The Commission Newsletter, August 31, 2016
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For Human Dignity
ZIMBABWE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
HEAD OFFICE
NORTHERN REGION OFFICE
144 Samora Machel Avenue
Harare
Telephone: +263 4 293 4102 / 293 4103 /
705 426 / 705 268 / 251 079 / 701 811 / 703
616 / 251 077 / 703 596 / 251 085
SOUTHERN REGION OFFICE
127 Fife Street
Bulawayo
Telephone: + 263 9 64170-3
E-mail: zhrc2012@gmail.com
info@zhrc.org.zw
How to lodge a complaint in brief
In terms of Section 7 (2) of the Zimbabwe Human
Rights Commission (General) Regulations, 2016,
a complaint shall be regarded as lodged if(a) it is made orally at the office or by telephone to
the office; or
(b) it is reduced to writing and handed in at the
off’ice; or
(c) it is sent to the office by post, telefacsimile or
any electronic means; or
(d) the complainant completes a complaint form
online via the Commission’s website and transmits
it electronically to the Commission.
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ZHRC engages health workers
T
h e
human
right to
health
care
means
that
hospitals,
c l i n i c s ,
medicines and
doctors’ services
must
be
accessible,
available,
acceptable, and
of good quality
for everyone, on
an equitable
basis. This was
said
by
Zimbabwe
Human Rights
Commission
( Z H R C )
Chairperson
Elasto Hilarious
Mugwadi at a
breakfast
interface
meeting
ZADHR Chairperson, Dr. Rutendo Bonde (holding a microphone)
stresses a point at the Breakfast Meeting.
jointly organised by
the Commission and
the
Zimbabwe
Association
of
Doctors for Human
Rights (ZADHR) in
Harare on 1 July
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Commissioner
Mugwadi noted that
the meeting came
three years after the
adoption
of
a
Constitution which
enshrines
an
expanded Bill of
Rights under Chapter
4, comprising of both
civil and political
rights as well as
environmental, social
and economic rights.
While civil and
political rights are
enforceable at law,
environmental,
economic, social and
cultural rights are to
be progressively
realised depending
on the availability of
resources but the
State is required at
law to take all steps
necessary to ensure
the enjoyment of all
r i g h t s .
“May I draw your
a t t e n t i o n ,
Honourable Minister
to the principle of
indivisibility and
interdependency
of human rights
which makes the
right
to
healthcare, one of
the
most
fundamental
rights, since one
has to be alive
and in good
health to be able
to exercise and
enjoy all other
rights such as
freedom
of
movement,
association,
assemb ly,
freedom
to
demonstrate and
petition, freedom
of expression and
media freedom as
provided for in
our Declaration
of Rights,” said
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