• Initiate conversations that promote the building of civic spaces that are conducive to
Dismantling structural inequalities without restrictions or obstacles.
ZPP attended the commemoration and notes that it is crucial to promote a culture of tolerance
within local communities and work towards a citizenry that engages leaders and collaborates to
bring about positive peace. ZPP recommends the adoption of the following interventions to
promote sustainable peace in Zimbabwe:
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The state must ensure that all citizens, regardless of political affiliation, gender, disability,
or colour, can exercise their rights freely.
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According to their constitutional mandate, the National Peace and Reconciliation
Commission (NPRC) must form alliances with relevant stakeholders to ensure positive
peace prevails.
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CSOs should continue to engage influential leaders within the community, such as political
leaders, in order to foster a culture of tolerance, coexistence, and to create an active
citizenry that takes actions to promote peace, co-existence and create an active citizenry
that takes actions to promote peace.
Special Focus
In the month of October
the special focus area focused on equality and non-discrimination,
political rights, property rights, personal security and right to administrative justice.
Right to Personal Security
ZPP recorded 15 cases related to the violation of the right to personal security. Harare recorded
4 cases and Matabeleland North recorded a case.
It is alleged that CCC activists were assaulted by police officers from the CID department during a
funeral of the late CCC activist Gift Kawayuja in Mazowe South along Glendale highway. Reports
indicate that CCC activists who had attended the funeral to pay their last respect for their member
clashed with a police officer who was related to the deceased resulting in chaos. Members of the
Police CID department summoned reportedly arrived and started beating CCC members clad in