Section 1c. Arbitrary Interference with Privacy, Family, Home, or Correspondence The Zimbabwe Human Rights Forum recently took a consortium research that assessed the extent to which Zimbabwe’s current state of policy and practice breaches the right to privacy through its political intelligence and communications surveillance of particular social groups perceived to be opposed to the interests of the Zimbabwean Government (thereafter called Human Rights Defenders or HRDs). The research also looks at what gaps, if any, are present in bringing the current policy, legislative and practice frameworks in line with international standards and norms, and other comparable national and regional regulatory standards that exhibit more conducive practices. Cross-reference is made to that research. In addition, most cases covered under the Rule of Law section above and under the Civil Liberties section below also implicate the right to privacy. 27