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Zim CSO's Advocacy Charter - UNHRC UPR of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Civil Society Organisations
(ZCSOs)
October 05, 2011
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Status
of instruments
Zimbabwe has
ratified treaties such as Convention on the Elimination of all Forms
of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), International Covenant
on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), International Covenant on
Economic Social Cultural Rights (ICESCR), Convention Rights of the
Child (CRC) and International Convention on Elimination of Racial
Discrimination (ICERD)
Has submitted
initial reports for all treaties ratified, reporting is up to date
for CEDAW is still compiling the other reports. There is an Inter-Ministerial
Committee in charge of report writing.
Questions:
Why has Zimbabwe
not ratified all the outstanding human rights treaties and their
Optional Protocols such as:
The United Nations
Convention Against Torture, Cruel or Inhuman or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment (CAT) ,International Convention for the Protection
of all persons against Enforced Disappearances the Optional Protocols
to CEDAW, ICCPR, ICESCR and CRC?
Recommendations:
The government
of Zimbabwe (GoZ) is called upon to:
Take necessary measures to ensure that the outstanding treaties
are ratified, domesticated and fully implemented.
Ensure that reporting is up to date for all treaty bodies before
the next Universal Periodic Review and urged to fully corporate
with all the UN mechanisms.
Increase the capacity of Inter-Ministerial Committee and engage
with all UN agencies for assistance when necessary.
Protection of human rights -
Zimbabwe has created Commissions on Human Rights, Media, Anti-Corruption
and Elections.
Has created independent legislative thematic/ portfolio committees
with an oversight role on the protection of human rights.
Has established courts that can provide remedies for human rights
violations.
Questions:
- What measures
are being taken by the GoZ to ensure the legislative framework
for the independent Commissions comply with the international
norms and standards?
- What has
been done to address human rights abuses over the last four years?
- Are any
measures being taken by the GoZ to ensure that recommendations
by independent legislative thematic/portfolio committees are implemented?
- What steps
are being taken to ensure that courts have adequate human and
material resources to remain effective?
Recommendations:
The GoZ is called upon to:
Ensure that the legislative framework and other administrative measures
for all Commission complies with international norms and standards
and must expedite finalisation of Human Rights Commission Act that
complies with the Paris Principles.
Facilitate independent investigation for all human rights violations
that have occurred in the past.
Adopt follow up measures to ensure that the recommendations by the
independent legislative thematic/portfolio committees are fully
implemented.
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