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
CHAPTER 7: RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................................................................................. 59
7.0
Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 59
7.1
Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage (RG Department, Immigration Department and
Zimbabwe Republic Police) ............................................................................................................. 59
7.2
Ministry of Health and Child Care....................................................................................................... 61
7.3
Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education .................................................................................. 61
7.4
Ministry of Justice Legal and Parliamentary Affairs........................................................................... 61
7.5
Ministry of Finance and Economic Development .............................................................................. 61
7.6
Parliament of Zimbabwe ................................................................................................................. 62
7.7
Public Service Commission ............................................................................................................. 62
7.8
Department of Social Welfare.......................................................................................................... 62
7.9
Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) ............................................................................ 62
7.10
Ministry of Local Government and Public Works .............................................................................. 62
7.11
Civil Society Organisations.............................................................................................................. 62
CHAPTER 8: CONCLUSION........................................................................................................................... 64
8.0
Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 64
8.1
Good Practices in the Department of the Registrar General and Developments related to Access to
Documentation ............................................................................................................................... 64
8.2
Follow up Actions ............................................................................................................................... 65
8.3
Lessons Learnt in Conducting the National Inquiry .............................................................................. 65
ANNEXURES ................................................................................................................................................. 66
Annexure 1: ZHRC Deployment Schedule for Public Hearings ..................................................................... 66
Annexure 2: Literature Review on Stakeholder Researches and Public Reports ........................................... 68
Annexure 3: National Inquiry Provincial Profiles ........................................................................................... 70
Annexure 4: Sample Witness Submission Form ........................................................................................... 80
Annexure 5: Sample Stakeholder Submission Form ..................................................................................... 81
Annexure 6: Extracts of Concluding Observations and Recommendations from Treaty Bodies on Access to
Documentation ............................................................................................................................... 81
Annexure 7: Supplementary Witness Voices (Testimonies) .......................................................................... 83
Annexure 9: Number of Stakeholders per province participating at consultative meetings ............................. 96
Annexure 10: Number of Stakeholders per province participating at validation meetings ............................... 96
Annexure 11: Number of Stakeholder Submissions Received per Province .................................................. 97
Annexure 12: Stakeholders who made submissions.................................................................................... 98
Annexure 13: Stakeholder Video Submissions ........................................................................................... 105
Annexure 14: Selected Media Reports Reviewed....................................................................................... 106
Annexure 15: National Inquiry Recommendation Matrix ............................................................................. 107
Annexure 16: Specific Recommendations for Special Interest Groups ........................................................ 126
Annexure 17:Summary Report of Monitoring Visits Conducted by ZHRC to Selected Registrar General’s
Offices between 4 – 12 March 2019 .............................................................................................. 128
Annexure 18: Participating Organisations and Institutions in the National Inquiry Process. .......................... 130
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