Farai Dziva|Masvingo based NGO, COTRAD has launched a programme meant to eradicate violence and Intimidation in rural and urban communities.

“COTRAD is working with BUSTOP TV to encourage people to report cases of human rights violations to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) and other relevant institutions without fear.

Every Zimbabwean has the right to walk into a police station or Public Enquiry Counter (PEC) and make a report if he/she feels his/her rights have been infringed upon by some other person.

Members of the public have the right to contact the police through telephone, or various police hotline around the country. The people can also use various suggestion boxes to present complains to the police,” said COTRAD in statement.

A COTRAD official also said: “The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission is national human rights institution established under section 242 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, whose main mandate is to Protect, Promote and Enforce human rights.

The Commission deals with complaints of abuses and violations of rights and freedoms that are enshrined in the Constitution of Zimbabwe and in any international human rights agreements that the country has agreed to sign and any complaints arising from abuse of power or maladministration by the State and public institutions.”