The right to demonstrate peacefully in guaranteed by the national constitution

What Must be Done

People who claim that their rights were violated by police officers or army personnel, and those who seek to uphold the rights of such victims, should lodge formal complaints with the Commission. The complaints should contain details of when and where the alleged violations took place, the names of the alleged victims, and where possible information that may identify the perpetrators. Complaints can be lodged at the Harare or Bulawayo offices of the Commission.

Their addresses are:

• Bulawayo: 127a Fife Avenue, Bulawayo. Telephone: 09 64170-3
• Harare: 144 Samora Machel Avenue, Harare. Telephone: 04 705426 / 251085 / 251079 / 703616 / 703596 / 705268 / 701811 / 251077
• Alternatively complaints can be e-mailed to the Commission using the form on its website at http://www.zhrc.org.zw/index.php

Only if such complaints are lodged can the Commission carry out its constitutional functions of upholding human rights and freedoms – in this case the right of peaceful demonstration protected by section 59 of the Constitution.

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