Commission Watch
Parliament Calls for Nominations to Fill
One Vacancy on Human Rights Commission
28 May 2019
COMMISSIONS WATCH
[28th May 2019]
ZIMBABWE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
Parliament Calls for Nominations to Fill One Vacancy on
the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission
There is one vacancy to be filled on the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission
following the resignation of Commissioner C. T. Khombe before the expiry of
his term of office.
Sections 237 and 243 of the Constitution entrust to Parliament’s Standing
Rules and Orders Committee the responsibility of nominating a list of three
qualified persons from which the President will make an appointment to fill this
vacancy.
The Committee is obliged to follow the procedure laid down by the Constitution,
namely:
• advertising the vacancy and calling on members of the public to nominate
candidates
• conducting public interviews of qualified candidates
• compiling and sending to the President a list of three candidates from
whom the President will make the appointment.
The Committee has duly published advertisements of the vacancy in the print
media and in the same advertisement called on the public to submit
nominations. The closing date specified is end of day Friday 7th June. The
full text of the advertisement is available on the Veritas website [link].
The advertisement lists the functions and responsibilities of the Zimbabwe
Human Rights Commission and repeats the Constitution’s command that
members of the Commission “must be chosen for their integrity and their
knowledge of and understanding of, and experience in, the promotion of human
rights”.
How to nominate a candidate
Nomination material must consist of a typewritten submission of no more than
two A4 pages long stating why the person nominated is a suitable candidate
together with a completed nomination form which can be obtained at
Parliament offices or downloaded from the Veritas website [link].
Nominations must be addressed to the Clerk of Parliament in envelopes clearly
marked Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission and must either be posted,
hand delivered or emailed to:
The Clerk of Parliament
Parliament of Zimbabwe