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 53 54 [Chapter 4:03] Section 5 of the refugees Act Chapter 4:03 55 Page | 30

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