International remedies for victims The new government should take steps to facilitate access by Zimbabweans for human rights abuses. The new government should try to make effective use of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. It should enable all Zimbabweans to rights and protections of all regional and international rights instruments by becoming a State Party to such treaties as the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. It should also make a declaration under Article 14 of the Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. The provisions of all of these treaties must be incorporated into domestic law. Conclusions Over many years innumerable Zimbabweans have fallen victim to human rights abuses. All Zimbabweans earnestly look forward to a new era in which there is peace and stability that will allow for equitable economic growth and development and in which the fundamental rights of all Zimbabweans are respected. As is stated in the preamble to the United Nations Universal Declaration of Rights “Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world.” 46