October 2007: In 2003, a group of Canadian and Zimbabwean lawyers filed to the Canadian justice minister a draft indictment asking him to charge Robert Mugabe under the Canadian Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act. Evidence and sworn statements are to be gathered in Zimbabwe. President Mugabe however still hold immunity as head of state. [global policy] In November 2006, Canadian Justice Minister Vic Toews quashed the attempt by a parliamentary committee to indict Mugabe for crimes against humanity. The bases for this move were Mugabe’s head-of-state immunity and the absence of a link between Canada and the victims of offences. [voa news] | 
