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6.2.2 Prison Working Group
in Bindura and Harare. It also sought to respond to the disturbances at
Chikurubi Maximum prison.
Through the Prisons Working Group, ZLHR has partnered with civil
society organisations and some of its key partners to lobby oversightbodies such as the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission, relevant parliamentary portfolio committees and the Judicial Service Commission.
In 2015, the Prisons Working Group also monitored the Zimbabwe
Prisons and Correctional Services’ compliance with the Constitution as
well as regional and international standards.
ZLHR engages with officials from
the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional
Services in making recommendations for
the reform of Zimbabwe's prison system.
ZLHR Annual Report 2015
The over-arching mandate of the working group is to improve the quality of the criminal justice delivery system, in particular conditions of
prisons and detention centres. The working group also seeks to create
effectiveness and efficiency among its members to optimize impact of
interventions in the criminal justice delivery system by involved stakeholders, and collectively create engagement spaces with government
agencies and strengthen and complement efforts to protect and promote rights of detainees. The group conducted at least two meetings
and carried out some other interventions that included prison visits
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