Human Rights System In Zimbabwe:the Role Of SADC,AU And UN-A Case Study Of Zimbabwe

Although literature has proven that human rights violations have significantly decreased in Zimbabwe in the past few years following the violence that sparked prior and after the 2008 elections,civil and political rights still need a lot of focus as they are separate incidents of violations in differing categories like political,civil,media and child abuse.Human rights violations are attributed to the fact that there is ongoing repression of political rights of opposition members,supporters and activists against the violations despite the presence of institutions created to ensure peace and stability regionally and globally.Despite much research on human rights violations in Zimbabwe,none has given priority to the impact of interventions made by the regional and international bodies to alleviate the phenomenon.Amid-st the various strategies employed by institutions to combat human rights violations in Zimbabwe,there is continual prevalence of social,economic,political and religious rights of ordinary citizens of Zimbabwe.The major aim of this study was therefore to assess the impact of intervention efforts made by SADC,AU and the UN to resolve the crisis in Zimbabwe.This study adopted a qualitative approach to research.The study unearthed that even though efforts have been made to curtail human rights violations in Zimbabwe,there is a need for the host country to cooperate with institutions for an effective intervention,the political will of regional and international government was another factor that would contribute to a successful humanitarian intervention in Zimbabwe.Thus,the study recommended that institutions need to modify their intervention stategy to suit the crisis in Zimbabwe,the institutions to engage the "Responsibility to Protect" doctrine into practice and set transparent mandates of interventions so as to ensure success.Finally,it recommended that institutions mandate a broker to facilitate negotiations between rival parties while at the same time imposing sanctions to ensure the reduction of human rights violations.