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 ACRONYMS AMTO Assisted Medical Treatment Order ATD Access to Documentation BDRA Births and Deaths Registration Act BEAM Basic Education Assistance Module CBOs Community Based Organisations CID Criminal Investigations Department CHI Complaints Handling and Investigations CSOs Civil Society Organisations CYDT Community Youth Development Trust DDC District Development Coordinator DRG Department of the Registrar General DSW Department of Social Welfare EPR Education, Promotion and Research FBOs Faith Based Organisations FODPZ Federation of Organisations of Disabled Persons in Zimbabwe HRBA Human Rights Based Approach ID Identity Document IEC Information Education and Communication JSC Judicial Service Commission LRF Legal Resources Foundation MATWIDOWS Matabeleland Widows and Single Parents Trust MoHACH Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage MoHCC Ministry of Health and Child Care M and I Monitoring and Inspections NI National Inquiry NHRI National Human Rights Institution OPWD Organisations of Persons with Disabilities PACDEF Peace Building and Capacity Development Foundation PDC Provincial Development Coordinator PWDs Persons with Disabilities RG Registrar General SADC Southern African Development Community SDGs Sustainable Development Goals SOPs Standard Operating Procedures SPSS Statistical Package for the Social Sciences TRACE Transparency, Responsiveness, Accountability, and Citizen Engagement UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees WILD Women Institute for Leadership Development ix viii