Strategic Objectives effective redress mechanism for election related human rights violations Strategic Goal 4 To review and recommend the alignment of all laws that impact on elections and human rights to the constitution and other laws Proposed Activities Outputs  Development of investigative, data collections, information management tools and the development training materials  Capacity building of ZHRC investigators on investigating human rights violations during elections especially those of a criminal nature  Human rights investigations during the election period,  Establishment of a referral mechanism  Establish a case management system to track progress towards investigations and redress.  Awareness raising on the redress mechanism  Stakeholder engagements on the findings of the investigations and redress of cases, engage key stakeholders such as ZEC, the ZRP, the Gender Commission and other Chapter 12 institutions Advisory role to the various stake holders Increased number of human rights violations during the electoral process resolved Number of prosecutions Training reports A responsive ZHRC to the needs of rights bearers Number of officers trained on investigating human rights violations of a criminal nature during elections Number of laws identified Process reports  Laws reviewed      Identification of the laws in need of review as they relate to human rights and elections such as POSA, AIPPA, CAT etc Review the laws identified Propose necessary changes to the laws Engagement with relevant stakeholders e.g. Parliament, Line Ministries and institutions Advocacy for the acceptance and implementation of its recommendations and advise Disseminate position paper to stakeholders Laws identified Position paper on proposed changes Position paper on agreed changes Legislation, regulations and policies that are complaint with human rights governing the conduct of elections. Performance Indicators Risk and assumptions human rights violations during elections Media reports Assumptions Number of laws reviewed Proposed amendments to the law Number of meetings held Number of institutions lobbied Number of reports disseminated 26 | P a g e Means of Verification Police reports That the political environment would have improved to allow for the investigation of human rights Copies of proposed amendments Meeting reports and registers Reports and minutes of the meetings The Hansard Risks Lack of cooperation by targeted stakeholders/ delayed responses by stakeholders Political environment not conducive Lack of funds to undertake activities Assumptions Cooperation by targeted stakeholders Prompt responses by stakeholders Favourable political environment Availability of funds

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