)UHHGRPIURPWRUWXUH+ROGLQJVWDWHDFWRUVDFFRXQWDEOH«« Sofia Tagwirei v Commissioner General of Police and Minister of Home Affairs In this matter, Sofia was arbitrarily arrested and assaulted at Chingwizi Transit Camp on the morning of 3 August 2014. She was taken to Triangle Police Station after resisting the forced transfer of a mobile health clinic, together with other community members. Lawyers intervened to hold the authorities accountable and ensure protection of due process rights. On 16 February 2016, the court awarded damages in the sum of US$450 in her favour. 27 2XWFRPHVRI3,/FDVHV o ZLHR instituted precedent setting cases of the right to housing that stopped demolition of houses in Harare o Early in the year, 24 judgments for monetary compensation were obtained on behalf of victims of torture and inhuman treatment that occurred at Chingwizi Transit camp in 2014. Lawyers proceeded to initiate processes to enforce payment o Increased access to justice for rural communities as lawyers assisted villagers in Nyanga, Chipinge, Binga to challenge eviction by Rural District Councils 7ZRIHPDOHVWXGHQWVZHUHDEOHWRFROOHFWWKHLUDFDGHPLFFHUWLÀFDWHVDIWHU =/+5ODZ\HUVIURP%XODZD\RRIÀFHLQWHUYHQHG ZLHR Annual Report 2016 =/+5UHJLRQDOPDQDJHU%OHVVLQJ1\DPDURSDWDNHVLQVWUXFWLRQVIURPDSDUHQW RQWKHULJKWWRHGXFDWLRQLVVXHVLQ0DUDQJH'LVWULFWLQ0DQLFDODQGSURYLQFH