5.5. The Mental Health Act was reviewed to amend and consolidate the
law relating to the care, detention and after-care of persons who
are mentally disordered or intellectually handicapped, whether for
the purposes of treatment or protection25.
5.6. Furthermore, Government enacted the Domestic Violence Act in
2007, to protect victims of domestic violence26.
Administrative measures
5.7. In terms of the Trafficking in Persons Act Government has
established an Anti-Trafficking Inter-Ministerial Committee which is
mandated to monitor and report on the implementation of antitrafficking measures and to provide advice on the investigation
and prosecution of cases of trafficking in persons. This goes an
extra mile to reduce trafficking in persons cases which lead to
slavery, servitude, torture, inhuman and degrading punishment.’
5.8. The Justice, Law and Order Sector (JLOS), through the efforts of
the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Legal Aid Directorate
(LAD) and Judicial Service Commission (JSC) conduct periodic
monitoring visits to prisons. The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP)
and the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) training
curriculum now incorporates human rights issues and the rule of
law, including the prohibition of torture. The ZRP has so far trained
30 000 police officers on human rights since January 2014.
25
[Chapter 15:12]
26
[Chapter 5:16]
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