17.These measures have helped to encourage women and girls to report cases of GBV.
C.Follow-up information relating to paragraph 28 (d) of the concluding observations
18.The State Party through the coordination structures collects data on GBV cases from the public and private entities who are involved in GBV. The Zimbabwe Republic Police, health centres, courts, CSOs and community cadres collects and submit data on reported cases on monthly basis. The data collected is disaggregated by sex and type of violence. The State Party acknowledges the loopholes in the current system.
19.The GoZ is developing a GBV Information Management System which will enable real time, online data collection and also allow for collection of other variables as advised by the Committee. The State Party has also developed a robust Integrated Case Management System (ICMS) that connect all institutions in the justice delivery system.
D.Follow-up information relating to paragraph 30 (b) of the concluding observations
20.GoZ initiated the process of amending the Trafficking in Persons (TiP) Act [Chapter 9:25]. The principles were approved by Cabinet in April 2022, and the Attorney General’s Office is drafting the initial Bill. The proposed definition of TiP will include all the elements of the offence namely, act, means and purpose. Recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receiving of persons will be defined as punishable acts. For the purpose of the offense, fraud, use of force, threats or other forms of coercion will be regarded as the means. The term exploitation will also be amended to include: all forms of slavery or practice similar to slavery, sexual exploitation, prostitution, child and adult pornography, debt bondage, servitude, forced labour, begging and forced begging, criminal purposes, child labour, unlawful removal of body organs, forced marriages and impregnation of female person against her will for the purpose of selling her child when the child is born. The definition of TiP will therefore be duly aligned to the 2000 Parlemo Protocol.