33 SHOW CASE PUBLICATIONS Report on the Analysis of the Criminal Justice System and Conditions of Pre-Trial Detention in Zimbabwe On the Correct Path, or Lost in the Forest? This report was produced in May 2014. It is an evaluation of the government’s compliance with, and implementation of, the new Constitution covering the critical election period immediately after the promulgation of the Constitution and the relevant court decisions made during that period. Violations by omission and commission are detailed in the report as well as various statutes that require urgent amendment. General breaches are listed, whilst more far-reaching instances of non-compliance are reported in a more detailed and substantive manner. The report concludes with recommendations on how to strengthen compliance and improve areas in A publication on prison conditions jointly published by ZLHR, the Law Society of Zimbabwe and the Community Law Centre at the University of the Western Cape Analysis of Electoral Amendment Bill which progress in implementation has been slow. The publication was the result of work done by various members of the Civil Society Monitoring Mechanism (CISOMM) and is a collation of the information obtained from them. ZLHR produced an analysis of the Electoral Amendment Bill that was gazetted in 2014. This analysis measured compliance in relation to the process of amending the law, as well as whether the content complied with the provisions of the new Constitution and regional and international standards on the conduct of free and fair elections. A number of pertinent observations were made on the provisions, with recommendations on how the Bill could be improved in order to contribute more substantively to free and fair elections in the future. ZLHR Annual Report 2014 ZLHR, in collaboration with the Law Society of Zimbabwe, produced a publication on the criminal justice delivery system and the conditions of pre-trial detention in Zimbabwe. The research focused on the conditions of detention centres and prisons in Zimbabwe and the criminal justice delivery chain with a view to identifying ways to enhance the rights of pre-trial detainees. The findings were validated and ultimately endorsed by stakeholders who included government agencies, the legal profession, and civil society.

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