Page 2 The Commission Newsletter, August 31, 2016 The Editorial New Commissioner gets down to business Committee’s note Z imbabwe H uma n Rights Commission E d i t o r i a l Committee welcomes you all to the first ever edition of The Commission Newsletter – ZHRC’s official bulletin. First and foremost, it is our belief that the publication of the Commission’s newsletter was long overdue because it is an i m p o r t a n t c o m muni c a t i o n tool whose main purpose is to promote the mandate and work of the organisation. The motivation behind the creation of The Commission Newsletter is the need to highlight ZHRC’s activities and that of its partners in an endeavour to promote, protect and enforce human rights in Zimbabwe. The newsletter will, thus, come in handy in complementing o t h e r communication media that the Commission is already using to disseminate information. We are cognisant of the fact that c o m mun i c a t i o n s must provide a c c u r a t e information and be relevant from the sender and recipient’s perspectives. For this reason, we humbly call for the support of every stakeholder to this newsletter in terms of input and articles. Kindly submit your suggestions, comments or compliments to the Editorial Committee ( E - m a i l : kratsauka@zhrc.org.zw/ swilliam@zhrc.org.zw or by calling our landline numbers). I hope you will enjoy reading the newsletter. Kindest regards T Commissioner Pastor Petunia Chiriseri (middle row, seated third from the left) with Commissioners Kwanele Muriel Jirira and Sheila Matindike on her right, pose for a photo at SOS. he Zimbabwe Human R i g h t s Commission (ZHRC) welcomes Co mmissi on er Petunia Chiriseri who joined the human rights body on 7 July 2016. Co mmissi on er Pastor Chiriseri becomes ZHRC’s n i n t h Commissioner and her arrival will add an impetus to the Commision which is always overwhelmed with assignments on human rights protection, promotion and enforcement. Immediately after her appointment Commissioner Pastor Chiriseri, who was tasked with chairing the Children’s Rights Thematic Working Group (TWG), got down to business by gracing the belated Day of the African C h i l d c o mm e m o r a t i o n s held at SOS Children’s Villages in Waterfalls, Harare on 30 July 2016. From 3-4 August 2016, Commissioner Chiriseri was part of the delegation that went to Chinhoyi in Mashonaland West Province to engage local authorities and other stakeholders on the mandate and work of ZHRC. The new Commissioner joins other Commissioners EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Chairperson: Karukai Ratsauka Compiler/Design & Layout: Shadrick William Members: Misheck Bulo, Linet Sithole, Sarudzai Paungano and chairpersons of various TWGs based in the Northern Region n a m e l y , Commissioner Kwanele Muriel J i r i r a , Commissioner Sheila Matindike, Dr Joseph Kurebwa as well as Commissioner Elasto Hilarious Mugwadi and Dr Ellen Sithole who are the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of ZHRC, respectively. Based in the Southern Region are Commissi oners Sethulo Ncube, Carroll Themba Khombe and Japhet Ndabeni-Ncube. TWGs are To Page 3

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