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
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