Sundaymail Editor
Online Reporter
A United Nations delegation will visit Zimbabwe next month to assess the impact of ‘targeted’ sanctions on the lives of ordinary people.
In a statement on its website, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) called for submissions from various stakeholders to help the delegation on thematic and geographical focus of the visit.
“Following an invitation of the Government of Zimbabwe, the United Nations special rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, Ms Alena Douhan, will undertake an official visit from 18 October to 28 October,” part of the statement reads.
“The special rapporteur and her team will collect information and hold a series of meetings with Government, authorities, civil society organisations and opposition. The special rapporteur will present a public report on the country’s visit to the United Nations Human Rights Council during its 51st session in September 2022.
“The purpose of the mission is to examine, in the spirit of cooperation and dialogue, whether and to what extent the adoption maintenance or implementation of unilateral sanctions impedes the full realisation of the rights set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights instrument, in particular the right of individuals and peoples to development.
“The special rapporteur will present her conclusions and recommendations in a report she will submit to the Human Rights Council in September 2022.”
Bongani Ndlovu
Online Reporter