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 Stakeholder Consultative Meeting: Held on 16 July 2019, Advance Visits/Outreach Meetings held on 22 -27 July 2019 Numbeer of citizens engaged in the Mashonaland Central advance visits were 850 Number of Stakeholders engaged were 169 58 44 18 9 10 6 22 202 2 Political Party Reps Children's Institutions School Authorities Local Authority CSO Govt Ministry Reps Councillors Traditional Leaders 648 Females Males Witness submissions received were 418 (249 females, 169 males, 17 PWD) Shamva Rushinga Muzarabani Mt Darwin Mbire Mazowe Guruve Bindura 34 54 60 83 18 15 114 40 Public Hearings: 29 Jul – 02 August 2019: 112 (46 males, 66 females) witnesses were invited to the Public Hearings and out of these 56 gave oral evidence. Validation Meeting: 17 January 2020: 41 stakeholders attended (5 females, 41 males) Challenges of accessing documentation Type of document with challenges of access 50.4% 31.0% 9.8% 6.5% 2.3% Birth Death National Passport Citizenship certificate certificate ID Distance Legal Economics Socio Cultural Norms Registration Issues 2.5% 4.8% 12.0% 46.3% 34.4% Rights Infringed due to lack of Documentation 25.1% 11.1% 21.0% 2.4% Citizenship Freedom of movement and residence 16.5% 10.4% 12.7% 0.7% Identity Vote Education 76 76 Health care services Social services Freedom of trade , profession or occupation