2.1.b.i The progress made so far The GoZ appointed the Commissioners to the ZGC on 30 June 2015 which is composed of 8 members plus 1 Chairperson In 2015, the Parliament passed the Zimbabwe Gender Commission Act [Ch 10:31] to operationalise the ZGC The ZGC received a budget of US$1 087 000 in the 2017 National Budget. . . . 2.1.bii Challenges . The appointment of Commissioners without the enabling law slowed its take off . The government appointed into the Commission people with no expertise in the area of gender . The resources given to the Commission are way too little for its mandate . The enabling legislation makes the Commission effectively a sub-department of the Ministry of Women's Affairs. 2.1 c. Establishing the Independent Complaints Mechanism Section 210 provides for an Act of Parliament to establish an effective and independent mechanism for receiving and investigating complaints from members of the public about misconduct on the part of members of the security services, and for remedying any harm caused by such misconduct. This provision reflects the critical problem of the involvement of the security sector in human rights violations. According to the Forum's Organised Violence and Torture reports for 2016, 68% of the violations in Zimbabwe were committed by the members of the security forces including Municipal Police. 2.1.c.i. Progress No progress has been made at all. Civil society has commenced litigation to force the GoZ to implement this provision of the Constitution. 2.1 d. Establishing the Integrity and Ethics Committee Section 287 of the Constitution provides for an Act of Parliament that must establish the Integrity and Ethics Committee of Chief for the purpose of developing and enforcing integrity and ethical conduct on the part of traditional leaders; resolving disputes between traditional leaders and dealing with complaints against traditional leaders. Traditional leaders have since the colonial era been associated with unethical political activity. The Forum has on several times litigated against named traditional leaders implicated in gross violation of human rights. Traditional leaders have further been implicated in electoral fraud matters. As Zimbabwe draws close to another watershed election, establishing a mechanism to monitor the behaviour of traditional leaders is critical. 2.1.d.i. Progress There has been no progress. The ZGC Act can be found on the link http://www.zimlii.org/zw/legislation/act/2015/72015 Matyzak, D. A (2015), The (E)masculation of Zimbabwe's Gender Commission. August 2015. Harare: Research & Advocacy Unit 4 STATE OF TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN ZIMBABWE 2017 REPORT NATIONAL TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE WORKING GROUP ZIMBABWE