The Nexus between Peace, Human Rights and Development in the Promotion of People’s Human Rights in Zimbabwe

The Nexus between Peace, Human Rights and Development

Abstract

This paper seeks to clearly explain some crucial links between peace, human rights and development. The central 
argument is that there has been a recent discovery of the strong link between peace, human rights and development 
which has to be exploited for effective human development to be realised. The major findings were that there is a 
strong dialectical nexus between peace, human rights and development. The central conclusions were that the 
article constructed a theory of ‘positive peace, participation and human rights’, which takes into account peace, 
human rights and development in order to promote the quality of human rights. Furthermore, the article argues 
that the absence of effective institutions to promote and respect human rights may lead to a conflict trap and 
resultantly an upsurge of physical violence. The findings were that there is need to take into account the linkages 
between peace and human rights which are crucial in the improvement of the quality of human rights for the people. 
The policy implications deriving from this research were that there is dire need to integrate the three pillars of peace, 
development and human rights to reduce conflict and promote stability in societies. Peace and human rights are 
key phrases used.