Rights NGO Forum noted in its application that it feared that “the important work that the NPRC is doing and has already done while not properly constituted may come to nought …”. The application noted substantively that the President of Zimbabwe had acted unlawfully and had failed in his constitutional duty to respect and uphold the Constitution of Zimbabwe by failing or neglecting to appoint a Chairperson of the NPRC who is qualified as required by the Constitution. The High Court however found otherwise, and the application was dismissed on technicalities. What could have been a defeat to the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) soon turned out to be a victory because the President soon afterwards appointed a substantive Chairperson in the name of Retired Justice Sello Nare. The appointment fulfils the requirements of the Constitution and to fullness the complement of the Commission, the same reasons why the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum had gone to court in the first place seeking a remedy. “In February 2018 a court application that sought to have President Mnangagwa appoint a substantive Chairperson as per the dictates of Section 251 (1) of the Constitution was lodged at the High Court of Zimbabwe with the President, the NPRC and the country’s Attorney General all as respondents, respectively. “ ANNUAL REPORT 2018 23