TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword i Introduction 1 Methodology 2 Background 3 Conceptual framework 6 Land reform 6 Land redistribution 6 Land tenure 7 Land Restitution 7 Property rights 7 Domestic Instruments 8 International Instruments 9 Property rights violations 9 Violations against farmers 10 Violations against farm workers 10 Perpetrators of property rights violations 11 Judicial decisions on cases brought to court in Zimbabwe including the role of the Commissioner of Police and the right of everyone to protection of the law 11 12 Conclusion and Recommendations 13 ii

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