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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 85558, member: 27"]
Victims from the 2008 violence hit a wall as rights investigators and the High Court both shut the door.

What went sideways fast
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[*]Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission declined to probe torture claims.
[*]The High Court tossed the case off its docket.
[*]Survivors got zero traction from either route.
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Who pushed the case
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[*]Heal Zimbabwe filed as a public interest group.
[*]Hilton Chironga joined as a Chaona resident.
[*]Tendai Biti represented the applicants.
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What the fight targeted
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[*]The challenge attacked limits inside the ZHRC Act.
[*]Applicants said the law blocks older abuse claims.
[*]The focus stayed on Chaona in Mashonaland Central.
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Why investigators refused
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[*]ZHRC cited time limits in its founding statute.
[*]Events before February 13, 2009, were deemed off-limits.
[*]The commission said it lacked legal authority.
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How Parliament pushed back
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[*]Lawmakers argued the case used the wrong legal route.
[*]They said no clear rights violation was properly pleaded.
[*]Standing was challenged as weak.
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Why the court shut it down
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[*]Justice Maxwell Takuva flagged a procedural mess.
[*]The filing used the wrong constitutional section.
[*]The judge said section 85 was the correct path.
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Where that leaves victims
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[*]No investigation was ordered.
[*]The application died on technical grounds.
[*]Accountability remains stuck in limbo.
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