Human Rights Bill faces resistance

The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Bill, which is under debate before Parliament, faces fierce opposition from the MDC-T and human rights groups who are reportedly uneasy with its contents.

The Bill went through its first reading last week and is being scrutinised by the Parliamentary Legal Committee to ascertain its compliance with the Constitution.

MDC-T chief whip Innocent Gonese yesterday said they welcomed the fact that such a Bill which seeks to operationalise the Human Rights Commission had been brought before Parliament by the Executive, but warned the Bill had clauses that might hinder the full independence of the commission.

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