Reform) Act [Chapter..],
Constitution.
give effect to section 48 of the
Administrative measures
4.3. Despite the fact that Zimbabwe has not fully abolished the death
penalty in its statutes, it is significant to note that Zimbabwe is
exercising a moratorium on executions. For close to 2 decades, no
executions have been carried out and some of the cases are
periodically considered by Cabinet with the view to commute death
sentences to life imprisonment.
4.4. Government, in liaison with non-State actors, continues to hold
seminars for security agencies such as the Police, Prison Officers,
the Judiciary and members of the Defence Forces to promote the
right to life, integrity of the person and dignity. In particular the
curriculum contains:
a. Principles of the Constitution, including the declaration of rights
and general constitutional responsibilities.
b. Fundamental Human rights for law enforcement officials, which
include fundamental concepts and human rights in police
command, management and organisation.
4.5. In its concluding observations, the Commission passed a
recommendation for the Government of Zimbabwe to abolish the
death penalty and to eradicate police violence and extrajudicial
killings and immediately investigate such reports and bring those
responsible to justice and put in place mechanisms to adequately
compensate victims:20
20
Recommendations 29 (i) and (k) (Concluding observations)
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