11.2. Further the Refugees Act confers rights to asylum seekers and
refugees and it also lays out the procedure to be followed in
determining the status of asylum seekers and refugees53. The
Immigration Act also provides for the regulation of free entry and
departure for legal immigrants in Zimbabwe.
Administrative Measures
11.3. In an effort to improve access to passports so as to further
promote the freedom of movement, Government reduced passport
fees. Additionally Government and United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees facilitated the procurement of refugee
passports and other non-nationals.
11.4. Pursuant to the provisions of the Refugees Act, Zimbabwe
established and operationalised an Inter-Ministerial Refugee
Committee whose mandate is to receive and consider applications
for asylum seekers and refugees thereby promoting the right to
movement and residence54.
11.5. Government, in partnership with developmental partners, set up
reception centres to receive irregular immigrants at different
border posts around the country. Zimbabwe maintains the
Tongogara Refugee Camp in Manicaland as the official home for
refugees.
Judicial Measures
11.6. The courts have ruled against conduct which is tantamount to
restricting freedom of movement. In the case of Chipo
Nyamanhindi and 8 Ors v the State a group of women was
arrested by police on allegations of soliciting for the purposes of
prostitution55. It was noted that in the circumstances of the case,
the conduct of the police effectively amounted to a curfew for
women after sunset. The Constitutional Court pronounced that the
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