The “Human Rights project” seeks to enhance the institutional capacity of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission to enable it perform its role effectively as the premier human rights agency in the country

Development Objectives

The project seeks to support the Government of Zimbabwe to contribute towards strengthening human rights, good governance and the rule of law through capacity building and informed policy dialogue with all stakeholders (state institutions, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), donor partners and UN agencies) in the country

Corporate thematic area: Democratic Governance & human rights

Status of the project: Closed

Location (region, province, city, ): National coverage, Zimbabwe

Period of the project (date of beginning and expected end): December 2008- December 2011

Name of UNDP Program Officer: Tafadzwa Muvingi

National Execution (NEX):  Ministry of Finance

Implementing partner: Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs

Other Partners: Law Society of Zimbabwe, Legal Resources Foundation, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, Zimbabwe Human Rights Association, Transparency International Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Election Support network, Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum, National Association of Non Governmental Organisations, Centre for Community Development, Bulawayo Agenda, MISA Zimbabwe, National Constitutional Assembly, Crisis Coalition Zimbabwe

Major sources of financing

UNDP Trac. 1 Resources USD 250 000 for 2010

Delivery in previous fiscal years (in other words, total delivery up through the most recent year for which UNDP’s financial books have closed):
93% for 2011

Project Documents:

 Human Rights Project Document (1.96 MB)