1.0 About This Report This report captures the key developments in Zimbabwe's key transitional justice processes to date. It highlights those developments relevant to the mandate of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of NonRecurrence. Building on the recommendations made by the United Nations Human Rights Council at the past Universal Periodic Review (UPR) sessions, the report highlights some action points in need of attention and opportunities for Zimbabwe to collaborate with UN mechanisms in ensuring that it meets its transitional justice obligations under both domestic and international law. 2.0 Key Transitional Justice Developments Zimbabwe has struggled with a legacy of gross violation of human rights dating back to the colonial era. This legacy which continued into independent Zimbabwe in 1980 has seen many episodes of gross violence haunting the society to date. Through the efforts of civil society actors, the country has now inaugurated various legislative measures to deal with the past legacy. 2.1 The New Constitution for Zimbabwe Top of these measures is the promulgation of a new Constitution in 2013. The new Constitution provides a number of measures meant to address the legacy of violence, deal with past violations and putting in place measures for accountability and the guaranteeing of non recurrence. These include: a. the establishment of the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) through section 252 to 252 of the Constitution, b. the consolidation of the Human Rights Commission, c. the Gender Commission through section 246 of the Constitution, d. the Independent Complaints Mechanism through section 210 of the Constitution, e. Establishment of the Land Commission through section 297 of the Constitution f. Establishment of the Integrity and Ethics Committee through section 287 of the Constitution 2.1 a. Operationalization of the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission The National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) is one of the five independent commissions established by Chapter 12 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe for the purpose of supporting and entrenching a culture of human rights and democracy, protecting sovereignty and interests of the people, promoting constitutionalism, transparency and accountability in public institutions, securing observance of democratic values and principles as well as ensuring that injustices are remedied. More specifically, the NPRC is established by section 251 to 252 of the Constitution with a life time of 10 years from the 'effective date.' This means by the time this report was compiled, the NPRC has potentially lost over three years. See the Constitution of Zimbabwe available on the link http://www.zimlii.org/zw/legislation/act/2013/amendment-no-20-constitution-zimbabwe 1 STATE OF TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN ZIMBABWE 2017 REPORT NATIONAL TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE WORKING GROUP ZIMBABWE