Protecting, Promoting and Enforcing Human Rights and Fundamental Freedom Thematic Working Groups (TWGS) [continued] country should come up with a new, progressive and inclusive mining law that addresses its contemporary needs and acknowledges the need to devolve the mining sector to ensure local authorities have greater autonomy over their resources. From the 16th to the 18th of November 2015 a follow up to the Zvishavane –Shurugwi trainings, ZHRC and ZELA conducted mobile legal clinics to receive complaints on EECSR. In Shurugwi, two mobile legal aid clinics were held at Mhondongori and Mapirimira. In Zvishavane one mobile legal aid clinic was conducted at Musasa Primary School. A total of 118 people attended the mobile legal aid clinics being 33 in Shurugwi and 85 in Zvishavane. At the Legal Aid Clinics, 42 complaints were rejected for various reasons .The most common one being that the ZHRC had no jurisdiction in the matter or that the complainants had no valid claim at law. A total of 58 clients were referred to other state institutions and agencies for assistance. A total of 18 human rights cases were accepted. The ZHRC team learnt that there is need for awareness raising activities aimed at local communities on basic Environmental, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Figure 12: Community members listening to instructions on how to complete a complaints form. Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Annual Report 2015 49

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