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The aim of this Guide is to provide a brief introduction to human rights and sustainable development issues in Zimbabwe

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Even harder times are expected in Zimbabwe.
26.06.2006 The average Zimbabwean family requires $524 a month just to cover the basics, but the average worker only earns about $200 a month. How, then, do people cope? Many Zimbabweans have turned into entrepreneurs, finding alternative ways of surviving in their poverty-stricken country.
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From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
Image: Even harder times are expected in Zimbabwe. © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
Zimbabwe has blamed its problems on "illegal sanctions" imposed by western nations.
21.06.2006 Zimbabwean officials are furious at the UN's recommendation that Zimbabwe be ranked as a least-developed country. Zimbabwe's rejection of the status has become highly politicized, with many calling for authorities to face, not ignore, the reality of the "unfolding crisis" there.
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From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
Image: Zimbabwe has blamed its problems on "illegal sanctions" imposed by western nations. © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
With inflation at almost 1,200 percent, people are turning to religion.
15.06.2006 Churches in Zimbabwe trying to address the worsening political and economic crises are being thrust into the unfamiliar role of political activism. Church groups are divided along party lines and have drawn attention for their public bickering.
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From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
Image: With inflation at almost 1,200 percent, people are turning to religion. © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
09.06.2006 The independent Voice of the People radio station, which has been hounded by the Zimbabwe government and survived bomb attacks, police raids, arrests and frequency jams last night won an international media award.
* Winners
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01.06.2006 Satellite images of the wholesale destruction of a large community in Zimbabwe provide more evidence of the devastating impact of the government's policy of house demolitions.
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From: Amnesty International - International Secretariat
Satellite image of Porta Farm, Zimbabwe, 22 June 2002, before it was demolished.
01.06.2006 New satellite images show for the first time the complete destruction of a 16-year-old community under the Zimbabwean government's Operation Murambatsvina ("Restore Order").
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From: Amnesty International USA
Image: Satellite image of Porta Farm, Zimbabwe, 22 June 2002, before it was demolished. © Digital Global, Inc. (2006) / Amnesty International

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