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State Reporting to the African Commission: The Case of Zimbabwe
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 July 2009
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Under the legal regime established by the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, country reports “on the legislative or other measures taken with a view to giving effect to the rights and freedoms recognized and guaranteed by the present Charter” must be submitted every two years. If a state is serious in its approach to human rights it might be assumed that such reports would be prepared and submitted in a timeous and thorough manner. The case of Zimbabwe indicates that this is not always the case.
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1 Art. 62.
2 PresidentMugabe, R. G. at a press conference in Harare in reply to a question as to whether the government would consider paying compensation to the victims of the human rights violations during the insurgency in south and south-western Zimbabwe: The Herald, 11 1992.Google Scholar
3 There have been several judicial findings of human rights violations by members of the security forces in Matabeleland. See, for example, Chavana and Others v. The State, SC42/87; Mutshunga and Gaba v. The State, SC36/87. For a full analysis see Hatchard, J., Individual Freedoms and State Security in the African Context: The Case of Zimbabwe, London, 1992.Google Scholar
4 United States Department of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1987–1991, Washington D.C., 1992.Google Scholar
5 Art. 26 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties.
6 Art. 58 of the African Charter.
7 Art. 21.
8 Arts. 76 and 77 of the African Charter.
9 See Welch, C. E., “The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights: a five year report and assessment”, (1992) 14 Human Rights Quarterly.Google Scholar
10 ibid., 58.