Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Strategic Plan 2015-2020 10.2. ACCREDITATION AND COMPLIANCE WITH PARIS PRINCIPLES The Commission is currently in the establishment phase and has not yet attained international accreditation. It is of strategic importance that the ZHRC complies with the Paris Principles and other international treaty bodies, and that it secures international accreditation. Upon accreditation, the ZHRC will be recognized as a fully resourced, competent and compliant national human rights institution. ZHRC will acquire the full rights of a full member of the international human rights community; enabling the Commission to participate and vote in international human rights conventions for NHRIs; and to exploit opportunities to contribute to, and influence international discourse on human rights. The Commission will establish adequate infrastructure and operating systems, fulfill all administrative requirements for accreditation; pay all subscription fees; and secure full accreditation within the timelines set out in this Strategic Plan. The ZHRC will also work towards securing affiliate status with other regional and international treaty bodies. (Action Plan Ref: Output 4C) 10.3. HYBRID MODEL The ZHRC mandate includes both human rights protection functions, as well as public protector (‘ombudsman’) responsibilities to protect the public against abuse of power and maladministration by State and public institutions and by officers of those institutions. As a result, the ZHRC is a hybrid institution, and the Commission has considered the capacity implications of operating a hybrid institution, and developed appropriate strategies, policies, systems, and procedures. (Action Plan Ref: Output 3F) The ZHRC will be appropriately resourced to carry out this dual mandate effectively without compromising its capacity to deliver on any of its functions. The Commission will take advantage of the constitutional facility provided under Section 325 (2) and engage Parliament as well as other relevant State institutions to consider the full extent of the budgetary resources required in order to effectively operate the ZHRC in light of its dual mandate. The Commission will establish an appropriate organisational structure to support the effective delivery of its dual mandate. The ZHRC will make efforts to learn from other hybrid institutions, through research, collaborations, and visits to other NHRI’s in Africa and beyond, with a similar dual mandate. The Commission will engage Treasury to defend and secure adequate budgetary allocations for the Commission-approved organizational structure. (Action Plan Ref: Output 8A) 22