34 5.3 ZLHR and its Strategic Partners 99 In 2014, ZLHR directly interacted with 1,152 strategic stakeholders and partners 99 The organisation engaged all three arms of government – the executive, legislature and judiciary 99 ZLHR engaged strategic national institutions and constitutional commissions such as the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission 99 ZLHR continued to interact with other CSOs and CBOs on areas of mutual interest 99 Strategic ZLHR membership consultative meetings were conducted around the country 99 Members of the public were also involved in ZLHR activities through public debates ZLHR Annual Report 2014 ZLHR Executive Director, Irene Petras, engages Assistant Commissioner Takawira Nzombe of the Zimbabwe Republic Police ZLHR considers engagement with a range of state and non-state actors to be crucial in advancing its strategic aims and objectives. The organisation continued, as in previous years, to interact closely with a range of players, from the community level (from where first-hand knowledge and information can be obtained), through the regional (provincial) level using its Regional Offices (to understand issues specifically affecting communities in various provinces) to the national level, where policy, legislative and administrative practices can be influenced and reformed. ZLHR also continued to play an important role at the sub-regional and continental level through its leadership of legal and human rights defender networks to address thematic issues and challenges facing different countries, as well as the global level, in attempts to promote compliance and respect for international human rights and legal norms and standards. Engagement with the Parliament of Zimbabwe In 2014, ZLHR continued to strengthen its ties with the Parliament of Zimbabwe in terms of its Memorandum of Understanding. The organisation engaged parliamentary committees and other stakeholders who have a role to play in the oversight of government policies, activities and work. High-level breakfast meetings provided a platform for discussion on issues of transparency and accountability in government entities and review of impending legislation. The objectives of the breakfast meetings were to strengthen the capacity of oversight bodies to work more efficiently and effectively together in their investigative mechanisms and so improve their legislative and policy implementation scrutiny roles. Another objective was to provide a platform for Parliamentarians, Constitutional Commissions, the Auditor General’s Office, Attorney General’s office, the National Prosecuting Authority, and civil society to effectively interrogate government accountability, document challenges, and develop possible areas of intervention to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Parliament in ensuring government accountability. The stakeholders developed key strategic recommendations that would strengthen their oversight role. One of the key recommendations was the urgent need to harmonise laws with the Constitution to strengthen the powers of the