It is hoped that the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission, which has already condemned police brutality, will not be impeded in its efforts to carry out investigations as appropriate. The Government of Zimbabwe should abide by the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR); the International Covenant on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights (ICSECR), the Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR) and the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) which all protect citizen rights that are being abused by police through torture, inhuman and degrading treatment and punishment. The Harare Resolution on the Southern Africa Regional Police Chiefs Co-operation Organisation (SARPCCO) Code of Conduct for Police Officers prohibits torture by specifying “police officials shall respect and protect human dignity and maintain and uphold all human rights of all persons”. Police violence against citizens is a threat to the security and well being of citizens. It will never be an option for the actual redress of the current socio- economic challenges bedeviling the country. The government’s pariah status is not a result of tainting by non-state actors, particularly human rights NGOs, but its own lust for violence through its security apparatus. The human rights of citizens are not at the discretion of the state, but are claimable and justiciable rights, for which individuals and office bearers at some point will be held accountable. 17