2016 GENERAL LAWS A:tv!ENl)l'vfENT No.3 "WHEREAS sections 242 and 243 of the Constitution provide as follows- 242 Establishment and composition of Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission " (I) There is a commission to be known as the ZimbabH•e Human Rights Commission consisting of(a) a chairperson appointed by the President after consultation with the Judicial Service Commission and the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders; and (b) eight other members appointed by the Presidentfrom a list of not fewer than twelve nominees submitted by the Cornmillee on Standing Rules and Orders. (2) The chairperson of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission must be a person who has been qualifiedfor at least seven years to practise as a legal practitioner in Zimbabwe. (3) If the appointment of a chairperson to the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission is not consistent with a recommendation ofthe Judicial Service Commission, the President must cause the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders to be informed as soon as practicable. (4) Members of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission must be chosen for their integrity and their knowledge and understanding of. and experience in, the promotion of human rights. 243 Functions of Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (I) The Zirnbabwe Human Rights Commission has the following functions(a) to promote awareness of and respect for human rights and freedoms at all levels of society; (b) to promote the protection, development and attainment of human rights and freedoms; (c) to monitor, assess and ensure observance ofhuman rights andfreedoms; (d) to receive and consider complaints from the public and to take such action in regard to the complaints as it considers appropriate; (e) to protect the public against abuse of power and maladministration by State and public institutions and by officers of those institutions; (f) to investigate the conduct ofany authority or person, where it is alleged that any of the human rights and freedoms set out in the Declaration of Rights has been violated by that authority or person; (g) to secure appropriate redress, including recommending the prosecution of offenders, where human rights or freedoms have been violated; (h) to direct the Commissioner-General of Police to investigate cases of suspected criminal violations of human rights or.freedoms and to report to the Commission on the results of any such investigation; (i) to recommend to Parliament effective rneasures to promote human rights and.freedoms; (j) to conduct research into issues relatinfi to human rights and.freedoms and social justice; and (k) to visit and inspect(i) prisons, places ofdetention, refugee camps and relatedfacilities; and 93