A Constitutional Court should be established to ensure the enforcement of human rights and credible, politically neutral and competent judges should be appointed to this court. A number of Commissions should be established to ensure the observance of human rights and provide accessible means of redress to those harmed by human rights abuse. These should include a Human Rights Commission, a Commission on Gender Rights, a Commission of Economic Crimes, and a Land Commission. International remedies for victims The new government should take steps to facilitate access by Zimbabweans for human rights abuses. The new government should try to make full and effective use of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. It should enable all Zimbabweans to rights and protections of all regional and international rights instruments by becoming a State Party to such treaties as the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. It should also make a declaration under Article 14 of the Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial xv

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