The Vice President
Parliamentary Affairs
responsible
for
Ministry
of
Justice,
Legal
and
Dear Honourable Minister,
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) is submitting this report in
compliance with Section 244 (2) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe [Amendment
(No.20) Act 2013], which states the following:
“In addition to the report it is required to submit in terms of section 323, the
Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission may, through the appropriate Minister, submit
reports to Parliament on particular matters relating to human rights and freedoms
which, in the Commission’s opinion, should be brought to the attention of Parliament”
It is my pleasure, on behalf of my fellow Commissioners and the Secretariat of the
ZHRC, to extend to your good offices our report on the mission visit that we
conducted to Ingutsheni Mental Hospital on 24 to 25th June 2015.
The mission visit was done in terms of Section 243(k) (ii) of the Constitution which is
to “visit and inspect places where mentally disordered or intellectually
handicapped persons are detained” It was conducted by a team comprising the
Commissioners, senior management and officers of the ZHRC.
This report outlines a number of recommendations that are directed to specific
Government Ministries and Departments on areas that need to be addressed in
relation to enjoyment of basic human rights by people who are institutions where the
mentally handicapped are detained.
Yours Sincerely,
Commissioner Elasto Hilarious Mugwadi
Chairperson- Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission
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