had several stakeholders. Rio Zim communicated that it had an open-door
policy to explain to residents how they were conducting the process. Letters of
notice of eviction were delivered to residents who were going to be affected.
The ZHRC did not find any violation of freedom from arbitrary eviction. The
houses complained about were company houses whose occupation was
conditional upon one being an employee of the owner of the Mine. The
complainants were being offered alternative land in Turquoise and Delsea
Farms as a Government initiative to cushion them from homelessness. The fact
that Rio Zim was engaging and gave notices through working with all
stakeholders demonstrated the company’s intention to respect human dignity
in its processes. The investigation did not find any evidence of arbitrary eviction.
8.3
Whether the right to administrative justice was violated
Speaking to all those in authority, at all relevant times, it appeared
engagements were done and information was relayed to the complainants.
However, the political environment and differences in the community were the
cause of misinterpretation of any action that was done or brought to the
community. For example, complainants were aware of the evictions, and the
acquisition of the mine but they were just not happy with the process of
evictions. There was no substantiated claim that the initial process of serving
notices of evictions was done unreasonably, impartially, or in a substantively
and procedurally unfair manner.
9.
RECOMMENDATIONS
It is recommended that the COMPLAINANTS should
9.1.
Exercise political tolerance and not exclude themselves from development
programs that come to the area.
9.2.
Continue speaking out for their rights and report cases of human rights
violations.
9.3.
Those affected by evictions to take up the offers and register their names for
alternative land being offered by the Government through the District
Administrators Office.
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