In a bid to address past violations, it was the view across communities that there should be no
amnesty for those who committed gross violations such as rape and murder due to their
grievousness.
There are some public official who facilitated the above mentioned violations. Recommendations
were that there should be a clause that investigates Members of Parliament who perpetrated
violence in the past.
v) Decentralization of the Commission.
Community views were that the NPRC should be decentralized so that it can be accessible to all
Zimbabweans at the lowest level of the community. This is essential since most acts of violence
occurred at the lowest level structures of communities. Further, the strained economic situation
does not allow one to be travelling to and from Harare to attend the cases.
vi) The NPRC’s unexplained relationship with the police.
Section 8(d) mentions that the NPRC may request the assistance of the police in carrying out
investigations. However, that is the only clause that makes mention of police involvement with
the Commission. There is need for the Bill to clarify how the police will work with the NPRC as
well as state how police officers and state security agents who committed injustices must be dealt
with. This will aid in regulating civil and state security relations.
6. Gender disaggregation of Public Hearing Participants.
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