Zimbabwe: 2005 Observer missions

Updated June 2007

See also: MATLOSA, K, 2005 The role of observer missions in the SADC region: Promoting or hindering democracy - Zimbabwe a case study, EISA.

Bodies excluded from observing the elections

The following countries and bodies were not invited to observe the elections (Mauritius Watch 2005):

• Australia.
• Commonwealth.
• Congress of South African Trade Unions.
• EISA (2005).
• European Union.
• Japan.
• Norway; VOLLAN, K 2005 Zimbabwe: Parliamentary Elections March 2005 [www] http://www.humanrights.uio.no/forskning/publ/nr/2005/1105.pdf [opens new window] (accessed 29 Oct 2007).
• SADC Parliamentary Forum (2005).
• SOUTH AFRICAN CIVIL SOCIETY CONSORTIUM 2005 Report on the 2005 Zimbabwe Parliamentary Election, South African Council of Churches, the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference, SANGOCO, Idasa, the Centre for Policy Studies and the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, [www] http://www.idasa.org.za/gbOutputFiles.asp?WriteContent=Y&RID=1293 [MS Word document].
• Southern African Trade Union Co-ordination Council (SATUCC).
• United States of America.

Bodies invited to send observer missions

• The African Union.
• SADC 2005 "Preliminary Statement", http://www.idea.int/africa/southern/upload/SADC%20Election%20Observer%20Mission%20 Preliminary%20Statement-2.pdf [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 29 Oct 2007).
• SADC PF 2005 "SADC Parliamentary Forum's position regarding observation of the 2005 Zimbabwe parliamentary elections", March 10, [www] http://www.kubatana.net/html/archive/elec/050310sadcpf.asp?sector=ELEC&range_start=121 [opens new window] (accessed 29 Oct 2007).
• The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).
• The Non-Aligned Movement.
• The United Nations.
• SOUTH AFRICAN OBSERVER MISSION 2005, [www] The South African Observer Mission Preliminary Statement [PDF document].
• African National Congress of South Africa.
• Chama Chama Mapinduzi of Tanzania.
• FRELIMO of Mozambique.

Reports and statements by other bodies

• US EMBASSY 2005, "Statement on US Embassy observation of Zimbabwean parliamentary elections", [www] http://www.kubatana.net/html/archive/elec/050406usemb2.asp?sector=ELEC&range_start=1 [opens new window] (accessed 29 Oct 2007).
• ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL SUPPORT NETWORK 2005, "ZESN statement 2005 parliamentary elections", [www] http://www.kubatana.net/html/archive/elec/050403zesn.asp?sector=ELEC [opens new window] (accessed 29 Oct 2007).
• ZIMBABWE LAWYERS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS 2005, Report on the March 2005 parliamentary elections in Zimbabwe, [www] http://www.kubatana.net/docs/hr/zlhr_final_parl_elec_report_050406.doc [Word document].

References

EISA 2005, EISA not observing Zimbabwean elections, March 15.

MAIL & GUARDIAN ONLINE 2005, "SA consortium: Zim vote not free and fair", April 7, [www] http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=201091&area=/zim_elections/zim_news/ [opens new window] (accessed 29 Oct 2007).

MAURITIUS WATCH 2005, "Sokwanele special report: March 30" [www] http://www.sokwanele.com/articles/sokwanele/mwatch_sokwanelespecialreport_30march2005.html [opens new window] (accessed 29 Oct 2007).