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
MIDLANDS PROVINCE
Stakeholder Consultative Meeting: Held on 10 September 2019, Advance Visits/Outreach
Meetings held on 16 – 20 September 2019
33
Total Number of Citizens
engaged were 1,915
Number of Stakeholders engaged were 68
21
16
14
649
1266
Traditional Councillor Govt Reps
Leaders
1
1
CSO
MP
Local
Authority
Females
Males
Witness Submission forms received were 817, 480 females, 337 males & 16 PWD
Zvishavane
Shurugwi
Mberengwa
Kwekwe
Gweru
Gokwe
Chirumhanzu
62
54
74
95
255
7
270
Public Hearings: 23 – 25 September Gweru, 27 September Gokwe 106 (47 males, 59 females)
witnesses were invited to the Public Hearings and out of these 80 gave oral evidence. Validation
Meeting:
15 January 2020: 45 stakeholders attended (22 females, 23 males)
Type of Document with Challenges of
Acess
Challenges in Accessing Documentation
Gukurahundi
53.40%
Distance
30.50%
Legal
9.70%
5.80%
Birth
Death
National
certificate certificate
ID
0.10%
2.90%
1.20%
Economics
0.60%
20.70%
Socio Cultural Norms
Passport Citizenship
33.40%
Registration Issues
41.70%
Rights Infringed due to lack of Documentation
16.4%
5.0%
0.6%
Right to
citizenship
29.9%
23.4%
Freedom of
movement
and residence
Right to
identity
1.1%
Right to vote
Right to
education
72
72
10.2%
13.5%
Right to
Right to
Freedom of
access health access social
trade ,
care services
services profession or
occupation
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