✓ The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ✓ The Convention Against all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) ✓ The African Union (AU) Declaration on Principles Governing Democratic Elections in Africa ✓ The AU Guidelines for Election Observation and Monitoring Missions ✓ The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR ✓ The SADC Principles and Guidelines on Elections NB: On 21 March 2018, Zimbabwe signed the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG). However, the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) has not taken any further steps towards the ratification and domestication of the Charter. The ACDEG can only be useful in the running of elections once it is domesticated. 13