toilets or other sanitation facilities, potable water, or other essential services, such as health or educational facilities. In addition, those relocated have no guarantee against evictions in the future. Almost no humanitarian assistance is being provided by the government. In addition, the government of Zimbabwe cannot be said to have used all resources at its disposal. It has rejected humanitarian assistance from the UN and obstructed humanitarian efforts aimed at providing minimum essential levels of housing, food and water to people in need. 68 7 Recommendations 7.1 Recommendations on forced evictions and forced displacement In respect of forced evictions and forced displacement the government should: • • • • Immediately halt the practice of forced evictions and forced displacement; Respect the rights of victims of Operation Murambatsvina to an effective remedy, including access to justice and the right to reparations, including restitution, rehabilitation, compensation, satisfaction and guarantees of non-repetition. Conduct a full, independent and impartial inquiry on the role of the police and other law enforcement officials in carrying out the forced evictions, including into the excessive use of force and the deaths reported at Porta Farm on 2 September 2004 and 30 June 2005, and bring to justice all those suspected of having committed human rights violations. Make public the plans for Operation Garikai/Hlalani Kuhle, including beneficiary selection criteria, the costs to beneficiaries, time frames, budget allocations and ensure regular public and transparent reporting on progress. In respect of those persons who remain internally displaced at Hopley Farm and elsewhere, as a direct result of forced evictions, the government should: • • • Implement fully the UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement in their policy and practice towards these IDPs; Ensure the provision of adequate humanitarian assistance, including housing, food, water and sanitation to the IDPs, including through permitting access by independent and impartial humanitarian actors to all IDP populations; Immediately make an urgent appeal for humanitarian aid for the victims of Operation Murambatsvina and all other persons in Zimbabwe who are in need of humanitarian assistance, which reflects all of their needs, including emergency shelter. 7.2 Other recommendations: • • • Ensure that human rights defenders and others are able to exercise their rights without the risk of harassment, and that they are not subjected to human rights violations including intimidation, ill-treatment or attacks on their homes; Allow visits by and collaborate with the UN and African Commission Special Rapporteurs and the Representative of the Secretary-General on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons to investigate the human rights situation in the country; Prepare and submit its second periodic report to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which was due on 30 June 1998. 7.3 Recommendations specifically on Porta Farm • 68 Uphold the existing court orders in respect of Porta Farm by ensuring that residents are offered the opportunity to return in safety and dignity to Porta Farm if they wish and are In violation of its obligations under international human rights law, including the ICESCR. See, also, Principle 25, UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement.