The Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Purposes

4.  The purposes of the regulations contained in this instrument that are made under section 1 of the Act are to encourage the Government of Zimbabwe to—

(a) respect democratic principles and institutions and the rule of law in Zimbabwe;

(b) refrain from actions, policies or activities which repress civil society in Zimbabwe;

(c) comply with international human rights law and to respect human rights, including in particular, to—

(i) respect the right to life of persons in Zimbabwe;

(ii) respect the right of persons not to be subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in Zimbabwe, including inhuman and degrading conditions in prisons;

(iii) afford journalists, human rights defenders and other persons in Zimbabwe the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly;

(iv) respect the right to liberty and security, including refraining from the arbitrary arrest and detention of persons in Zimbabwe;

(v) afford persons in Zimbabwe charged with criminal offences the right to a fair trial;

(vi) respect property rights in Zimbabwe;

(vii) secure the human rights of persons in Zimbabwe without discrimination, in particular in relation to discrimination on the basis of a person’s sex, race, colour, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, association with a national minority, property, birth or other status.