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Parliament
interviews 33 candidates for Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR)
October 12, 2009
Parliament's Standing
Rules and Orders Committee (SROC) on Monday 12 October 2009 interviewed
33 out of 37 short-listed candidates to serve as commissioners on
the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC).
A five-member panel chaired
by Senator Obert Gutu together with Senator Chief Fortune Charumbira,
Honourable Tabitha Khumalo, Honourable Edward Mkhosi and Honourable
Mabel Memory Chinomona conducted the interviews.
33 candidates attended
the interviews which were held in the Senate Chambers at Parliament
Building.
The interviews were open
to members of the public although they were not allowed to make
any contributions besides just following proceedings.
The 33 interviewees included
Philip Manyanye Bohwasi, Susan Changawa, Stewart Nyakotyo, Nomathemba
Neseni, Stanley Mbona, Dr Ellen Sithole, Dr Joseph Kurebwa, Dr Douglas
Gwatidzo, Rev/Dr Sebastian Bakare, Dr Donald Chimanikire, Dr Mavis
Chidzonga, Professor Caroll Temba Khombe, Nancy Saungweme, Joshua
Malinga, Stanley Moyo, Sethulo Ncube, Peter Baka Nyoni, Petinent
Muleya Ndlovu, Japhet Ndabeni-Ncube, Eunice Velempini, Kucaca Ivumile
Phulu, Casper Khumalo, Irene Sithole, Sheila Matindike, Jacob Mudenda,
Grace Jessica Chapfiwa, Forbes Matonga, Benhilda Makomva, Elasto
Mugwadi, Kwanele Jirira, Jacob Sigodo Mabonde Moyo, Samuel Tawanda
Mhiribidi and Sanyaduru Mutepfa.
Professor Geoff Feltoe
and Helena Jester Charewa excused themselves while Dr Langtone Maunganidze'
and Petronella Nyamapfene did not turn up for the interviews.
The panel of
experts comprised of Canaan Dube of Dube Manikai and Hwacha (DMH)
Legal Practitioners, Job Sibanda of Job Sibanda and Associates,
Tendai Bare of the Public Service Commission (PSC), Lucia Masuka
from the Legal
Resources Foundation (LRF) and Priscilla Madzonga of Costa and
Madzonga Legal Practitioners.
The SROC chairman, Speaker
of Parliament Hon Lovemore Moyo, his deputy chair Senate President
Hon Edina Madzongwe, the deputy Speaker of Parliament Nomalanga
Khumalo and Clerk of Parliament Austin Zvoma were in attendance.
Other SROC members present
included Minister Patrick Chinamasa, Hon. Paul Mangwana, Hon. Joram
Gumbo, Hon. Naison Ndlovu, Hon. Eric Matinenga, Hon. Tongai Matutu,
Hon. Tapiwa Mashakada, Minister Welshman Ncube and Minister Priscilla
Misihairabwi.
In brief the questions
posed were;
1) What do you understand
by human rights?
2) What experience do
you have which would make you a suitable candidate?
3) What do you think are the challenges that a human rights commission
would face in Zimbabwe?
4) Human rights commissions
are often referred to as watchdogs. What does the term watchdog
suggest to you?
5) What is your understanding
of an independent commission and how do you ensure the independence
of the commission in the exercise of its mandate?
6) What performance indicators
would make the human rights commission a first class institution?
7) What are woman's
and children's rights? What is their relevance to the human
rights discourse?
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