It has been noted that it is mostly non-governmental organisations that have
sought to promote freedom of artistic expression in Zimbabwe as explained by
Rudo Kanukamwe, a writer, when she says, ‘governmental organisations
strictly seek to promote art which is politically correct or purely commercial.’
Therefore, in view of the above lost opportunity, this report could not have been
produced at a better time than this where it seeks to feed into the next cycle of
the UPR process. It will serve to expose the issue of artistic freedom, extent of
violations and measures that need to be adopted to address censorship if it
cannot be abolished. This intervention will ensure that artistic freedom will be
specifically addressed in future endeavours to improve the promotion and
protection of freedom of expression.
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