Section 22 (1) which calls upon the State and all institutions and agencies of government at every level to recognise the rights of persons with physical or mental disabilities, in particular their right to be treated with respect and dignity. Section 30 which calls upon the State to take all practical measures to provide social security and social care to those who are in need. Section 51 which provides for the right to human dignity which should be respected and protected. Section 53 which provides for freedom from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Section 56 which provides for equality before the law and having equal protection and benefit of the law Section 57 (c) which provides for the right to privacy, which includes the right not to have possessions seized. 3.2 Policy and Legislative Framework The national policy and legislation governing institutions of mental care in Zimbabwe are the National Mental Health Policy and the Mental Health Act [Chapter 15:12], respectively. 3.3 Zimbabwe National Mental Health Policy The policy provides a framework within which mental health programmes, projects and activities are designed, implemented, monitored and evaluated using the multi-disciplinary, multi-sectoral approaches, community involvement and participation within the context of primary health care to provide all Zimbabweans with the highest achievable mental health care services in Zimbabwe. 3.3 Mental Act [Chapter 15: 12] The Mental Health Act consolidates the law relating to the care, detention and after-care of persons who are mentally disordered or intellectually handicapped. This could be either for the purposes of treatment or care and detention. It also provides for the establishment of various boards and the functions of such boards to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing. Page 7 of 22