Protecting, Promoting and Enforcing Human Rights and Fundamental Freedom Thematic Working Groups (TWGS) [continued] ZHRC Thematic Working Group on Environment, in collaboration with ZELA carried out a pilot project of training communities in mining regions on the 21st -22nd of October 2015 The training was on environmental, socio-economic and cultural rights affecting the communities in Zvishavane (Mhondongori Primary School and Mapanzure Clinic); Shurugwi (Musasa Primary School).The training capacitated Communities on the background, mandate and work of the ZHRC and educated them on the protection and promotion of Environmental, Economic-Social and Cultural Rights. Figure 11: Participants following proceedings at the training workshop on environmental protection. On the 28th of October 2015 ZHRC attended the launch of the Report on Communities, Companies and Conflict by the Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG). The research was commissioned by CNRG with support from the Heinrich Boll Foundation. The objective of the workshop was to launch the aforementioned report as well as capacitate the participants on the findings of the report. The following highlights emerged from the report; that the upscaling of mining activities vis a vis the absence of a strong mining law, institutional framework and political will to protect communities against displacements and other disadvantages brought about by mining means more mining conflicts are lined up for Zimbabwe .As a way of redress it was recommended that the 48 Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Annual Report 2015