Reports, papers, correspondence. Mainly concerning political and development issues in Rhodesia / Zimbabwe but also South Africa, Namibia, Angola, Somaliland. Subjects include Operation Murambatsvina (2005) and forced evictions in Zimbabwe; farmworkers in Zimbabwe; political crisis, human rights, and elections in Zimbabwe; election monitoring, Truth and Reconciliation Committee, political developments in South Africa, c1992-1999; Angola, 1993-2000, including peace process; aid to Namibia, 1990; Somaliland report, 2000.
Catholic Institute for International Relations
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- Dates of Creation1975 - 2008
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- Language of MaterialEnglish
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Administrative / Biographical History
The Sword of the Spirit organization was founded by lay Catholics in 1940 with the aims of combatting fascism and informing society and the church about international development. It changed its name to the Catholic Institute for International Relations (CIIR) in 1965. It now operates volunteer and educational programmes and seeks to eradicate poverty, injustice and exclusion, and encourage a more equitable distribution of resources. CIIR changed its name to Progressio in 2006.
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