N AT I O N A L I N Q U I R Y R E P O R T ZIMBABWE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION For Human Dignity BULAWAYO PROVINCE Stakeholder Consultative Meeting: Held on 8 October 2019, Advance Visits/Outreach Meetings held on 14 – 18 October 2019 Number of citizens engaged during the advance visit was 1574 445 Number of stakeholders engaged were 26, these included Religious leaders, Councillors, CSOs, Headmasters and representatives from Government Ministries. 1129 Females Males Witness submission forms received were 574 (450 females, 124 males, 7 PWD) 303 Mzilikazi Montgomery Khami 2 10 259 Bulawayo Public Hearings: 21 – 25 October 2019, 147 (46 males, 101 females) witnesses were invited to the Public Hearings and out of these 93 gave oral evidence. Validation Meeting: 13 January 2020: 39 stakeholders attended (17 females, 22 males) Type of document with challenges of access Challenges of accessing documentation 61.4% 24.6% 5.8% 6.0% 2.2% Birth Death National Passport Citizenship certificate certificate ID Natural disasters Gukurahundi Distance Legal Economics Socio and Cultural… Registration issues 0.5% 0.2% 0.3% 1.4% 15.0% 35.0% 47.7% Rights Infringed due to lack of documentation 37.4% 27.5% 12.3% Right to Freedom of citizenship movement and residence 2.7% 2.1% 1.4% Right to identity Right to vote Right to education 78 78 6.6% 9.9% Right to Right to Freedom of access access social trade , health care services profession services or occupation