we were actually committing a crime. After undergoing training, we make sure that each inmate who complains against illness is taken to the hospital because it is their right to get medication.” (Banket Open Prison) “This workshop has indeed come at a good time, especially the topics on the rights of inmates and Declaration of Rights. At the depots we were mainly trained as officers and not correctional officers. I was not aware of what the Constitution says in respect of the rights of accused persons and the declaration of rights in general.” Police Officers’ Workshops (2) The main objective of the workshops was to capacitate Victim Friendly Unit officers with skills and knowledge to enable them to discharge their duties, particularly in gender-based violence cases. A total of seven workshops were conducted in Mutare and Bulawayo, attended by 146 officers, 74 women and 72 men. It was not possible to get clearance in other provinces. The topics covered were Declaration of Rights, essential elements of sexual offences with particular emphasis on wilful transmission, gender-based violence, child rights and access to justice for children, management of sexual cases, and docket compilation. Police Officers at a workshop in Chinhoyi Traditional Leaders’ Workshops (2) In its endeavour to improve access to justice for the rural population whose cases are governed by customary law the LRF developed a training module for traditional leaders in partnership with the Judicial Service Commission and the Chiefs’ Council and subsequently translated into both Ndebele and Shona. A training of trainers workshop for nine provincial magistrates and eight LRF staff was held on 18 March 2016. The main facilitators were the President of the Chiefs’ Council, Senator Chief Charumbira, his deputy, Senator Mtshane Khumalo, and 33