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INTRODUCTION
As port of its oversight role, the Themotic Commitiee on Humon Rights
conducted on inquiry into the stote of humon rights in Zimbobwe in order to
hove on in-depth oppreciotion of the subject moiier.
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The government of Zimbobwe must be commended for hoving embroced
the spirit of the respect, promotion ond fulfillment of humon rights through the
rotificoiion of o number of regionol ond internotionol insiruments.
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Some of the key humon rights instruments thot come to mind include the
Africon Chorter on humon ond Peoples' rights {ACHPR), the Convention on
the Eliminotion of oll forms of Discriminotion ogoinst Women (CEDAW), the
Internotionol Covenont
on Civil ond Politicol Righis {ICCPR) ond
the
lnternotionol Covenoni on Economic, sociqlond Culturol Rights (ICESCR).
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fhe stote hos olso token legislotive, policy qnd odministrotive steps, to some
extent, io give furl.her legol sofeguords to the enjoyment of the rights
contoined in the vorious regionol ond internotionql instruments ihot the
country
is
porly to. A good exomple
is
the Constitution of Zimbobwe 20]3 thot
provides on exponsive bill of rights thot strengihens the vorious civil ond
politicol rights ond includes protective provisions of some economic, sociol
ond culiurol dghis thot were not previously justicioble.
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However, it is pertinent io note thot there hove been some violotions of sociol
ond economic righis os well os civil ond politicol rights due to q number of
foctors. Key drivers for ihe violotions include the deterioroting economic
situotion ond the Elnino induced drought, the ongoing politicol polorizotion.
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OBJECTIVES
ln iis inquiry the Committee wos guided by the following objectives;
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To oppreciote the stote of Humon Rights in Zimbobwe
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To ossess the levels of public confldence in the governmeni's enforcement
mechonism of fundomentql humon righis ond freedoms.
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To oppreciote the chollenges being
foced by the Zimbobwe Humon Rights
Commission in the execution of its mondote, if ony; ond