		Police officers were directly implicated in some instances of beatings and torture and reportedly used excessive force to disperse peaceful protesters.
		Amnesty International is gravely concerned by the conduct of the Zimbabwe police, who continue to illegally and arbitrarily arrest, harass and ill-treat Zimbabwean citizens as part of a systematic clampdown on freedom of expression, freedom of association and assembly.
		Amnesty is calling on the Zimbabwe authorities to end the political misuse of the police and ensure that policing in Zimbabwe is professional, impartial and upholds the human rights of all Zimbabweans.
	www.sokwanele.com /articles/justice/police.html (1819 words)

	Zimbabwe -- ZRP: The Lowest of the Low (Zimbabwe Republic Police Force)
		It was true that whilst no police station ever had ‘transport’ no market was complete without a large company of civilians with chickens or sacks of mealy climbing in and out of obliging police Santana landrovers.
		Zimbabwe was an island of sorts in the southern African sea of crime.
		A police force is an apolitical organisation dedicated to prevent and deter crime, protect life, human rights and property, and uphold the constitution.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/763596/posts (1165 words)

	ZIMBABWE HUMAN RIGHTS NGO FORUM
		Instead the police indicated that they would charge the 3 youths with attempted murder and claimed that the youths had "shot themselves" with Chihota’s gun." Prior to this incident on 12 October 2003, human rights lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa was assaulted as she attempted to report an attempted car-jacking perpetrated against her.
		Mrs Mtetwa says the police officers then told her "you are no longer a lawyer, you are a suspect" Officer Mutumwa allegedly assaulted her when he noticed her taking down the names and ranks of the police officers attending to the scene.
		At Chegutu Police Station, Investigating Officer Sergeant Machingura confirmed the presence of 5 ZCTU members who were arrested and were being charged with contravening Section 24 (6) of POSA for failing to notify the police/ regulating authority on intention to hold a public gathering.
	www.hrforumzim.com /monthly/200310.htm (7862 words)

	Zimbabwe moral negligence
		The inability of Zimbabwe's public officials to overcome their fear and stand their moral ground is rapidly destroying our country.
		The state Zimbabwe now finds herself in is their fault because they have been too cowardly to do what they know is the right thing.
		Zimbabwe's public officials must be prepared to pay the price of their fear and silence which is causing untold suffering to hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans.
	africantears.netfirms.com /moralnegligence.htm (1037 words)

	SALAN - News & Views
		The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) wrongfully and unlawfully detained and assaulted members of NCA who were marching to the Parliament of Zimbabwe.
		Police action in this case is unjustifiable since the activists did not at anytime exhibit criminal intentions, but to peacefully picket and call for a new homegrown Constitution.
		Zimbabwe Republic Police has continued to use force as a means of inflicting pain and harm on demonstrators so that they exercise self-censure not to participate in future matters of civil disobedience.
	www.salan.org /News_Views/news_detail.asp?art_Id=380 (1617 words)

	Zimbabwe
		Zimbabwe is a republic in which President Robert Mugabe and his Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) have dominated the executive and legislative branches of the Government and have restricted political choice since independence in 1980.
		In February police detained and interrogated four journalists associated with an independent weekly newspaper, The Mirror, and charged two of them with violating Section 50 of the LOMA, in connection with a story published in October 1998 that the Government stated was false (see Section 2.a.).
		Police maintained that the striking caterers had tried to use force against nonstriking caterers at a nearby hotel; strikers maintained that the police had gassed them without any provocation.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/1999/index.cfm?docid=279 (15176 words)

	Zimbabwe: 'Police' Lead Criminal Gangs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Hundreds of the Zimbabwe Republic Police's once highly regarded officers have been forced to forsake the oath to keep the law and instead turned to crime as the country's six-year economic crisis deepens.
		The police are among the lowest paid workers in Zimbabwe which is grappling hyperinflation and severe food shortages.
		Zimbabwe's inflation shot up to 502.4 percent in November, highlighting worsening economic conditions in the once prosperous country.
	www.nationalvanguard.org /story.php?id=7183 (918 words)

	Zimbabwe: Another death at Porta Farm - 11 people now dead following police misuse of tear gas - news.amnesty - Amnesty ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		As the death toll rises at Porta Farm following police misuse of tear gas during an attempt to forcibly evict residents, Amnesty International is repeating its call for an immediate, full and independent inquiry into the actions of the police and the subsequent deaths.
		"The Government of Zimbabwe must ensure that police behaviour at Porta Farm on 2 September 2004, including the use of tear gas by police officers and the 11 deaths which followed, are rigorously investigated, and the results of the investigation made public," Amnesty International said.
		Since then, a spokesman for the Zimbabwe Republic Police has been quoted in the Zimbabwe Independent on Friday 24 September, and in the South African newspaper Business Day (Johannesburg) on 28 September saying the Zimbabwe Republic Police are unaware of the deaths at Porta Farm.
	news.amnesty.org /index/ENGAFR460282004 (592 words)

	ZIMBABWE HUMAN RIGHTS NGO FORUM
		As this report indicates, the Zimbabwe Government has a long history of reneging on international agreements, as was the case around the Abuja Agreement, or failing to respect the recommendations of international treaty bodies, as was the case with the recommendations of the UN Human Rights Committee in 1998.
		The police apparently took the campaign too far, as their action to deal with settlements on farms occupied during the land invasions and with urban produce producers was overruled.
		Throughout this process the Zimbabwe Government vehemently denied the findings of the fact-finding mission, vilified its members and the NGO community that had made representation to the mission, and sought by all means to delay or avoid any discussion of the report in the councils of the African Union.
	www.hrforumzim.com /special_hrru/OperationMurambatsvinaFollowUp.htm (11140 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| Zimbabwe police chief honoured by Interpol (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		According to the state controlled Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation, Mr Chihuri, commissioner of Zimbabwe's Republic Police, was awarded the position because of his previous work as executive vice-president of Interpol's southern African division.
		He turned a blind eye to occupations of white-owned farms, despite rulings by Zimbabwe's High Court ordering him to eject intruders, and was accused of seizing a valuable farm for himself.
		Wayne Bvudzijena, Zimbabwe Republic Police spokesman, said that Mr Chihuri's appointment gave the lie to allegations that the force was partisan and unprofessional.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/05/09/wzim09.xml (494 words)

	Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights Human Rights Press Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The illegal action, which continues unabated by the ZRP and municipal police, is a clear violation of the constitutional right to protection from deprivation of property as guaranteed by section 16 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe.
		Zimbabwe's government regrettably has, in the case of the evictions, assault of individuals and confiscation of property, failed to protect these rights and has, in fact, through its law enforcement organs, been a willing party complicit in the violations.
		ZLHR calls upon the Zimbabwe Republic Police and the commission currently running the Harare City Council to desist immediately from violating property rights, economic and social rights, and to publicly and definitively put an end to this exercise of impunity.
	www.zlhr.org.zw /media/releases/may_24_05.htm (807 words)

	Zimbabwe, Holland v Commissioner of the Zimbabwean Republic Police (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Zimbabwe, Holland v Commissioner of the Zimbabwean Republic Police
		Holland v Commissioner of the Zimbabwean Republic Police 1982 ZLR (2) 29: Necessary for a police officer to personally have belief that there are grounds for the justifying the detention.
		Necessary for a police officer to personally have belief that there are grounds for the justifying the detention.
	www.hrcr.org /safrica/emergency_powers/holland_zimbabwean.html (76 words)

	[Su-amnesty] Fwd: Urgent Action # UA 77/05 on Zimbabwe
		Police reportedly told the women that they could pay a fine if they pleaded guilty to road traffic offences, and would be released.
		Over the course of 1 April all of the women - several of whom are reported to be elderly, injured or with their children - elected to pay the fines rather than spend the weekend in the cells, during which time they could be subjected to further harassment, threats and poor conditions.
		Robert G. Mugabe President of the Republic of Zimbabwe Office of the President Private Bag 7700 Causeway, Harare Zimbabwe Fax: 011 263 4 708 211 Salutation: Your Excellency Ambassador Simbi Veke Mubako Embassy of the Republic of Zimbabwe 1608 New Hampshire Ave.
	www.southwestern.edu /pipermail/su-amnesty/2005-April/000017.html (825 words)

	ZWNews.com - linking the world to Zimbabwe
		The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) arrested 130 more protesters on the second day of opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) mass protests, with police sources saying they had been instructed to use minimal force so as not to provoke uncontrollable public violence.
		Police spokesman Wayne Bvudzijena said most of the arrests yesterday were carried out in high-density suburbs around the country, where protesters burnt vehicles.
		But police sources told the Financial Gazette that they had been instructed not to use “too much force” that could provoke protesters because of fears that this could incite the public into an uncontrollable violent reaction.
	www.zwnews.com /print.cfm?ArticleID=6415 (737 words)

	Zimbabwe's police chief denies political bias
		ZIMBABWE'S police chief rejected accusations on Tuesday that his force had sided with government supporters in political clashes ahead of month-end elections, saying police had acted against members of the ruling party.
		But Police Commissioner Augustine Chihuri said his force was acting against Mugabe supporters involved in violence.
		Several incidents of violence, some of them involving police and army personnel, continue to be received from various parts of the country," it said.
	www.newzimbabwe.com /pages/electoral77.12366.html (497 words)

	ZWNEWS.com - linking the world to Zimbabwe
		The Zimbabwe Republic Police have increased by 1 000 percent fees for fingerprints, firearm certificates and police clearance certificates with effect from tomorrow.
		Police clearance certificate (one day) would now cost $5 million and $3 500 000 for seven-day processing.
		Police chief spokesman Assistant Commissioner Wayne Bvudzijena said the hikes have been necessitated by the continued spiralling costs.
	www.zwnews.com /issuefull.cfm?ArticleID=13930 (285 words)

	Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) - Press Statements (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) strongly condemns the insensitive and hideous decision by the government of Zimbabwe to deport a 12-member delegation from the Confederation of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) on 26 October 2004, who were in a fact finding mission.
		The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) is disappointed with the statement by the Chairman of the National Economic Consultative Forum (NECF) Nhlanhla Masuku's assertions that the ZCTU does not have the interest of workers at heart and was responsible for the collapse of the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF).
		The Zimbabwe Congress Of Trade Unions (ZCTU) is dismayed by the reports of the dismissal of Matthew Takaona, The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) from his post as acting News Editor of the Sunday Mail.
	www.zctu.co.zw /html/stmts/stmt_arch20040101.shtm (1232 words)

	The Zimbabwe Situation
		Police be and are hereby declared to be unlawful.
		That the Zimbabwe Republic Police be and hereby interdicted from
		It is alleged that the police got an anonymous tip to the effect that Mashakada had taken part in the bombing of the premises, a private radio station not licenced by the government.
	www.zimbabwesituation.com /oct13_2002.html (17069 words)

	POLICE CHIEFS DISMISS GRADUATE RECRUITS BECAUSE OF M.D.C.
		In July 2003, the Zimbabwe Republic Police Chiefs dismissed 14 male graduate trainees before completion of their one-year course because of their alleged affiliation to MDC.
		The allegations were that we had acted in a mutinous manner in the police camp.
		Police officers involved in the whole issue have been named and identified as Superintendents Dzvairo, Mutamba, Shumba, Mutema and Chief Superintendent Maphosa, all based at Morris Depot in Harare.
	www.canadafreepress.com /2003/zim100603.htm (484 words)

	UA: ZIMBABWE / Respond to an Urgent Action appeal now / Urgent Actions - Amnesty International Irish Section (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Amnesty International is calling on the Zimbabwe Republic Police to exercise restraint and fully respect human rights when policing any public protest actions associated with the ‘stay-away’ scheduled for 9 and 10 June.
		In response, armed police and the armed forces have been sent into some areas to quell unrest, raising further concerns for the safety of the affected communities.
		Amnesty International has already received credible reports of an increased police presence in many of the urban areas which were affected by the police operation, including the imposition of police roadblocks and the use of low-flying police helicopters.
	www.amnesty.ie /user/content/view/full/3907 (645 words)

	Police Air Wing
		The Rhodesian police service was called the British South African Police (BSAP), which also had a reserve force of part-time volunteers.
		The Police Reserve comprised men too old for national service, but many were veterans of World War Two.
		The Zimbabwe Republic Police is presently reported to have an 'Air Wing', but has no known aircraft of its own.
	www.aeroflight.co.uk /waf/aa-africa/zim/zim-police-home.htm (195 words)

	Africa -- A Few Observations
		Roadblocks would be set up by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) along the major highways in and out of the city to catch drunk drivers.
		On June 26, 1995, the ZRP used tear gas, batons, and dogs to suppress violent student demonstrations on the University campus.
		There were anti-media laws, general strikes, political manipulation of hunger, raging AIDS epidemic, rising unemployment, shortages of maize, flour, fuel, soap, and other necessities, and surging food and fuel prices.
	www.lonker.net /travel_africa_1.htm (492 words)

	Zimbabwe Vigil UK
		Zimbabwe Police Commissioner resigns honoury Interpol title– May 30, 2003
		Secretary General Noble said he very much regretted that in a comment to news media on May 6 a Zimbabwe Republic Police spokesman had suggested Mr Chihuri’s honorary title was an endorsement of the actions of the police in that country.
		Interpol was founded in 1923 to enhance police cooperation and is now the largest international police organization in the world.
	www.zimvigil.co.uk /reports/chihuri2.htm (433 words)

	SudanTribune article : Zimbabwe to send 20 peacekeepers to Sudan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Dec 30, 2005 (HARARE) — Zimbabwe police Commissioner Augustine Chihuri has said 20 police officers will leave the country next week for United Nations peacekeeping duties in Sudan’s western region of Darfur, local media reported on Friday.
		During his meeting with the police officers on Thursday, Chihuri urged them to "keep the Zimbabwean flag flying high, mindful of those who needlessly seek to soil the good name of the ZRP (Zimbabwe Republic Police) and Zimbabwe in general by portraying her as a country fraught with lawlessness."
		Chihuri said the contribution made by the police in enabling global peace over the years was continuously exemplified by the UN’s perennial requests to the government to send police officers on peacekeeping missions.
	www.sudantribune.com /article.php3?id_article=13302 (249 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Africa \| Zimbabwe judge slams police
		Meanwhile, the MDC says the police are preventing its leader from addressing meetings ahead of next year's polls.
		She said police had assaulted the men, deprived them of sleep and food, threatened them with guns, and prevented them from seeing lawyers or receiving medical attention for wounds inflicted during the assaults.
		Assistant Police Commissioner Wayne Bvudzijena told the AFP news agency that they were looking for a white farmer.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/africa/3541008.stm (530 words)

	Zimbabwe -- Police auction seized goods (staples)
		The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) in Bulawayo on 17 April held a public auction of a variety of consumer commodities recently seized from illegal vendors in the city.
		The goods, sold in lots comprising 10kg of sugar, two litres of cooking oil, one kilogramme of powdered soap, five tablets of various brands of bathing soap, went for between Z$1,600 and Z$1,800.
		About three months ago, Bulawayo was abuzz with rumours that maize was being sold at the ZRP Ross Camp.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/673719/posts (265 words)

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