abductions; torture; politically motivated rape; harassment and intimidation; arbitrary arrests; extra- judicial killings; malicious damage of property; sexual torture); displacement; attack on human rights defenders; home and office raids; partisan distribution of food aid and agricultural inputs; attacks on journalists; and disrupted meetings. The Presidential results were disputed by the MDC-Alliance, which lodged a legal challenge with the Constitutional Court and lost. In light of this the Forum makes the following recommendations a. Recommendations to the Government of Zimbabwe I. The GoZ must urgently consider ratifying the African Charter of Democracy Elections and Governance (ACDEG)\ The Charter seeks to promote adherence by African states to the universal values and principles of democracy and respect for human rights premised upon the supremacy of the constitution and respect for the rule of law. II. The GoZ must also investigate all allegations of human rights violations, prosecute and punish perpetrators of acts of violence in order to bring justice to victims in particular the 1st of August Human rights violations that resulted in the extra judicial killings of seven civilians. III. The GoZ must come up with legislative framework that compels political parties to comply with constitutional provisions and equal representation of men and women in their respective parties to ensure gender parity. IV. Traditional leaders must remain apolitical in line with section 281 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. V. The government must also align come provisions of POSA, AIPPA and the Criminal Law as they hinder of the enjoyment of fundamental freedoms such as freedom of assembly and association (section 58), freedom of expression and of the media (Section 61) VI. The government must implement the findings and the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry into the 1st of August post- election violence. All those found responsible of the violence and in particular the killings must be brought to account. 7