THE STATE OF HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT |ZIMBABWE I 2017
CHAPTER 4 ................................................................................................................................33
SEEING BEYOND DIFFERENCE..............................................................................................33
Equality & Non-Discrimination..................................................................................33
Women’s Rights .............................................................................................................................................34
Specific Cases ...........................................................................................................................................34
Children’s Rights ........................................................................................................................................35
Specific Cases ...........................................................................................................................................35
Sexual Minorities ........................................................................................................................................36
Specific Cases ...........................................................................................................................................36
People with Albinism (PwA) ....................................................................................................................37
Specific Cases ...........................................................................................................................................37
People with Disabilities ..........................................................................................................................38
Building a Disability Friendly Society .........................................................................................38
Specific Cases ...........................................................................................................................................39
CHAPTER 5 ................................................................................................................................40
Caring for our Common Home...................................................................................40
Environmental and Property Rights......................................................................40
Environmental Rights .............................................................................................................................41
Specific Cases ...........................................................................................................................................43
Property Rights ............................................................................................................................................44
Specific Cases ...........................................................................................................................................45
Developments .................................................................................................................................................46
Internal Displacements .........................................................................................................................46
Developments .................................................................................................................................................47
Specific Cases ...........................................................................................................................................48
CHAPTER 6 ................................................................................................................................49
Towards Dependable Stewardship..........................................................................49
Transparency, Access to Justice and Transitional Justice.......................49
Transparency and Accountability ...............................................................................................50
Specific Cases ...........................................................................................................................................50
Access to Justice ...........................................................................................................................................52
Specific Cases............................................................................................................................................53
Obstacles to justice for victims........................................................................................................54
Business and Human Rights ................................................................................................................55
Reporting on Business and Human Rights................................................................................55
Specific Cases ...........................................................................................................................................55
Human welfare, prosperity and happiness ................................................................................56
Determinants of Happiness...........................................................................................................56
Government Performance............................................................................................................57
Transitional Justice ................................................................................................................................57
Implementation of the provisions relating to the NPRC.........................................58
Implementation of the provisions relating to the
Ethics and Integrity Committee...............................................................................................58
Implementation of the provisions relating to
the Independent Complaints Mechanisms..........................................................................58
The Military Coup d’etat and violation of the Constitution............................59
Other Developments..........................................................................................................................60
CHAPTER 7 ................................................................................................................................61
Waking the Talk...................................................................................................................61
Recommendations..............................................................................................................61
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