Commission has established 11 court houses across the country ensure the accessibility of the justice system to all Zimbabweans.19 3.4. Zimbabwe continues to ensure equality before the law as was previously reported. In response to the Commission’s concerns and their remarks in the concluding observations, Victim Friendly Courts (VFC) were established give protection to the vulnerable witnesses thereby enhancing equal protection of the law for all individuals. 3.5. Table 1 below depicts the VFC statistics for the year 2018-2018 VICTIM FRIENDLY COURT STATISTICS – JANUARY 2018 TO MAY 2019 The report gives a summary of the VFC cases nationwide from January 2018 to 31 May 2019. The cases are summarized in the following table:Month Cases Jan-18 78 95 173 106 67 Feb-18 67 269 336 233 103 Mar-18 103 314 417 314 103 Apr-18 103 184 287 206 81 May-18 81 211 292 204 88 Jun-18 88 186 274 180 94 Jul-18 94 173 267 180 87 19 Brought Received Total Cases Backlog Forward Cases Ca Comple Stat se ted us s Recommendation 29 m of Concluding Observations Page | 7

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