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.
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