4.1.4 The Bill of Rights is much more exponsive ond comprehensive. Not only does the New Constitution strengthen the civil ond politicol rights, it mokes sociol ond economic rights mondotory.Ihis consistent is progressive ond commendoble os it is wiih occepted regionol ond internotionol stondords ihoi Zimbobwe oscribes to. 4.1.5 The government of Zimbobwe hos olso octively porticipoted in the Universol Periodic Review (UPR) Process- o voluntory humon rights peer review mechonism coordinoted by the United Notions Humon Rights Council. After undergoing the Universol Periodic Review by the Humon Rights Council of the United Noiions, the government set up o mechonism to monitor of the UPR recommendqtions thqt it occepted. lt is commendoble thot the government is preporing for the next review ihoi is implementotion scheduled for October 2016. 4.1.6 There hove been efforts by the government to engoge strotegic stokeholders such os civilsociety, to further humon rights protection cf ihe citizens. 4.1.7 The courts hqve ployed o positive role in ensuring thst -.ome viciims in some coses of humon rights violotions occess remedies. This is poriiculorly true in coses of violotions of rights of occused persons by the police. ln some of the cloims filed ogoinst perpetrotors thot hqve been finolised, owords hove been honored by the stote in some coses. This is criiicol qs ii reinforces the principles of rule of low os qriiculoted in ihe consiituiion. 4.1.8 A number of key judgments boih in the superior courts ond the lower level courts hqve been honded down reflecting the leiter ond spirit of ihe righis regime in the new constitution. 4.2 Vlolotions of humon rights Sociol ond economic rights violotions hove been observed, with some ccses being ottended to over the lcst twelve months. Of concerns ore violotions of the rights to; 4.2.1 Shelter This hqs, by for, been the biggest chollenge from the legol ond socio-politicol perspective. -l;r i:ii;t' CIi