result of this programme there will be a long term impact on people’s lives deriving from
the results. The detailed analysis is in Annex A5: Most Significant Results Analysis and
the status of the process of analysing results in Annex C1: Any Outstanding issues.
10. Progress towards sustainability
Through human rights education and stakeholder participation on human rights events,
many sections of the Zimbabwean population have been sensitised about human rights
violations, their entitlements and how to claim them. From 2009 to date, monthly a total
of 4000 human rights bulletins and 4000 human rights fact sheets have been produced
and distributed to members of the public, policy makers and other CSOs, reaching an
estimated target audience of 36 000 every month. Members of the public, member
organizations of the Forum, and CSO partners assist in the distribution of such material
and they remain relevant in enhancing public and stakeholder awareness and
knowledge about human rights. Reports have also been generated and used for
advocacy purposes with evidence-based information on the state of human rights
violations and recommendations on how violations can be mitigated. Such reports have
been posted online and some of them are on websites accessed by wider readership
that work on developmental and human rights issues such as www.reliefweb.int and
www.kubatana.net.
Communities have been empowered to conduct human rights monitoring, peace
building and engaging with authorities to report on and proffer options for dealing with
violations. A case in point is the spontaneous public protests and demand for justice
after police in Shamva carried out brutal assaults in the community, resulting in the
death of one Luxmore Chiwamba in 2012. Despite police efforts to quell the protests
and possibly scuttle investigations against offending officers, the public remained
resolute in demanding justice and eventually the officers were prosecuted. In selected
communities, community members know how to engage in dialogue both traditional
leadership and government representatives. They have also been empowered with
information to contribute meaningfully to discussions and debates relating to their
socio-economic and political rights, as exhibited in robust debates during public
consultations during the Constitution making process. Authorities are appreciative of
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