Zimbabwe: Constitutional reform – An opportunity to strengthen human rights protection

On 29 November 1999, Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Commission delivered its draft constitution to President Mugabe for consideration. In this report Amnesty International analyses the human rights provisions in the draft constitution and compares them to the international standards in the treaties that Zimbabwe has already ratified and to the obligations Zimbabwe has under customary international law. Amnesty International also makes recommendations for the inclusion of additional human rights safeguards during the final stage of its revision and before it is put to popular referendum.

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