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. Furthermore, the ZHRC can recommend the prosecution of offenders where human rights or freedoms have been violated. 3.2 The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Act [Chapter 10:30] in Section 9, empowers the ZHRC to conduct investigations into allegations of human rights violations. 4. METHODOLOGY In conducting its investigations, the ZHRC employed a number of research tools encompassing desk research, focus group discussions, interviews with key informants and interviews with the complainant and the respondents. 4.1 Desk Research The ZHRC conducted wide legal research into the framework governing human rights locally, regionally and internationally. This was done in order to identify and assess the human rights that were allegedly violated by the respondents. 4.2 Focus Group discussions (FDGs) One Focus Group Discussion (FGD) was held in Ngundu Village at the village meeting place near Nyamandi High School in order to get a clear understanding of the case under investigation. The group comprised of twenty-two (22) women and eighteen (18) men from Ngundu and Rashamira villages. Both villages use the same grazing land and are headed by the same village head. 4.3 Interviews The ZHRC interviewed complainant, her witnesses and respondents in order to make a balanced assessment of the situation. The interviews were used to extract qualitative data. The informants were not gathered in Page 4 of 13