. Cooperate with special procedures mandate holders by responding positively to their requests for visits. (Sierra Leone) Rejected Consider ratifying the Rome Statute (Italy, Timor-Leste, France, Sweden, Guatemala, Armenia) . 2.2. c. Brief Analysis of the Accepted Recommendations At the first review, Zimbabwe accepted recommendations regarding the need to implement policies to ensure national healing and reconciliation. It also accepted the recommendations to strengthen national human rights institutions to ensure that they are in line with the Paris Principles. Almost similar recommendations were accepted at the second circle. In general, the GoZ has acknowledged the need to commence the process of transitional justice. The GoZ also accepted the recommendation to issue a standing invitation to United Nations Special Procedures. In practice however, the GoZ has been very slow. For example, Zimbabwe adopted a new Constitution in 2013 after the first review with a number of transitional justice measures, the NPRC being one of them. But the process of implementing these measures has been very slow. Commissioners to the ZGC and the NPRC were only appointed in 2015, two years down the line. They were appointed into a Commission that had no enabling law. To date, the NPRC does not have an enabling law. The GoZ has also not issued any invitations to special procedures. The Human Rights Commission was operationalized but with no resources to carry out its mandate. In practice, this defeats the spirit of the UPR. 2.2. d Brief Analysis of the Pending Recommendations Of the 260 recommendation made by members states on Zimbabwe, over 25 of them are focused on encouraging the government to ratify the Convention Against Torture. These recommendations are pending on the second review despite same recommendation being accepted at the first review. This gives the impression that the GoZ is backtracking on its commitments. Government commitment to eliminating torture is critical because torture has been supported by the culture of impunity since the colonial era. Failure to eradicate torture and rehabilitate the victims is to bless such practice hence cementing impunity and recidivism. 2.2.e Brief Analysis of the Rejected Recommendations The GoZ has refused to ratify the Rome Statute and the Convention on the non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity. Considering that the government agreed to recommendations regarding the operationalisation of the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) and strengthening accountability mechanisms, it is not convincing why they would reject to ratify conventions and treaties that assist in combating war crimes and crimes against humanity. 7 STATE OF TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN ZIMBABWE 2017 REPORT NATIONAL TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE WORKING GROUP ZIMBABWE