Human Rights Monitoring Report - Kubatana

Human Rights Monitoring
Report
June 2007 Zimbabwe Peace Project
In this issue.……………………….... 1
Acronyms……….……………….......2
Definition of Terms …………………3
Executive Summary ……….……......4-6
Half Yearly Analytical Report………6
Cases of Human Rights Violations
graph.................................................10
Methodology…………………….....10
Cases of human rights violations….11—46
About
ZPP……………………........………47-49
In this issue
• Human Rights violations in January - June 2007
June Provincial Highlights
• All Provinces – politicisation of aid continues to take place
unabated
• Bulawayo/ Harare – State agents including the Central
Intelligence Office (CIO) , the army , the police continue to
perpetrate human rights violations through unlawful detention
of suspected opposition supporters
• Masvingo – Teachers in some constituencies have been
instructed to attend all Zanu PF rallies in the area or risk losing
their jobs
• Matebeleland North – Some kraal heads who are sympathetic
to the opposition have been harassed and intimidated and
threatened with loss of the posts if they continue to support the
MDC.
• Matebeleland South - Members of the MDC were reportedly
chased away from a food distribution point. While in some
wards some Zanu PF leaders have approached NGOs
distributing food advocating that the correct beneficiaries of
food aid are those on the Zanu PF list.
• In Matebeleland South / Midlands Province - Some Zanu PF
youths are reportedly grouping themselves and assaulting
anyone they think is derailing the Zanu PF agenda or
supporting the opposition. This has also taken the form of
dissolving meetings organised by the ruling party.
• Midlands – Parents failing to pay supplementary fees are
being labelled MDC supporters by some headmasters.
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ACRONYMS
ARV
BEAM
CDE
CEO
– Anti Retroviral Drugs
– Basic Education Assistance Module
– Comrade
- Chief Executive Officer
CID - Criminal Investigation Department
CIO
CHRA
CSO
DA
ETD
– Central Intelligence Organisation
– Combined Harare Residents Association
- Civil Society Organisations
- District Administrator
- Emergency Travelling Document
FOSENET – Food Security Network
GMB
MDC
MDP
MP
MOZA
NCA
NUST
UK
UPP
POSA
WOZA
– Grain Marketing Board
– Movement for Democratic Change
- Malicious Damage to Property
– Member of Parliament
- Men of Zimbabwe Arise
– National Constitutional Assembly
- National University of Science and Technology
– United Kingdom
– United Peoples’ Party
– Public Order and Security Act
- Women of Zimbabwe Arise
ZANU PF – Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
ZBC TV
ZCDT
ZCTU
ZNA
ZRP
– Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation Television
– Zimbabwe Community Development Trust
– Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions
- Zimbabwe National Army
– Zimbabwe Republic Police
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DEFINITIONS OF TERMS (HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS)
TERM
MURDER
DEFINITION
Unlawful and intentional killing of another person.
RAPE
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
ASSAULT
KIDNAPPING/ABDUCTION
MALICIOUS DAMAGE TO
PROPERTY
THEFT
Intentional, unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman without her consent.
Unlawfully subjecting one to pressure, insult or threat with intent to cause
him/her to suffer anxiety, discomfort and /or the feeling of insecurity as a
result of sexual differences.
Unlawfully and intentionally (i) applying force to the person of another or (ii)
inspiring a belief in that other person that force is immediately to be applied to
him.
Unlawful and intentional depriving a person of liberty of movement and/or his
custodians of control.
Consists of both arson and what used to be termed Malicious Injury to
Property (MIP) which is unlawful setting an immovable structure on fire with
intent to injure another and malicious and intentional damaging of property of
another.
Unlawful taking of another’s property
TORTURE
Any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental is
intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from them
information or a confession.
HARASSMENT/INTIMIDATION • Unlawfully subjecting one to pressure, insult or threat with intent to cause
him/her to suffer anxiety, discomfort and /or the feeling of insecurity
• Duress
UNLAWFUL DETENTION Unlawful and intentional deprivation of one’s liberty of movement by a person
or persons in positions of authority.
DISPLACEMENT • Act of unlawfully, intentionally and forcibly evicting or causing someone
to vacate or leave his/her usual place of residence or settlement as a result
of political differences.
• Forced evictions
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• In Manicaland province, traditional leaders are reportedly exercising extra legal powers to evict villagers from their
communal homes on the basis that they do not support the ruling party. In some instances, burial space is also
denied.
• Some police officers are allegedly harassing members of the public who they view to be supporters of the opposition
MDC. In Harare, for instance it was reported that police ordered a citizen to take off an MDC t- shirt.
• The price reductions launched in June 2007 have resulted in increased victimization of persons criticizing the
activity. People are being harassed for expressing discontent with the current economic environment. Some cases
were recorded in Midlands.
• Denial of aid in the form of food is rampant with a significant number of cases being documented in Mashonaland
West, Manicaland and Matebeleland south.
• Civil society organizations are facing increasing threats in accessing rural areas for the purposes of conducting
human rights workshops. ZPP documented incidents involving CIVNET in Manicaland and ZESN and the
Women’s coalition in Masvingo as they could not get clearance from the police.
• Members of the United Peoples Party (UPP) have reportedly been harassed by both MDC and Zanu PF supporters in
Bulawayo. UPP members are labelled Zanu PF ‘puppets’ while in Masvingo they were labelled opposition
members.
• In Manicaland Province, they have been reports that in some provinces nurses are using political affiliation to
discriminate against those members not supporting the ruling party.
• Farm invasions have resurfaced in some provinces including Masvingo and Mashonaland East. Farm invasions
resulted in the death of one Zanu PF member at Stock hill farm.
• In Mashonaland West, gender based violence has also been recorded with one youth having been raped by three
Zanu PF youths. The use of rape as a political weapon to punish the fathers, brothers and husbands of women is
deplorable.
• In Mashonaland Central, people were harassed for wanting to benefit from Operation ‘Maguta scheme’ while they
do not support the ruling party. According to the Zanu PF supporters government initiated projects should benefit
those who support the current government.
• The redressive operations such as ‘operation hlalani kuhle’ and ‘operation maguta’ are heavily politicized. In
Mashonaland West, it is reported that some beneficiaries of operation ‘hlalani kuhle’ who are not sympathetic to the
ruling party are under threat of eviction from the project. Eleven families have so far been evicted in Mashonaland
Province alone.
• Access to information in the sense of hearing an alternative voice is severely limited in the current environment.
There are reports that people are being harassed for reading Newspapers from the independent media such as The
Zimbabwean and listening to Short Wave Radio and Studio seven. In Mashonaland Central one person was harassed
for reading a ZESN pamphlet.
• ZPP has received reports that the mobile registration which is being done by the Registrar’s office has been
politicised. Some persons viewed as supporting the opposition have been denied access to procure documents and
also register to vote.
• The wearing of MDC t-shirts, and t- shirts from NGOs and red colours in the form of caps, has resulted in the
harassment of some persons in Harare.
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• Intra party violence within the two major parties has reportedly increased with cases being recorded in Bulawayo
between the anti- senate and pro- senate factions of the opposition MDC and Masvingo between members of the
ruling party.
• Some cases have been documented in Mashonaland east of persons being denied registration during the mobile voter
registration exercise. The perpetrators have been groups of Zanu PF youth while those suspected to be supporters of
the opposition have been victimised.
• In Mashonaland East, it is reported that those not supporting the ruling party have been denied information and
services to registers as voters in the Mobile registration exercise.
Perpetrator analysis June 2007
Perpetrators by affiliation
16% 1% Zanu PF
11%
72%
MDC
State agents
Unknown
The reports received indicate that the ruling party Zanu PF is the main perpetrator of politically motivated human rights violations
followed by state agents. The members of Zanu PF perpetrating the violence are mainly from the youth wing, war veterans,
Members of Parliament, traditional leaders such as chiefs and headmen. State agents include the Zimbabwe Republic Police
(ZRP), Central Intelligence Officers (CIO), the army and government officials. Recently there have been new parties involved in
the political arena and these include the Liberty and United Peoples Party (UPP). The total number of perpetrators involved was
682.
Victim analysis June 2007
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Victims by affiliation
27%
2%
18%
1%
6%
46%
MDC
Zanu PF
Unknown
Affiliation
State
NGO
Official/activist
Other parties
The reports received by ZPP indicate that the bulk of the victims are members of the opposition MDC (46%). Members of NGOs
or human rights activists are also vulnerable to political violence as the report indicates that 27% of the total numbers of victims
were from the NGOs 18% were persons with no known political affiliation. The current political environment is highly polarized
and those not supporting the ruling party are viewed as ‘enemies of the state’. Only a few of the incidences had persons belonging
to the ruling party as victims (6%).
Table 1: Summary of cases reported to ZPP
Violations
Period
January February March April May June
Displacement 68 19 19 18 24 31
Harassment and
intimidation 498 299 341 337 395 453
Unlawful Detention 19 19 42 27 28 17
Torture 4 4 13 13 6 5
Malicious Damage to
Property 17 4 2 7 6 13
Discrimination - - - - - 34
Arson 6 3 9 3 2 -
Theft/ Looting 17 12 15 11 14 11
Assault 194 155 173 229 176 214
Kidnapping/Abduction 6 5 9 20 17 12
Rape 2 6 4 3 2 1
Murder 1 1 2 1 1 1
832 527 629 669 671 792
Fig 1 showing incidences recorded between January and June 2007
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS – JANUARY – JUNE 2007
In the period between January and June 2007, the Zimbabwe Peace Project has recorded 4122 incidences of human rights
violations that are in most instances politically motivated. There were 7 murder cases, 18 cases of rape, 34 cases of food aid
discrimination, 69 cases of abduction/kidnapping, 459 cases of torture, 2323 cases of harassment/intimidation, 1141 cases of
assault, 152 cases of unlawful detention and one case of a politically motivated suicide. ZPP has reliable information that those
being abducted are being tortured at a camp in Mazowe.
The majority of the violations are perpetrated against known and suspected members of the opposition parties with the MDC
topping the list, however, there are incidences of human rights violations that are perpetrated mainly by the opposition MDC
against known and suspected supporters of the ruling ZANU PF and other opposition parties. The Zimbabwe Peace Project is also
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cognizant of the fact that there are other incidences that go unreported because the victims would rather not risk reprisals of being
outspoken. ZPP recognizes the courage of those victims who have reported violations perpetrated against them. The facts and
figures at ZPP’s disposal demonstrate that the political temperature is definitely rising with June recording 792 cases up from 671
cases in May.
HALF YEARLY ANALYTICAL REPORT – JANUARY – JUNE 2007
To date January recorded the highest incidences of human rights violations standing at a staggering 832. Of these 633 occurred in
the Northern region which comprises Harare/Chitungwiza, Mashonaland West, East and Central and Manicaland and 199 were
recorded in the Southern region made up of Bulawayo, Matebeleland North and South, Masvingo and Midlands.
More specifically, 498 cases of harassment/intimidation were recorded, 194 of assault. In January there were four cases of torture,
6 of abduction/ kidnapping, 2 cases of rape and one case of murder.
In January, the nation started the year on a controversial note after the ruling party Annual People’s Conference the previous
month which had made a proposal to harmonise Presidential and Parliamentary elections in 2010. The proposal sparked outrage
from all sectors and some citizens faced harassment/ intimidation, assault for expressing opinion on the matter. While most
citizens appreciated that harmonization was a noble idea they felt that the proposal to have elections in 2010 was a ploy by the
sitting Head of State to want to extend his term of office through the back door. In the opposition circles, the proposal sparked
outrage and it appeared the opposition was ready for a confrontation as they made it clear that come 2008 they were going to the
polls.
Operation ‘Chikorokoza Chapera’ which had been launched in late 2006 continued to take its toll. January also saw the last stages
of the preparation for the Chiredzi South by-election which had been slated for February. Election campaigns have always been
violent in Zimbabwe and this particular election was no exception, as it saw traditional chiefs threatening villagers with eviction
and hunger if they did not vote for the ruling party.
Intra party violence in the opposition MDC had its fair share of incidences recorded but of particular note was intra party
violence within the ruling party whose cracks were amplified by the harmonization and elections in 2010 proposal.
In February, there was a marked reduction in cases recorded at 527 with 350 of these being in the Northern region and 177 in the
Southern region. Like in January the cases of harassment topped the list at 299 followed by assault recording 155 cases. There
were 6 cases of rape, 5 of abduction/kidnapping, 4 of torture and 1 of murder. The significant decrease of incidences in February
could be attributed to the banning of rallies and demonstrations which saw the heavy handedness of state security agents fall on
citizens who were also subjected to unofficial curfews. Although there was a marked reduction in recorded incidences February
experienced cases of people being forced to contribute towards the President’s birthday. As the voice of teachers and nurse got
louder against their meagre salaries they were responded to with harassment. In Manicaland, the diamond rush saw the police
violating the rights of innocent civilians by subjecting them to inhuman body searches for the elusive stone. Women were
subjected to searches in their private parts. Citizens in general and teachers specifically were victims of the government and the
ruling party as the search for shortwave radios continued in particular Mashonaland East. Grade one pupils in most schools were
more than happy to provide information on who they had seen with the said radios.
March 2007 has gone down in history as the most violent month in the period under review not as a result of the recorded cases
but because of the intensity of the violations. On March 11, opposition and civil society leaders who were going to attend a prayer
meeting organized by Save Zimbabwe Campaign, were detained and tortured in police custody. It was the events of March 11 that
saw even SADC looking closely at Zimbabwe resulting in the meeting in Dar es Salaam where President Thabo Mbeki was
tasked to initiate dialogue between the ruling party and MDC. Two cases of murder closely related to the March 11 events were
recorded. From 500 cases in February, incidences increased to 657 in March. In the Northern region 439 cases were recorded as
compared to 218 in the Southern region. Thirteen cases of torture were recorded a significant increase from 4 the previous month.
In March there were 27 cases of partisan distribution of food that were recorded. Cases of unlawful detention rose sharply from
19 to 42 and this is explained by the swoops on the opposition offices in search of petrol bombers. In the aftermath of the March
11 events there was a spate of petrol bombings of a police station, a commuter train, a ruling party office in Mbare and the attack
of public transport in Harare. A large number of citizens also experienced abuse for putting on either MDC regalia or just the
colour red as it is associated with the MDC.
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In April, the cases of kidnapping/abduction doubled from 9 in March to 20. There was 1 murder and 3 cases of politically
motivated rape. It was in April that saw the heavy handedness of state security agents as they tried to block the ZCTU called stayaway.
Government threatened to withdraw the licences of any company that complied with the stay away and most companies
could not risk this and thus opened their doors.
In May, cases of harassment went up to 395 from 337 in April. Assault cases recorded went down from 229 in April to 176 in
May. There were 17 cases of kidnapping/abduction recorded, 2 of rape and 2 of murder.
In June there has been a marked increase in incidences recorded from 671 in May to 792. Incidences of harassment/intimidation
and assault still record the highest. There is an increase in food aid discrimination with 34 incidences recorded. Operation
‘Dzikisa mutengo’ started in June but its effects were mainly felt in July.
Of the 4122 cases documented between January and June 2727 were violations in the Northern region representing 67% of the
total violations.
The trend is the same in all the months that more incidences are recorded in the Northern region more than the Southern. There
are more constituencies in the Northern than the Southern. This could have also meant that there is a denser network of ZPP
monitors in the Northern region than the Southern as monitors are constituency based monitors in each constituency. Furthermore,
there are more ‘no go’ areas for the opposition in the Northern region than the Southern region. In light of the impending
Constitutional Amendment 18 that seeks to increase constituencies, ZPP anticipates more constituencies to the rural areas of the
Northern region more than the Southern region.
Harassment/intimidation and assault continue to be ways by which fear is instilled among the citizens. Fear has ensured that
Zimbabweans do not participate in the democratic process. The images of battered civil society and opposition leaders after
March 11 have refreshed the memory of many who might have forgotten what the Zimbabwean government is capable of. The
sight of the images for many in rural and urban areas has meant that they do not want to cross the path of the government and the
ruling party if given the choice. The sight of the injuries sustained by the leaders tortured in police custody for some means that
those are paths never to be crossed.
The Catholic Bishops’ pastoral letter is one other factor that saw the rise in incidences of harassment and intimidation as Catholic
priests were targeted. The fact that the state President personally attacked the Bishops made the situation worse.
There are strange cases being recorded since May, for example suspected or known members of the opposition are being denied
burial space in their communities by their traditional leaders. For expressing their own opinion and exercise the rights to associate
and to choose whom to associate with citizens are now being banished from their places of birth.
There have also been several cases of health staff denying those of a different political affiliation, an opportunity to be treated. In
one incident a ruling party member was refused treatment on the basis of his political affiliation while in the other case an
opposition MDC supporter was denied the same.
The diamond rush in Manicaland has had its fair share of violations. Women were victims of inhuman searches of their private
parts. Some citizens have been hospitalized for injuries sustained when they were assaulted by the police whenever they were
found in the area. A mother of two is currently in hospital nursing exploded buttocks sustained when she was assaulted by the
police.
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METHODOLOGY
This report is based on
reports from ZPP long-term
community based primary
peace monitors (two in each
of the 120 electoral
constituencies of Zimbabwe),
who observe, monitor and
record cases of human rights
abuse.
The monitors compile reports
that are handed over to ZPP
Provincial Coordinators who
manage ZPP offices in the ten
administrative provinces of
Zimbabwe.
Upon receipt and verification
of the reports from the
monitors, the Provincial
Coordinators compile
provincial monthly
monitoring reports, which are
then consolidated at the national
office, into the ZPP monthly
monitoring report. In addition,
ZPP reviews relevant literature
including acts of parliament,
policy documents and
newspaper articles.
NORTHERN REGION
Harare Metropolitan
Totals
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Murder
0 0
4
Rape
Kidnapping/Abduction
Type of cases
Assault
Harare Metropolitan
61
Theft/Looting
3 0 2 3 5
Discrimination
MDP
Torture
Unlawful Detention
Harassment/intimidation
67
Displacement
4
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NORTHERN REGION
Chitungwiza
8 June 2007
In Unit O, it is alleged that two MDC
youths, SM and EM were assaulted
for denouncing the ruling party
president by four soldiers of the
Zimbabwe National Army.
12 June 2007
In Unit A, it is alleged that three
MDC members, CM, MM and AM
were assaulted for wearing MDC t/
shirts by four Zanu PF youths.
At St. Aidus primary school, it is
alleged that three people, were
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abducted and harassed by three CIO
operatives, for discussing economic
hardships and blaming it on the ruling
party.
16 June 2007
At Chirunga shops, it is alleged that CC,
who was discussing with a friend and
suggested that the president Robert
Gabriel Mugabe should step down, was
assaulted by two soldiers who heard the
conversation.
21 June 2007
In Unit C, at Mukanya bottle store, it is
alleged that two MDC youths, AS and
TN, were assaulted, by three Zanu PF
youths, EM, BJ and SC for being MDC
activists.
25 June 2007
In Unit P, it is alleged that four MDC
members, TU, KU, KK and SK were
assaulted for being MDC activists.
28 June 2007
At Chirasavana shops, it is alleged that two
MDC youths, were abducted and assaulted
by four CIO operatives led by JM, for
chanting MDC slogans.
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NORTHERN REGION
Dzivarasekwa
3 June 2007
In Dzivarasekwa 1 shops, it is alleged
that three MDC youths, F, A and C,
were assaulted by fifteen Zanu PF
youths for wearing MDC t/shirts.
9 June 2007
In Dzivarasekwa 3, it is alleged that ,
NN, a Zanu PF youth, was harassed and
was removed from being a youth
Chairperson, for not attending Zanu PF
meetings by RS and other Zanu PF
youths.
13 June 2007
In Kuwadzana extension, it is alleged
that CM, an MDC youth, was assaulted
by three Zanu PF members for being an
MDC activist.
At Dzivarasekwa 1 shops, it is alleged
that SM, an MDC youth was harassed
and assaulted for wearing an MDC
t/shirt by two Zanu PF youths, TM and
FK.
17 June 2007
In Dzivarasekwa 2, it is alleged that IM,
an MDC youth was harassed and
intimidated for wearing an MDC t/shirt,
by three Zanu PF youths, CM, RH and J.
In Westlea, it is alleged that two Zanu
PF youths, EM and F, were assaulted, by
five MDC youths, because their father is
a Zanu PF activist.
20 June 2007
In Tynwald, it is alleged that SM, who
was complaining of economic hardships,
was harassed and threatened with death
by three Zanu PF members suspected to
be CIO’s.
9 June 2007
At Gwanzura stadium, it is alleged that
three MDC members, GM, CM and BM
were assaulted, unlawfully detained and
harassed by seven policemen accompanied
by five Zanu PF militias.
At Jerusalem, it is alleged that GS, an
MDC youth, was assaulted by a Zanu PF
member for wearing an MDC t/shirt.
15 June 2007
At Machipisa police station, it is alleged
that four MDC youths led by TN, who
were travelling in a kombi were harassed
and unlawfully detained by three police
officers, for having a red whistle and an
MDC flag. They were released the
following morning without charge.
18 June 2007
At Lusaka shops, it is alleged that TH, a
Zanu PF youth, was assaulted by three
MDC youths, TM, PT and M for wearing a
Zanu PF t/shirt.
21 June 2007
At Chitubu shops, it is alleged that war
veteran C and other Zanu PF supporters,
were assaulted by four MDC youths.
22 June 2007
At OK Glen Norah, it is alleged that TG,
an MDC youth, was harassed, goods
confiscated and unlawfully detained by
seven police officers and three Zanu PF
youths for wearing MDC attire.
24 June 2007
At Chitubu vegetable market, it is alleged
that SM, a Zanu PF youth, was harassed
and assaulted by five MDC youths.
Glen View
25 June 2007
At new Glen View community hall, it is
alleged that JM, an MDC youth, was
harassed and refused to get an Identity
Document so that he could register as a
voter by M, a Zanu PF district
Chairperson.
27 June 2007
In Glen View 2, it is alleged that P, an
MDC youth, was harassed and intimidated
by J, a Zanu PF youth, accused of
campaigning for the opposition party.
Harare Central
13 June 2007
At corner Sam Nujoma and Jason Moyo
roads, it is alleged that a soldier was
harassed and assaulted by other four
soldiers for wearing an MDC T/shirt and
was ordered to remove the T/shirt and
army regalia.
28 June 2008
In Cameroon Street, it is alleged that some
Harare residents, looted Chigumba
Supermarket, owned by Zanu PF Central
Committee member, accused of
overcharging.
Harare East
5 June 2007
At Athlone shops, it is alleged that WK, an
MDC youth, was harassed and tortured by
two Zanu PF youths, MC and HC, for
being an MDC activist.
8 June 2007
At Glen Lorne shops, it is alleged that two
MDC youths, AK and JC, were harassed
and intimidated, by unnamed Zanu PF
youths, for wearing MDC t/shirts.
10 June 2007
In Tynwald plots, it is alleged that Mrs.
N, a Zanu PF member, was harassed and
threatened by her husband, who is an
MDC member, for refusing to join his
party.
Glen Norah
7 June 2007
At Lusaka shops, it is alleged that PC,
an MDC youth, was assaulted for
wearing an MDC t/shirt by two Zanu PF
members.
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At Glen View 1 shops, it is alleged that
TS, an MDC youth, was assaulted by two
Zanu PF youths, HD and MS, for wearing
an MDC t/shirt.
15 June 2007
In Glen View 2, it is alleged that TS, an
MDC member, who inherited his late
fathers’ house, was harassed and his
tenants who are Zanu PF members are
refusing to pay increased rentals.
At Chisipite shops, it is alleged that two
MDC youths, AJ and TM, were harassed
and forced to chant Zanu PF slogans, by
two suspected ruling party youths, for
complaining about economic hardships.
19 June 2007
In Eastlea, it is alleged that GC, an MDC
member, was harassed and evicted from
where he was renting, by the landlord and
Zanu PF youths, AC and FC, for being an
MDC Chairperson.
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NORTHERN REGION
Harare North
9 June 2006
In Mabelreign, it is alleged that PS, an
MDC member, was harassed and given
one month notice to vacate a room he
was leasing by the landlord and Zanu PF
member M for being an MDC activist.
17 June 2007
In Mabelreign, it is alleged that NW, a
Zanu PF member who had visited his
friend wearing a Zanu PF T/shirt was
harassed and chased away from the
house by the landlord and MDC activist,
M.
30 June 2007
At Ashdown Park, it is alleged that WM,
an MDC member, was harassed and
assaulted by other MDC members, CM
and T for refusing to give them t/shirts
he was distributing.
Hatfield
7 June 2007
In Domboramwari, it is alleged that
about five police officers, harassed and
intimidated a group of men who were
drinking, accusing them of being MDC
members who were holding a meeting,
so they were dispersed.
9 June 2007
In St. Patrick’s road, it is alleged that TJ,
an MDC youth, was assaulted by five
CIO operatives led by TM, who was
accused by three ZNA soldiers
members, for complaining about
economic hardships.
19 June 2007
At Kilwinning, it is alleged that people
who had queued for sugar including CM
and TG, were harassed and assaulted by
soldiers from 1 Commando barracks
who also wanted the commodity which
is in short supply.
27 June 2007
In Salani Epworth, it is alleged that
residents were forced to go to the
National Heroes’ acre for the burial of
the late national hero, Brigadier G, by
about ten Zanu PF youths.
In Logan Park, it is alleged that TM and
SN, were harassed, assaulted and forced to
go and bury the national Hero, Cde G.
At Maruta bus terminus, it is alleged that
GN, an MDC youth, was harassed and
pushed out of a moving kombi by a police
officer for being an MDC activist.
Kuwadzana
5 June 2007
In Kuwadzana 3, it is alleged that TC, a
Zanu PF member was assaulted by another
Zanu PF member who accused him of not
attending meetings.
Along Kuwadzana 4 highway, it is alleged
that OR, an MDC member, was harassed
and threatened with death for being an
MDC activist, by three Zanu PF youths.
15 June 2007
In Kuwadzana 1, it is alleged that SM, an
MDC member, was assaulted for
distributing MDC flyers, by six Zanu PF
youths
19 June 2007
In Kuwadzana 3, it is alleged that MZ, a
Zanu PF member, was harassed and
intimidated by five MDC youths, led by J,
over political differences.
20 June 2007
At Sanjike nightclub, it is alleged that AZ,
an MDC youth, was assaulted by three
Zanu PF youth, PD, RC and TC for
complaining about the economic hardships
being experienced and blaming it on the
ruling party.
In Kuwadzana 2 shops, it is alleged that
DM, an MDC member, was harassed,
unlawfully detained and assaulted by
police for raising concern over abuse of
power by police.
28 June 2007
At Kuwadzana 4 shops, it is alleged that
MC, an MDC youth, was assaulted and the
goods he was selling destroyed by two
Zanu PF youths, LM and EM for
dismissing the slashing of prizes by the
ruling party as vote buying for 2008
elections.
Mabvuku/Tafara
7 June 2007
In New Mabvuku, it is alleged that MDC
activists, of 8 Dhumukwa Road, were
abducted, a mother and four children tortured
by about ten Zanu PF youths for their
involvement in MDC activities.
9 June 2007
At Red Bull bar, it is alleged that two MDC
youths, MM and TF, were assaulted for being
MDC activists, by war veteran M and four
Zanu PF youths.
10 June 2007
At Caledonia farm, it is alleged that six
families of Tafara who wanted to fetch water
at the farm were harassed and denied to fetch
water, for failing to chant Zanu PF slogans,
by Zanu PF Chairperson of the area.
15 June 2007
In Mombeyarara bar, it is alleged that BW, an
MDC member, was harassed and assaulted
for being an MDC activist.
At Circle cement, it is alleged that people are
employed if they produce a Zanu PF card and
JM is one such victim who failed to get
employment for not producing the ruling
party card.
20 June 2007
At Kamhunhumu shops, it is alleged that two
vendors, TC and BS were harassed and
assaulted by police after being asked to chant
Zanu PF slogans and failed.
21 June 2007
At Caledonia farm, it is alleged that EK, an
MDC member, was assaulted for failing and
refusing to chant Zanu PF slogans by two war
veterans.
29 June 2007
In Old Tafara, it is alleged that BF, an MDC
member, was harassed and assaulted by
Mabvuku police officers for failing to attend
ruling party meetings and rallies.
Mbare
7 June 2007
At Stordat hall, it is alleged that Mbare MDC
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legislator, GC and four other MDC
members, were harassed and unlawfully
detained for writing Mbare residents
names for feeding by police.
12 June 2007
At Matapi flats, it is alleged that about
one hundred and forty people, were
harassed and intimidated to register as
voters through the Zanu PF district
office, by eight Zanu PF youths, led by
MM.
18 June 2007
In Jo’burg lines, it is alleged that L and
her three children, were harassed and
evicted from their leased rooms by C, a
Zanu PF Chairperson and four other
Zanu PF youths.
20 June 2007
At Mbare Musika, it is alleged that three
MDC members, SK, SM and WM were
harassed and intimidated for not
attending Zanu PF meetings, by war
veteran B and MM.
25 June 2007
At Mbare Musika, it is alleged that ET, a
Zanu PF youth, was harassed and
threatened with removal of her table
since she was an alien who does not
vote, by six Zanu PF youths.
27 June 2007
At Mpedzanhamo Market, it is alleged
that three people, RM, TK and DM were
harassed, assaulted and forced to go to
Heroes’ Acre to bury the national hero,
Cde. G.
Mufakose
20 June 2007
At Rutendo community hall, it is alleged
that SS, a Zanu PF member, was assaulted
by another Zanu PF member, DG for
misusing party funds.
27 June 2007
At Samuriwo shops, it is alleged that
vendors were harassed and forced to close
their market to attend the funeral of a
national hero Comrade G, by Zanu PF
youths, led by GC.
St. Mary’s
8 June 2007
At Huruyadzo shops, it is alleged that PU,
an MDC anti-senate member, was
assaulted by two MDC pro- senate
members, SC and TC.
17 June 2007
At Nyatsime beer hall, it is alleged that
four MDC youths, CT, NP, SH and CB
were assaulted by about fifteen police
officers of St. Mary’s.
21 June 2007
At Zengeza 5 shops, it is alleged that CS,
an MDC member, was assaulted by four
war veterans for wearing MDC t/shirts.
24 June 2007
In Zengeza 5, it is alleged that LM, a Zanu
PF youth, was assaulted by TZ, an MDC
youth, for praising the President Robert
Gabriel Mugabe.
Zengeza
7 June 2007
windows smashed for supporting the
opposition party by two Zanu PF youths.
In Unit J, it is alleged that NS, an MDC
member, was harassed and evicted from
her leased house by five Zanu PF women,
led by MM.
11 June 2007
At 4 Madyirapadze, it is alleged that AS,
an MDC youth, was harassed and
intimidated for wearing an MDC t/shirt, by
eight Zanu PF youths, led by K.
13 June 2007
At town centre, it is alleged that TM, an
MDC youth, was harassed and assaulted
by three soldiers of the Zimbabwe National
Army for saying the soldiers’ salary is a
pittance.
17 June 2007
In Zengeza 3, it is alleged that M an MDC
youth, was assaulted by MC, a Zanu PF
youth for supporting the opposition party.
28 June 2007
In Zengeza 3, it is alleged that ML, a
businessman was assaulted by about
twenty soldiers for not reducing beer
prizes.
6 June 2007
At 104 Mutamba drive, it is alleged that
JM, an MDC member, was harassed and
intimidated accused of mobilizing
people to join MDC by two Zanu PF
youths.
15 June 2007
In area J, it is alleged that JM, an MDC
youth, was assaulted for singing MDC
songs by two Zanu PF youths, OG and
JM.
At Marairanwa road, it is alleged that LD,
an MDC youth, was harassed and evicted
from her leased house by two Zanu PF
members, EM and MM, for supporting the
opposition party.
At Zengeza Zanu PF district office, it is
alleged that JM, an MDC member, was
assaulted and forced to sell chickens for
Zanu PF rally, by Zanu PF youths.
8 June 2007
In Zengeza 2, it is alleged that GR, an
MDC member, was harassed and his car
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Mashonaland East
Mashonaland East
Totals
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1 0 3
33
2 0 2 2 1
75
9
Murder
Rape
Kidnapping/Abduction
Type of cases
Assault
Theft/Looting
Discrimination
MDP
Torture
Unlawful Detention
Harassment/intimidation
Displacement
Jun-07
Chikomba
10 June 2007
In Manyere village, two MDC youths,
TM and KM, were assaulted for not
supporting the ruling party, by four
Zanu PF youths, led by CG.
11 June 2007
It is alleged that at Chirasavana
shops, KC, a suspected MDC
member, was assaulted by RG, a Zanu
PF member, for failing to produce a
Zanu PF membership card.
In Tsuro village, it is alleged that JT,
an MDC member, was harassed and
threatened with unspecified action for
being an MDC activist.
15 June 2007
At Sadza shops, it is alleged that CM,
an MDC member, was harassed and
denied information of obtaining a
plastic national identity card and
register as a vote, by three Zanu PF
members, led by BM.
At Madziire School, it is alleged that
J, an MDC member, was harassed and
evicted from the school, by five war
veterans, for being an MDC activist.
20 June 2007
It is alleged that AC, an MDC
member, was harassed and
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intimidated by three Zanu PF youths, led
by M, in Chivhu town. AC was accused
of having been visited by white friends
from Harare, whom the Zanu PF youth
suspected to be MDC members.
25 June 2007
At Chivhu hall, it is alleged that three
MDC youths, PM, SM and JM, were
harassed and denied to take National
Identity Card during a mobile National
registration exercise so as to deny them
the right to register as voters.
27 June 2007
In Chinhara village, villagers were
harassed and forced to attend a Zanu PF
meeting, by four Zanu PF youths, led by
M.
Goromonzi
5 June 2007
In Gumbodete village, it is alleged that,
VN, an MDC youth, was abducted,
assaulted and tortured by CIO
operatives, for being an MDC activist.
10 June 2007
At St. Francis secondary school, it is
alleged that JM, an MDC ward
Chairperson, was harassed and
unlawfully detained by Police. JM was
accused of organizing MDC campaign
rallies.
17 June 2007
In Chitani village, it is alleged that RM, an
MDC member, was harassed and had his
radio confiscated, by CIO operatives, who
accused him of listening to Studio Seven, on
shortwave which is viewed to be anti
government.
18 June 2007
At Juru growth point, it is alleged that MDC
supporters were harassed and threatened with
elimination, by Goromonzi Rural District
Council Chairperson OJ.
Near Nero River, it is alleged that PK, an
MDC member, was assaulted by two Zanu
PF members, led by CM, for saying that the
ruling party was going to lose the coming
harmonized elections in 2008.
19 June 2007
Along Goromonzi road, it is alleged that
commuters in a kombi who include AG were
harassed and forced to pay increased bus
fares, by Zanu PF youths.
22 June 2007
At Warrendale farm, it is alleged that AM, an
MDC member, was harassed and denied food
aid from an NGO being given to others, for
not attending Zanu PF organised meetings by
Zanu PF Women’s league.
24 June 2007
At Majuru growth point, it is alleged that two
MDC members, SK and PD, were harassed
and removed from queue for buying sugar, by
Zanu PF youths.
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Hwedza
2 June 2007
At Faty bottle store, it is alleged that
AM, an MDC member, was assaulted by
two Zanu PF members, TT and TB, for
denouncing the president of the ruling
party.
6 June 2007
in the neighbourhood.
Marondera East
3 June 2007
At Rudhaka stadium, it is alleged that PD, an
MDC member, was assaulted by two war
veterans, M and K, for supporting the
opposition party.
5 June 2007
two Zanu PF members, T and M for
reading pamphlets of the Crisis Coalition.
Marondera West
5 June 2007
At Madamombe hospital, it is alleged that
a nurse Mrs. M, was harassed and
intimidated for reading the Catholic
Bishops’ pastoral letter, by war vet N and
another Zanu PF youth.
In Maponga village, it is alleged that JK,
a Zanu PF member was harassed and
threatened with eviction by the headman
and MDC supporter JZ and friends for
supporting the ruling party.
8 June 2007
In Magocha village, it is alleged that
AN, a Zanu PF member, was harassed
and intimidated by three MDC
members, MK, SZ and GM for chanting
a Zanu PF slogan at a school
development meeting.
10 June 2007
In Mbonga village, it is alleged that IM,
an MDC member was harassed and
evicted from the village by three Zanu
PF youths, HM, TZ and MM for
supporting the opposition party MDC.
11 June 2007
At Tilta farm, it is alleged that farm
workers were harassed and stopped from
going to work for working for a
Whiteman, by eleven Zanu PF youths,
led by JD.
15 June 2007
At Chard farm, it is alleged that G and
his family, were harassed and evicted
from the village, for wearing an MDC
t/shirt, by war veteran M and seven
Zanu PF youths.
17 June 2007
At Hungwe farm, it is alleged that three
MDC members, led by EK, were
assaulted and accused of organizing
secret MDC meetings in the area by
three Zanu PF members, led by DG.
21 June 2007
At Igava farm, it is alleged that two
MDC members, PM and MM were
harassed and displaced from the farm,
for being MDC activists. The two had
been seen talking to white farm owners
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At Rapid farm ,it is alleged that MB, an
MDC member, was assaulted and displaced
from the farm for failing to donate fifty
thousand dollars towards a Zanu PF meeting,
by ON and four youths.
9 June 2007
At Stockhill farm, it is alleged that in a
shooting scuffle between five Zanu PF
youths, who tried to take over Stockhill farm,
one Zanu PF youth was shot dead and others
sustained injuries. The injured were taken to
hospital including the farm owner.
10 June 2007
At Summerset farm, it is alleged that GM and
his family, who are MDC members were
harassed and displaced from the farm by war
veteran N and five Zanu PF youths. GM and
his family were further accused of being
Catholics who support the opposition party.
11 June 2007
At Dorset farm, FM and family who are
MDC members, were harassed and displaced
from the farm for supporting the opposition
party MDC, by SM and three Zanu PF
youths.
18 June 2007
At Mutukwa farm, it is alleged that MM, an
MDC member, was harassed and threatened
with heavy assaults for reading the Catholic
Bishops pastoral letter, by AC and two Zanu
PF youths.
20 June 2007
At Marondera hotel, it is alleged that OR, an
MDC Chairperson, was harassed and
intimidated by war veteran AM and four
Zanu PF youths for attending NGO meetings
organized by Crisis Coalition
21 June 2007
At Rapid farm, it is alleged that SG, an MDC
member, was harassed and intimidated, by
At Wagoneka, it is alleged that JB, an
MDC member, was assaulted by headman
W and Zanu PF youths, for wearing an
MDC t/shirt.
8 June 2007
At Chop Chop farm, it is alleged that B
and his family of four, were harassed and
displaced from the farm, for being Catholic
members who support the opposition party
MDC, by war veteran T, and four Zanu PF
youths.
At Chigona farm, it is alleged that MN,
and other farm workers were harassed and
threatened with eviction from the farm if
they don’t surrender MDC t/shirts, by MM,
a Zanu PF member.
12 June 2007
At St. Jones Primary School, it is alleged
that S, and family MDC members, were
harassed and forced to tear their MDC
t/shirts by JC and another Zanu PF youth.
18 June 2007
At Bumburwi Primary School, it is alleged
that a teacher M, was harassed and
intimidated for complaining over high cost
of living, by CN, and other two Zanu PF
youths.
21 June 2007
At Bika farm, it is alleged that a teacher
Mr. M, was assaulted for taking part in the
teachers’ strike and accused of supporting
MDC, by war veteran M and six Zanu PF
youths.
Mudzi East
3 June 2007
At Muzezuru shops, it is alleged that SH,
an MDC member, was harassed and denied
access to get maize from GMB by two
Zanu PF members, IK and JS for
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supporting the opposition party.
10 June 2007
In Chingwena village, it is alleged that J, a
Zanu PF member, was assaulted by other
Zanu PF members, NT and AP, who
accused him of being a ‘sell out’ since he
has relatives in the Diaspora.
17 June 2007
At Vhombozi primary school, it is alleged
that two children aged 9 and 12 were
dismissed from school by two war
veterans, DH and PS. The war veterans
accused their father of being an MDC
activist.
24 June 2007
At Nyamuyaruka shops, it is alleged that
five MDC activists, AM, TM, AH, TN and
PN, were harassed and denied employment
by NC, a Zanu PF member and Recruiting
Officer of Cheetah company for supporting
the opposition party.
Mudzi West
4 June 2007
At Kondo shops, it is alleged that five
MDC members, C, C, M and their wives
were harassed and their properties worth
over forty million dollars taken out of their
houses. The three who are teachers were
accused of supporting the opposition party.
8 June 2007
In Ngorima village, it is alleged that
villagers were harassed and intimidated by
M, a Zanu PF district chairperson. The
villagers were accused of mobilizing other
villagers to join the opposition party MDC.
an MDC member, was harassed and
assaulted for being an MDC activist, by
FM, the Zanu PF youth Chairperson of the
area.
10 June 2007
At Muchinjike shops, it is alleged that two
MDC youths, KD and TG, were harassed
and assaulted by war veteran, BT and FZ, a
Zanu PF youth for wearing MDC t/shirts.
15 June 2007
At Murehwa centre Roman Catholic
Church, it is alleged that PM, an MDC
member, was harassed and threatened with
death, for reading the Catholic Bishops’
pastoral letter by B and two other Zanu PF
members.
16 June 2007
At Munemo primary school, it is alleged
that GN, an MDC youth, was harassed and
intimidated for not attending Zanu PF
meetings, by two Zanu PF youths, JM and
TK.
20 June 2007
At Rupange shops, it is alleged that Mrs.
C, an MDC youth, was assaulted and
accused of charging high prices in her shop
to effect regime change by two war
veterans, JK and PC.
At Murehwa centre, it is alleged that IB, an
MDC youth and a driver of local transport
operators, were harassed and assaulted for
reading a text message on his phone which
was denouncing the president of the ruling
party by C, a Zanu PF member.
22 June 2007
in the area.
3 June 2007
At Karimazondo shops, it is alleged that
four MDC youths, TG, TN, AZ and KC
were harassed and denied to sell their
maize at the shops for refusing to attend a
Zanu PF meeting.
5 June 2007
At Pakati secondary school, it is alleged
that DK, an MDC member and a teacher
was heavily assaulted by two Zanu PF
members, AM and JM. DK was accused of
being an MDC activist.
11 June 2007
In Musingwini village, it is alleged that
MC, an MDC member, was assaulted by
two Zanu PF members, W and A accused
of mobilizing people to join MDC.
13 June 2007
At Chemapango shops, it is alleged that
OC, an MDC youth, was assaulted by two
Zanu PF youths, ZM and BC, accused of
organizing MDC meetings in the village.
18 June 2007
At Domborembudzi shops, it is alleged
that two MDC members, RC and M,
accused of supporting the opposition party,
were harassed and denied access to buy
cheap fertilizer from the shop.
At Chitate clinic, it is alleged that SB, an
MDC member, was harassed and forced to
take off the MDC t/shirt she was wearing
by SM and twelve other Zanu PF youths.
24 June 2007
13 June 2007
At Kotwa shops, it is alleged that five
MDC youths T, R, D, M and M were
harassed and assaulted by local councillor
and Zanu PF member M. The youths were
accused of campaigning for the opposition
party.
20 June 2007
At Nyamwanga shops, it is alleged that
four Zanu PF youths, A,T, D and R, were
heavily assaulted by two MDC members,
T and T, who were later arrested, for
wearing Zanu PF T/shirts.
Murehwa North
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8 June 2007
In Munzeiwa village, it is alleged that TM,
At Madamombe shops, it is alleged that
two MDC members, TZ and EK, were
assaulted for attending an MDC meeting,
by two Zanu PF members, K and BK.
25 June 2007
In Rimbi village, it is alleged that JN, an
MDC member, was abducted and harassed
by two Zanu PF members, JT and TC for
being an MDC activist.
Murehwa South
2 June 2007
At Gumbanjera shops, it is alleged that TC,
an MDC member, was harassed and
assaulted by three Zanu PF youths, IR, MK
and AC for co-ordinating MDC activities
At Chemapango secondary school, it is
alleged that two people, SK and AB, were
harassed, assaulted and forced to attend a
Zanu PF meeting addressed by the local
Member of Parliament, JBM.
Mutoko North
2 June 2007
At Tsiga community hall, it is alleged that
food donated for the elderly ,was looted by
the Zanu PF local Councillor C, who went
on to harass and intimidate the elderly who
include SC, accusing them of supporting
the MDC opposition party.
3 June 2007
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At Mutoko centre, it is alleged that AM, an
MDC member, was assaulted accused for
campaigning for MDC in the coming 2008
elections by two Zanu PF members.
8 June 2007
In Tsiko village, it is alleged that two MDC
members, PM and JJ, were harassed and had
their meeting disrupted. The two were
accused of holding an MDC rally without
permission.
14 June 2007
In Goronga village, it is alleged that M, an
MDC member, was harassed and his
tomatoes worth over six million dollars
destroyed by CM, a Zanu PF member for
being an MDC activist.
16 June 2007
In Gurure village, it is alleged that JM, an
MDC member was assaulted by war vet. K,
for denouncing the president of the ruling
party during their discussion.
19 June 2007
At Charehwa shops, it is alleged that two
MDC members, AM, and SC, were abducted
and intimidated accused of being MDC
activists and should not participate in Maguta
programmed by the government.
22 June 2007
In Karonga village, it is alleged that two
MDC youths, JC and KB, were assaulted by
two Zanu PF members, TJ and AJ for
criticizing the government over economic
hardships being faced by people.
Mutoko South
5 June 2007
At Mutoko centre, it is alleged that two Zanu
PF youths, PM and JH, were assaulted by an
MDC youth, LM, for trying to block the
MDC youth from buying sugar.
7 June 2007
At Cornerstone, it is alleged that EK, an
MDC member, was harassed and denied to
sell his green vegetables inside the market
because of his political affiliation, by Zanu
PF district Chairperson, AH and three other
Zanu PF youths.
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13 June 2007
At Cornerstore shops, it is alleged that SM,
an MDC member, was harassed and blocked
from selling his vegetables in the market by
Zanu PF district chair AH, and four other
Zanu PF youths because he had never
attended a Zanu PF meeting.
17 June 2008
At Kushinga shops, it is alleged that JN, an
MDC member, was harassed and denied to
buy cheap fertilizer despite his contributions
towards the purchase of the fertilizer, by JM
Zanu PF district chair.
19 June 2007
At Jani shops, it is alleged that TM, an MDC
member, was harassed and denied to pay his
plot annual subscriptions by headman JK and
two war veterans for his political affiliation.
22 June 2007
At Rukanda shops, it is alleged that GC, a
Zanu PF member, was harassed and evicted
from the school accused of being sympathetic
to MDC policies by another Zanu PF
member, TM and others.
27 June 2007
At Jani shops, it is alleged that TM, an MDC
member, was assaulted by three Zanu PF
youths, JN, GC and SK for chanting MDC
slogans publicly.
Seke
3 June 2007
At Mutangadura shops, it is alleged that BK,
an MDC anti-senate member was harassed
and intimidated by MDC pro-senate faction
members. BK was also threatened with death.
13 June 2007
At TM Supermarket Ruwa, it is alleged that
three vendors, LN, SN and another were
harassed and removed from the queue for
sugar, accused of supporting the MDC
opposition party.
17 June 2007
At Jamaica Inn, it is alleged that K, an MDC
member, was harassed and forced to take off
the MDC t/shirt he was wearing, by two Zanu
PF supporters.
23 June 2007
At Ruwa council, it is alleged that two Zanu
PF members, GL and a friend were harassed
and chased away from the town for belonging
to Zanu PF by suspected MDC supporters.
Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe
3 June 2007
At Katiyo shops, it is alleged that CC, an
MDC member, was harassed and intimidated
for supporting the opposition party by TG, a
Zanu PF member.
11 June 2007
In Joe village, it is alleged that CM, an MDC
member, was assaulted for being an MDC
activist by KD, a Zanu PF member.
At Dyirakumunda village, it is alleged that
four MDC members, CC, MM, CC and FK
were harassed and denied to register for food
by headman PD and other Zanu PF members.
14 June 2007
In Chidodo village, it is alleged that five
MDC members, CR, MS, KB, KK and FC
were harassed and forced to pay twenty
thousand dollars each to buy Zanu PF
membership cards by five Zanu PF members,
FK, PM, SN, CC and MN.
19 June 2007
In Kandemiri village, it is alleged that T, a
school teacher at Chikuhwa School, was
harassed, intimidated, accused of being a
relative of opposition leader MT, by two
Zanu PF members, RM and ZM.
21 June 2007
At Mugabe primary school, it is alleged that
three MDC members, LK, MM and TM were
harassed, intimidated, and threatened with
eviction from the school, by three top Zanu
PF officials, MM, district council
Chairperson, RK, Governor Mashonaland
East and SM, the Zanu PF local Member of
Parliament.
25 June 2007
In Chivhinge village, it is alleged that MM,
an MDC member, was harassed, intimidated
and accused of attending MDC meetings by
suspected Zanu PF supporters.
At Manyika shops, it is alleged that three
MDC members, including MDC shadow MP,
SP, CM and SZ were harassed and assaulted
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Mashonaland Central
Mashonaland Central
Totals
50
40
30
20
10
0
0 0 0
8
1 0 0 0 1
39
1
Murder
Rape
Kidnapping/Ab...
Type of cases
Assault
Theft/Looting
Discrimination
MDP
Torture
Unlawful Detention
Harassment/int...
Displacement
Jun-07
which was disrupted.
Muzarabani
1 June 2007
FM (38) of MDC, was allegedly harassed
by CD, of Zanu PF, who accused him of
wanting to benefit from the ‘maguta
scheme’, which is perceived to be for Zanu
PF supporters only.
Mt Darwin South
3 June 2007
JT (+24) of ZCTU, was allegedly harassed by
Zanu PF youth, K, accusing him of selling his
cotton to a private company which was
paying more instead of selling the product to
COTTCO.
5 June 2007
accused the MDC pair of failing to
attend meetings.
7 June 2007
SC (36), a member of the public, was
reportedly harassed by FV (39), of Zanu
PF, who accused him of blaming the
government over the shortages of basic
commodities and the high prices.
4 June 2007
FM (50), of Zanu PF, reportedly harassed,
SF (+40), who accused him of refusing to
attend Zanu PF village meetings.
9 June 2007
MS (+30), of MDC, was reportedly
harassed by BK (+56), of Zanu PF, who
accused him of listening to studio 7.
16 June 2007
SC (34), a member of the public, was
allegedly harassed by ZM (60), of Zanu
PF, who accused SC, of opposing
‘Operation Maguta’ as the programme was
being used as a discrimination tool against
all non Zanu PF members.
24 June 2007
CZ (36) and SG (37), of Zanu PF,
allegedly harassed MDC’s SS (+40), TG
(34) and SM (+44), accusing them of
hiding new MDC regalia and army
uniforms in their houses though they
unlawfully searched the houses in vain.
29 June 2007
SN (+40) and CS (38), of the opposition
MDC, were reportedly harassed by Zanu
PF SH (30) and CS (38), of MDC,
accusing them of wearing MDC T/shirts in
the area and confiscated them.
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IG (+35), of MDC was reportedly harassed
by KM (65), of Zanu PF, who accused him
of engaging in the 2008 debate, which was
viewed, as a way of inciting others not to
vote for the ruling party.
7 June 2007
TM (+30), of MDC, was allegedly harassed
by war veteran K (+50), of Zanu PF, who
accused him of running a cellular phone
business progressively, using the white man’s
money, which is given to the MDC party.
15 June 2007
TC (+30), of Zanu PF, allegedly harassed ME
(30) of MDC, who accused him of using his
car profitably, which he is accused of having
being given by ‘Blair’.
15 June 2007
RV (28), a member of the public, was
reportedly assaulted by KC (60) of Zanu PF,
who accused him of being in the company of
MDC supporters, yet he refused to join Zanu
PF, saying his Jehovah’s Witness Church
does not allow him to belong to any political
party.
Mt Darwin North
4 June 2007
SC and ZS (+29), of MDC, were reportedly
harassed by Zanu PF’s, JC (+48), who
10 June 2007
AJ (+50), AM (45) and GM (45), of
Zanu PF, reportedly assaulted, PK
(+25), of MDC, accusing PK of failing
to attend a village meeting.
11 June 2007
Zanu PF’s BK (50), SM (40) and MZ
(45), are reported to have assaulted GN
(+20) and FC (27) of MDC, accusing
them of distributing ZESN flyers.
11 June 2007
GZ (+25), of the opposition MDC, was
reportedly harassed by TN (+45) and
AB, of the ruling party Zanu PF, for
drawing MDC symbols on a Zanu PF
supporter’s store wall.
13 June 2007
JK (+45), MK (50) and OK (45), of
Zanu PF, are said to have harassed, TN
(+30), of the opposition MDC, for
opposing the Zanu PF trio during a
political debate.
13 June 2007
MC (+52), was reportedly harassed by
SF, of Zanu PF, who accused her of
accommodating various vendors coming
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opposition.
Rushinga
3 June 2007
Zanu PF’s JG, is reported to have
harassed KH (+50), of the opposition
MDC, for reading the Zimbabwean
Newspaper.
6 June 2007
A group of unidentified Zanu PF youths,
led by PM, allegedly harassed EZ, of
MDC, accusing her of talking ill about
the president and the crisis in
Zimbabwe.
9 June 2007
TH (40), of MDC, was supposedly
harassed by PK (60), of the ruling Zanu
PF, for interacting with an MDC
supporter, who intends to contest in the
2008 council elections.
10 June 2007
GM (+40), of Zanu PF, allegedly
harassed, SK (36), of the opposition
MDC, for wearing an MDC T/shirt in a
Zanu PF dominated ward.
11 June 2007
KN (50), of the ruling Zanu PF, is
alleged to have harassed MDC’s JK
(+45), for reading a ZESN pamphlet.
14 June 2007
TM (40), of Zanu PF, allegedly
harassed, T (+35), of the opposition
MDC, accusing him of not selling his
cotton at Cottco, a government
parastatal and instead sold to a private
buyer who was paying more on the spot.
Bindura
9 June 2007
AC (+33) and two unidentified state
agents, are alleged to have harassed, TB
(+27) and LZ (28), of MDC, accusing
them of spying, because they go to
Botswana. The two travel to Botswana
to buy soap and cooking oil for resale.
13 June 2007
LM (+48), purportedly lost maize worth
more than $4,3 million to unidentified
members of the army who went around
forcing people to send their maize to
GMB. LM never got his payment and is
afraid to make a follow up on the army
© ZPP Programmes Dept. June 2007
as they always harass people in the area.
Mazowe West
5 June 2007
JK (40), a member of the public, was
reportedly assaulted by MB, of the ruling
Zanu PF, after JK had criticised the
councillor’s way of distributing inputs, which
was discriminatory.
8 June 2007
Two unidentified members of the uniformed
forces ZRP and ZNA, allegedly harassed RT
(37), CM (49) and EM (51), of MDC, who
wanted to benefit from ‘Maguta Scheme’,
which they say is meant for Zanu PF
supporters.
12 June 2007
GM (+30), of MDC, was supposedly
harassed by LT (+35), of Zanu PF, who
accused GM, of sympathising with sell-outs
since he is an MDC activist.
19 June 2007
TK (24), OJ (27), NR (23) and CM (24), of
Zanu PF, were reported to have lost cotton
worth $3.2m, to their party colleagues, BC
(39) and GM (29), who after grabbing the
seed sold it to other people and pocketed the
money.
Mazowe East
5 June 2007
VM (+40), of MDC, is purported to have
been harassed and displaced from her
dwellings by Headman C (+60), of Zanu PF,
who accused her of sympathising with the
MDC.
10 June 2007
Zanu PF Ward Chairperson M (+35),
allegedly harassed, Tsungubvu market
vendors in his effort to force them to attend
his meeting during business hours, which the
vendors resisted.
15 June 2007
M (+50), of Zanu PF, allegedly harassed, SS
(35), of MDC, accusing him of taking a better
piece of land when they grabbed a farm from
a white farmer.
Guruve South
2 June 2007
CK, of MDC, was allegedly harassed by
PT of Zanu PF for wearing an MDC
T/Shirt. He was made to remove it as he
was accused of provoking the ruling
party.
6 June 2007
For reading the Independent Newspaper,
victims, TM, and CM were allegedly
harassed and accused of supporting the
MDC by GM, and SM, of Zanu PF.
7 June 2007
TK (28), a member of the public, was
supposedly assaulted by Zanu PF’s JC
(+40), for having attended a ZESN
workshop. He was labelled a sell-out.
14 June 2007
MM (+30) and PM (+40), were
reportedly harassed by Headmen Z
(+60) and WC (+50), of Zanu PF, in
their effort to deny the MDC pair
agriculture inputs, as inputs were
believed to be for Zanu PF supporters
only.
18 June 2007
GR (26), of MDC, was reportedly
assaulted by CM (28), who accused her
of selling expensive commodities, which
CM viewed as a way of trying to sell to
MDC activists only.
26 June 2007
JS (+40), of MDC, was reportedly
harassed by TM (35), of Zanu PF, who
accused him of seeking assistance for
orphans he is taking care of from the
Zanu PF BEAM scheme, yet he wants to
support the opposition.
Guruve North
11 June 2007
JR (36), of MDC was reportedly
assaulted by SJ (39), of Zanu PF, who
accused him of failing to attend a youth
meeting and opted to working in his
field.
DG (45), of Zanu PF, allegedly
harassed, TJ (33), also of the same party,
accusing him of failing to pay school
sports affiliation fee, which was viewed
as a way of sabotaging
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Mashonaland West
Mashonaland West
Totals
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0 1 3
10
0 2 1 0 1
60
8
Murder
Rape
Kidnapping/Abduction
Type of cases
Assault
Theft/Looting
Discrimination
MDP
Torture
Unlawful Detention
Harassment/intimidation
Displacement
Jun-07
Manyame
3 June 2007
BM, of MDC, was allegedly assaulted
and harassd by three farm workers,
suspected to be of Zanu PF, for
allegedly wearing an NCA T/shirt. It is
alleged that the incident took place when
the victim visited their farm to buy farm
produce for re-sale. The victim was
accused of supporting the opposition
MDC party.
4 June 2007
Councillor M, of Zanu PF, allegedly
harassed, NM (23), a member of the
public for failing to attend Zanu PF
meetings, yet she was reported to have
attended a meeting called by an MDC
Councillor, to give her a
recommendation letter for her to get
employment at Batanai Play Centre, a
council crèche.
9 June 2007
JM (29), of the ruling Zanu PF
reportedly assaulted N (31), of MDC,
accusing her of failing to attend Zanu PF
ward meetings. It is alleged that she
was also evicted from her flea market
stall for the same reasons.
10 June 2007
© ZPP Programmes Dept. June 2007
For allegedly refusing to disclose the
number of eligible voters (those over 18
years), at his house, NM, of the MDC
was reportedly harassed by T of Zanu PF.
13 June 2007
K (31), of MDC, was reportedly assaulted,
by S (38) of Zanu PF, for allegedly
refusing to allow members of her family
who are eligible to vote to go and register
as voters.
20 June 2007
Some unidentified council workers, who
are also Zanu PF supporters, allegedly
harassed BN (31), also of Zanu PF, whom
they accused of wearing an NCA T/shirt,
which their party views as opposition.
Zvimba South
4 June 2007
DM (32), of the ruling party Zanu PF,
allegedly assaulted, TN (26) and TM (27),
of the opposition, for criticising price hikes
of basic commodities, as these are viewed
as criticizing the government.
12 June 2007
MN (42), of the opposition MDC, was
reportedly harassed by AM (38), of the
ruling party Zanu PF, who accused MN, of
challenging the Zanu PF leadership, after
they had deleted his name from a food aid
beneficiary list.
TN (26) and TM (27), were reportedly
harassed by a group of unidentified Zanu
PF youths, led by DM (32), who accused
the MDC pair of blaming the government
for the price hikes of basic commodities.
Zvimba North
1 June 2007
TC, of Zanu PF, allegedly harassed, PM
of MDC, and denied him an opportunity
to get a residential stand in the area. It
is alleged that PM, was being forced to
denounce his party.
5 June 2007
For seemingly failing to renounce their
partisanship with MDC within a
specified time, JM and SM of the MDC
were reportedly evicted from the area by
Zanu PF supporter, Cde. B (68). The
couple relocated from the farming area
to their rural Kenzamba area.
5 June 2007
JC, CM and TB, of the ruling Zanu PF,
allegedly harassed, TM and MC, of the
opposition MDC, accusing the pair of
wearing MDC T/shirts in a Zanu PF
dominated ward.
8 June 2007
Councillor K, of Zanu PF, reportedly
harassed IK, of MDC, in his effort to
hinder people from gathering at an MDC
aspiring Councillor’s funeral.
15 June 2007
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A group of unidentified Zanu PF youths,
led by JZ (32), of the same party allegedly
displaced, GM (38), of MDC who was
competing with the local MP in buying
cotton from local farmers. JZ was
displaced because he was paying better
money to the farmers.
15 June 2007
PN, SM and VM, of Zanu PF, reportedly
harassed, MR, and EM, of MDC and were
denied food aid, as they belonged to the
opposition which was viewed as not
deserving of food aid.
22 June 2007
An unidentified armed group of Zanu PF
youths, allegedly harassed PM (41), OS,
CM (32) and BM, of MDC, accusing them
of singing opposition songs at a funeral,
which was viewed as way of inciting the
community to support MDC.
Chegutu
1 June 2007
LB (30), of Zanu PF, allegedly harassed,
CM, a member of the public and was
threatened with eviction from her market
stall, if she did not join the ruling party as
the market stalls were meant for Zanu PF
supporters only.
13 June 2007
TB (63), of Zanu PF, allegedly harassed
AL (33), of MDC, accusing him of
wearing an MDC T/shirt in a Zanu PF
dominated ward.
13 June 2007
Zanu PF Chairperson, C (55), reportedly
harassed ND (63), a member of the
public, in his effort to force ND, to join
the ruling party, if he wanted the tillage
unit to till his piece of land, despite the
fact that he was among the first people
to pay for tillage to DDF.
Mhondoro
2 June 2007
AM (49), of Zanu PF, reportedly
harassed, AM (30), of MDC, at a
meeting purported to be discussing how
to maintain the village dip tank, yet it
turned out to be a meeting where ETD’s
were being given.
8 June 2007
MM (29), of MDC, allegedly harassed
MC (42), also of MDC, as they argued
over the need to go into elections and
lose or fight for a new democratic
constitution
17 June 2007
JM (21) of Zanu PF, reportedly assaulted VM
(37), of MDC, for defying the order for VM,
to denounce his party or risk losing food aid.
18 June 2007
CC (37) and NK (35) of MDC, were
reportedly harassed by CJ (±50) of Zanu PF,
accusing the MDC pair of refusing to
denounce their party, yet they wanted Zanu
PF schemes meant to benefit communities.
21 June 2007
JE (33) and GW (27), of the MDC were
reportedly harassed by Zanu PF, MM (39)
and PP (37), who accused the pair of using an
MDC truck, to ferry people’s yield to GMB
yet the pair had bought their own lorry for
business.
Sanyati
2 June 2007
LC (27) and Z (38), also of MDC, reportedly
harassed S (49) and C (65) of MDC, accusing
the pair of doing business with Zanu PF
members, which the perpetrators perceived as
a way of selling out.
4 June 2007
3 June 2007
SM, of Zanu PF, allegedly harassed, BM,
also of Zanu PF, over positions in their
party.
13 June 2007
PJ, allegedly assaulted, MC, of MDC,
accusing him of wearing an MDC T/shirt
in a bar.
15 June 2007
AD, of Zanu PF, allegedly harassed and
evicted eleven families, who had benefited
from the Hlalani Kuhle houses, when they
had complained about the poor sanitary
system, which they said, was unhygienic.
24 June 2007
AZ (38), of Zanu PF allegedly harassed,
MS (29) and SS (31), of MDC, accusing
the pair of defying the order from Zanu PF
Selous office that they had to denounce
their party and surrender all the MDC
regalia they had.
10 June 2007
© ZPP Programmes Dept. June 2007
KF (45) and MA (41), of MDC, were
reportedly harassed by MD (35) and MJ
(39), of Zanu PF, as the MDC pair
sought BEAM assistance and were
hindered from getting it by the Zanu PF
pair. They were given the choice
denounce their party and get
assistance.
15 June 2007
EC (44), of MDC, was reportedly
harassed by TK (32), of Zanu PF, in his
effort to lure EC to join Zanu PF. TK
had asked EC to register for GMB
farming inputs.
16 June 2007
GM (49), of Zanu PF, allegedly
harassed, UJ (35) and NM (30), of
MDC, as GM warned the MDC pair not
to influence the community to join their
opposition party.
BM (45, of Zanu PF, allegedly harassed, ZM
(35) of MDC, accusing him of wanting to
benefit from the ‘Maguta Scheme’, yet he did
not want to denounce his party and join the
ruling party.
6 June 2007
EG (35), of MDC, was reportedly assaulted
by Zanu PF’s, WC (30), NC (33) and MC
(55), accusing EG of inciting villagers to
complain about the hardships people are
facing, which was viewed as denouncing the
ruling party and the government.
7 June 2007
CD (39), of MDC (pro-senate faction),
allegedly assaulted MM (37) and NH (37), of
MDC, accusing the pair of attending a
Human Rights workshop, which CD,
perceived as an opposition meeting.
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by BC (60) of MDC, accusing CW of
influencing the government to take BC’s
farm for resettlement.
12 June 2007
CB (65) and CG (52), of Zanu PF,
reportedly harassed EC (49) of MDC,
accusing EC of wearing an NCA T/shirt,
which is perceived as an opposition.
14 June 2007
JP (35), of the opposition MDC, was
reportedly harassed by Councillor M (55)
of Zanu PF, accusing JP of misleading
people by telling them that government
food aid was bought from tax payers’
money.
Kadoma Central
2 June 2007
A party colleague, LN (47), reportedly
harassed DM (44) of Zanu PF, who felt
threatened by DM, who had declared his
interest in being the next councillor.
3 June 2007
GD (±26), NK (32) of MDC reportedly
harassed, TM (35) of Zanu PF, who
accused TM of getting into an MDC
territory selling his party cards.
4 June 2007
The Kadoma Council housing director, M
(±45), allegedly sold MM’s (28) stand to a
Zanu PF party supporter, hence the
eviction of MM, who could not denounce
his party, MDC.
7 June 2007
BT (30), of MDC, was reportedly
harassed, by SM (25), CC (28) and EN
(32), of Zanu PF, who felt BT was a threat
in the area, as he was good at mobilizing
people to attend MDC meetings.
10 June 2007
It is alleged that JR (28), of MDC, was
reportedly assaulted by Zanu PF’s CK
(25), TM (30) and AT (34), who accused
JR of putting his party banner on his fence,
which was viewed as an insult to the ruling
party, hence the assault after burning the
banner.
14 June 2007
CP (48) and PP (37), of MDC reportedly
© ZPP Programmes Dept. June 2007
had their flea market stall withdrawn
from them by an unidentified group of
seven Zanu PF youths led by M, as they
refused to rejoin Zanu PF.
Hurungwe West
29 May 2007
B (46) of Zanu PF, reportedly harassed
M (25) and a member of the public for
not sending his produce to GMB, while
the councillor insisted that everyone
send their produce to GMB.
2 June 2007
JK (40), a member of the apostolic sect
of Madzibaba Wechishanu , was
reportedly harassed by Chief D (47), of
the ruling party, who accused him of
preaching opposition message to people
who had gathered for a three-day camp
meeting at his church.
8 June 2007
PE (46), of Zanu PF, allegedly harassed
RG (36), who is a community health
worker, on assignment by an unnamed
NGO to list down disadvantaged school
children for possible assistance by the
organization; accusing her of working
for organisations that support MDC. PE
threatened RG with unspecified action,
if she helped the needy children.
12 June 2007
Kraal head M (41), of Zanu PF,
allegedly harassed, RK (30), who had
gone to sell her cotton at the Township
wearing her NCA T/shirt, which
provoked the kraal head, who threatened
her with unspecified actions.
Hurungwe East
12 June 2007
JM (45), of the opposition MDC,
allegedly harassed, ZM (45), also of
MDC, accusing ZM of attending a
Village Development meeting, which
JM viewed as ‘selling out’ on MDC.
16 June 2007
MD and MM, of the ruling party,
reportedly harassed, PG (33) and CM
(36) of MDC, accusing the pair of
wanting to benefit from the government
food aid, yet they did not want to
support Zanu PF.
17 June 2007
JG (+46) and AK (+40), allegedly
harassed MK, of MDC (+28) and FM
(33), accusing the pair of defying the
order that they should cease supporting
the opposition or risk losing their
allocated pieces of land.
22 June 2007
CD (41), of MDC, reportedly harassed,
FM (38), of Zanu PF, accusing FM, of
decampaigning the opposition party,
telling people that the split of MDC was
the end of it.
Kariba
4 June 2007
FH (49), SM (31) and IC (43), of Zanu
PF, allegedly set ablaze MDC’s TM
(39), FC (43) and RM’s houses, in a feat
to settle old political scores.
16 June 2007
Zanu PF’s RT (26), VC (31) and T (22),
reportedly assaulted, MDC’s ST (17),
FH (24) and SM (31), accusing the
MDC trio of inciting villagers to
criticise the government about the
hardships people are facing
TT (16), of MDC, was allegedly raped
by some Zanu PF youths, ET (38), KP
(29) and RC (33), after a Zanu PF
meeting which they had forced her to
attend and later told her to stay for an
overnight youth rally.
AM, of ZRP, allegedly harassed, HN
(34), and a member of the public, who
was accused of overcharging at his
phone shop. The police officer
reportedly labelled the victim an MDC
member.
26 June 2007
A GMB official whose name could not
be identified, reportedly harassed, RM
(33) of MDC, for revealing to the
visiting Chinese delegation during an
interview how the community accesses
maize or mealie-meal on party lines.
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AW (42), JM (52) and AS (27) of Zanu
PF, reportedly displaced, AM (47) and
WM (50) of MDC, accusing the MDC
pair of inciting other villagers to join the
opposition MDC, hence their eviction
from the village by the ruling party
leadership.
Chinhoyi
6 June 2007
GR (50) and MM (35), of MDC, were
reportedly harassed, by councillor LB
(38), who accused the pair of wanting to
benefit from Zanu PF residential stands,
yet the pair did not want to denounce
MDC.
10 June 2007
SM (40), of Zanu PF, allegedly
harassed, DN (40), of MDC, whom she
accused of wanting to benefit from Zanu
PF schemes, yet she supports the
opposition. SM was organizing a trip to
China for women in her ward and DN
had shown interest.
10 June 2007
CL (50), of Zanu PF, allegedly harassed,
SG (40), accusing her of wanting to
benefit from BEAM, which is purported
to be a Zanu PF scheme, yet SG, was a
staunch MDC supporter.
17 June 2007
LB (38), of Zanu PF, allegedly harassed,
PC (37) and labelled her opposition, for
failing to produce a Zanu PF party card,
when LB wanted to list names of people
who would get stands.
Makonde
1 June 2007
MM (30), of NCA, was reportedly
harassed, by UM and RM (60) of Zanu
PF, accusing her of working for ZESN,
because she wore a local observer
T/shirt, which was viewed as opposition
regalia.
2 June 2007
TC, MPLM (50), SM (40) and CC (40)
of Zanu PF, reportedly harassed, PM
(40) and WS (20), of MDC, accusing
them the trio of being opposition
supporters in a Zanu PF dominated
constituency.
3 June 2007
Headman C (±60), of Zanu PF, allegedly
harassed, MN (20) and TG (30),
members of the public, accusing them of
failing to attend village meetings and
they were asked to buy Zanu PF
membership cards.
10 June 2007
DM (40) and AB (30), of Zanu PF,
allegedly assaulted, CC (20), of the
opposition MDC, accusing him of
naming his soccer team “green
bombers” which DM and AB viewed as
provocation of the ruling party.
11 June 2007
M (30) and TK (22), members of the
public, were reportedly harassed by MS
(50), Councillor M (50) and BC (±40) of
Zanu PF, forcing the pair to join Zanu
PF first before they are included in
project groups which the councillor was
going to fund.
14 June 2007
C (±30) and S (40), reportedly harassed
GB (+30) and RC (+35), of MDC
accusing them of being strong
supporters of the opposition, saying they
could mobilize masses of people to rebel
against the ruling party.
15 June 2007
LM (30), of Zanu PF, allegedly
harassed, GM (20) and SP (30) of MDC,
alleging that they were spies who carried
their operations during village meetings.
Ngezi
1 June 2007
M (40), M (+40) and CB (60) of Zanu
PF allegedly harassed FB (65), of the
opposition MDC. The trio was
registering their disapproval of FB’s
Appointment as Chief, yet he
belonged to the opposition.
2 June 2007
Chief M (50), reportedly harassed,
TV (40), a member of the public,
accusing him of bringing town
politics to rural people. Town politics
is perceived to do with the opposition.
7 June 2007
MC (+40), of the ruling Zanu PF,
allegedly harassed, RZ (35), also of
Zanu PF, accusing RZ of giving a
false report to the government that the
area had 75% drought and only a few
people would not need food aid. MC
wanted RZ to report 100%, so that a
lot of food aid would be sent and he
would benefit, as the food would be
delivered at his house.
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Manicaland
Manicaland
Totals
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
0 0 1
17
1
21
2
0
5
29
8
Murder
Rape
Kidnapping/Abduction
Type of cases
Assault
Theft/Looting
Discrimination
MDP
Torture
Unlawful Detention
Harassment/intimidation
Displacement
Jun-07
Buhera North
4 June 2007
At Mugweni village, GM, a Zanu PF
activist, reportedly denied SN, to register
for agricultural inputs under the
Government inputs programme, after she
failed to produce a Zanu PF membership
card. The victim is a member of the MDC.
9 June 2007
NC, a war veteran and Zanu PF activist,
reportedly harassed, VM, of no known
political affiliation, after he used a route
that passes by the perpetrator’s homestead,
and failed to produce a Zanu PF
membership card. It is reported that, the
perpetrator demands Zanu PF membership
cards from people who pass by his
homestead. The incident happened at Gaza
Township.
11 June 2007
At Mukondomi business centre, JM (59),
was reportedly denied to receive some
donated blankets, by Zanu PF officials led
by IM, because the victim is an MDC
member and also does not attend Zanu PF
meetings.
11 June 2007
At Dorowa Clinic, KP, a nurse a nd MDC
activist, reportedly refused to treat VP
(32), because the victim is a Zanu PF
member. He reportedly claimed that the
victim was not fit for treatment since her
party (Zanu PF) had caused the rot
bedevilling the health sector.
14 June 2007
© ZPP Programmes Dept. June 2007
At Madziire village, PM, of the MDC,
allegedly threatened to divorce her
husband, LM (30), if he does not “reform”
and renounce his Zanu PF membership.
16 June 2007
At Betera village, ND, a member of the
Zanu PF Women’s League, allegedly
barred PP, who is disabled and has two
children, from registering as a Care Giver,
because he does not attend Zanu PF
meetings. The perpetrator told the victim
that disability was not an excuse not to
attend the meetings since the
victim “walks” to attend church regularly.
Buhera South
2 June 2007
An unidentified suspected Zanu PF
member, allegedly vandalized, NV’s (46)
vehicle at Birchenough Bridge and
inscribed some words “pasi naTsvangirai
and Mutambara”( a death wish to
Tsvangirai and Mutambara). The victim
was also threatened with physical assault,
if he continued to patronize the area.
7 June 2007
GS, a Zanu PF activist, and tout based at
Birchenough Bridge, allegedly pushed TJ
(26), of the MDC out of a moving bus,
claiming that ‘the bus was not permitted to
carry MDC members”. The victim fell off
and incurred facial injuries.
12 June 2007
HP (56), of the MDC, was allegedly
summoned by Chief C (Zanu PF) and
ordered to vacate Chamutsa village, after
he reportedly publicly claimed that the
incumbent state President should leave
office, because life in the country has
become unbearable. This was taken as a
sure sign of unpatriotic behaviour by the
perpetrator.
14 June 2007
At Zvavamwe business centre, Zanu PF
youths and an unnamed police detail,
reportedly harassed an unnamed man and
removed him from a sugar queue, because
they suspected him to be an MDC member.
15 June 2007
At Chamutsa village, Zanu PF activists, led
by MN, the school development committee
Chairperson, allegedly assaulted JP (56),
of the MDC, after he confronted the
perpetrators over the removal of his son
from the BEAM programme. The victim’s
son is in form one at Chamutsa Secondary
School.
22 June 2007
An unnamed senior nurse, who is a Zanu
PF activist, at Birchenough Bridge
hospital, reportedly refused an ambulance
service to NC (33), which was in labour to
ferry her to Chipinge District hospital,
because the victim is an MDC member.
The victim was ferried to hospital by a
well wisher.
Chimanimani
1 June 2007
At Netsundwa village,
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GMB maize, by Zanu PF activists led by the
ward 19 Councillor, DH. Some of the victims
include WM, ED, and MT.
8 June 2007
Chief N and some Zanu PF members
threatened to set fire on Tilbury Estate, block
C, if Border Timbers went ahead and evicted
them from 200 hectares of company land.
They told AM, the Border Timbers Estate
manager that nothing will happen to them
since they are Zanu PF members. The
perpetrators are occupying more than 200
hectares of ripe pine trees ready for
harvesting facilitated, by RC and BT, on
spurious grounds that the workshop had not
been “properly cleared” by the police.
Chipinge North
2 June 2007
ZRP details Constable J and Z, allegedly
arrested and unlawfully detained GP (28), of
the MDC. They locked him up for three days
at Chipangayi police station, during which
time they assaulted victim severely,
demanding the victim to tell them
information on MDC activities arrested and
detained NR, for three days accusing the
victim of having gone for military training,
since the victim had last visited Chipinge
more than three years ago, after being
transferred to Mutare. The victim was
reportedly verbally harassed and threatened
with further detention, if he did not disclose
the information that the perpetrator required.
He was released after three days without
charge.
21 June 2007
Zanu PF Women’s League members, M and
M, reportedly summoned GM (30), of the
MDC, to a kangaroo court at the Zanu PF
offices in Chipinge, to answer charges of
having organized and attended an MDC
meeting at Gaza Hall earlier. She was warned
that she will be evicted from her council
rented accommodation, if she did not attend
the hearing.
24 June 2007
At Nyunga village, Zanu PF activist, LM,
reportedly threatened to set on fire the house
belonging to RM (34), of the MDC as
punishment, for attending an MDC Women’s
Assembly meeting.
Chipinge South
3 June 2007
CC, a headmaster at Chisavanye School and a
Zanu PF activist, reportedly threatened MDC
activists, MM (42) and IM (50), with eviction
from Tapera village, if victims continued to
participate in MDC activities.
8 June 2007
SN, a retired soldier and Zanu PF activist,
allegedly assaulted, OS (30), of the MDC on
suspicion that the victim wanted to contest
the 2008 ward elections as an MDC
candidate. The incident took place at the
victim’s homestead at Chikepe village.
8 June 2007
Six families from Tapera village, including
IM (50), EM (65), SK and others had their
property including cattle looted, by Zanu PF
activists led by HMM, NG and EM, as
punishment for having ditched Zanu PF and
joined MDC. It is estimated that property
worth two hundred million dollars was lost
during the looting spree.
10 June 2007
CJ (36), who was a general worker at
Chibuwe High School, was reportedly
suspended and later dismissed from work, by
the SDA Chairperson, CK, who is also a
Zanu PF official, because the victim is an
MDC member. The perpetrator then recruited
one of his relatives to fill the vacancy. He
also reportedly bragged that no MDC
members will be employed at the school
during his reign.
Makoni East
4 June 2007
For refusing to take orders from the headman,
W and IM were reportedly labelled MDC
members by Headman LM, during a
community road rehabilitation project, after
the victims refused to take orders from the
headman. The incident took place at Ndingi
Village.
8 June 2007
Zanu PF activists, JC, PK and other political
detainees, allegedly severely assaulted fellow
party activist and detainee, RD (53), for
failing to pass on a message to other exdetainees
regarding a planned meeting for ex
political detainees in ward 23. The victim
was also labelled an MDC member due to his
actions.
19 June 2007
At Gambe Business Centre, Zanu PF
activists, JM and AD, reportedly denied KM,
to buy subsidized fertilizer and other
agricultural inputs through AREX, because
the victims are MDC members.
22 June 2007
T, a Zanu PF activist, reportedly overheard
MB and PM, discussing a pending CIVNET
workshop and demanded that the victims
should furnish him with all details regarding
the workshop. When the victims failed to
give him the information, he threatened them
with serious, but unspecified action.
Makoni North
3 June 2007
At village 39, NN, of Zanu PF, allegedly
assaulted a 65 year old lady, SP, because she
had her fertilizer transported from Rusape by
an unnamed MDC official. The victim was
labelled an MDC activist.
10 June 2007
PN, of the MDC, was reportedly denied
treatment at Dombo Clinic, by a nurse called
M, a Zanu PF activist, after he was overheard
denouncing the ruling party and the
President. The victim was told to go and seek
treatment at an MDC clinic.
12 June 2007
At village 39, Chombe, Zanu PF members H
(52), N (39) and M (56), were reportedly
harassed by fellow party activists, TM and
LN. The victims were further denied to
register for agricultural inputs as punishment
for having attended the funeral of the late
MDC ward secretary, PC.
15 June 2007
About 430 communal farmers, who are
members of Operation Joseph from wards 10,
11 and 20 who had organized themselves into
groups to barter their maize for agricultural
inputs with the GMB, were reportedly turned
away, by Rusape GMB staff, because the
groups did not have known Zanu PF
members as leaders. Some of the group
leaders did not have Zanu PF membership
cards as well, so they were told that only
ruling party members can utilize the barter
facility.
19 June 2007
At Chitungwiza village, PM (27), had his
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wife of four months taken away by his
father –in-law NN, because the victim is an
MDC activist. The perpetrator reportedly
told the victim that he will never allow an
MDC member to marry his daughter
20 June 2007
LM, leading some Zanu PF youths,
allegedly stopped a farmers’ meeting that
was being held at Nyavhada village, to
discuss issues regarding the purchase of
agricultural inputs. They then assaulted the
Chairperson/convener, MP (40), who is an
MDC member claiming that the meeting
had not been sanctioned by the police.
21 June 2007
At Nemaire Business Centre, seven MDC
supporters, led by one VC, allegedly
engaged in a fierce fist fight against the
same number of Zanu PF members led by
GM, over political differences.
Makoni West
4 June 2007
TR (37), an MDC member from Chakuma
village, had his freedom of association and
movement restricted by Zanu PF activists,
led by BM, after he was ordered to confine
his movements to his homestead alone,
because they suspect the victim will recruit
people into the MDC. The victim was
further threatened with serious
consequences, if he breaches the
instruction.
13 June 2007
GS, a Zanu PF official, reportedly
threatened to get five MDC members
including BM (34) and PC (28), who were
chatting at BM’s house, claiming that the
victims were in breach of POSA, which
requires that more than five people
meeting for political purposes should seek
police clearance to have such a gathering.
He instructed the victims to disperse.
18 June 2007
CN (34), who works at Dorowa Minerals,
was reportedly detained by three police
details for more than two hours, because he
could not produce his national identity
document. The police details reportedly
harassed him and
asked him, if he was an MDC member.
Mutare Central
3 June 2007
D, a Zanu PF activist and war veteran
allegedly harassed and threatened to beat
up, JM, whom he labelled an MDC
member because he had observed the
victim grinning and nodding happily in
agreement as Father D, a Roman Catholic
Priest, delivered a stinging sermon on
corruption during a church
service at St Paul’s Church. The
perpetrator even threatened to burn the
church, if such a sermon is delivered in
church again.
chikorokoza chapera’ was still in force. She
was detained at Chisamba police station for
five hours and then released without any
docket being opened. The victim who has
two minor children lost all her vegetables.
22 June 2007
Police at Mutare Central reportedly refused to
give CIVNET facilitators, MS and PC,
clearance to conduct a CIVNET workshop on
community participation and development,
on grounds that the proposed venue had been
booked by another group. In this regard the
right to receive and impart information was
breached.
23 June 2007
AT, a vendor teamed up with other vendors
and verbally abused CM (38), who is the wife
of a war veteran, after she bragged that as a
war veteran’s wife, she had lots of money
because the government had increased their
allowances. The perpetrators accused the
victim and other war veterans of being
responsible for destroying the country’s
economy.
28 June 2007
Zanu PF Women’s league members, LM and
PD, reportedly harassed and labelled fellow
Zanu PF activist, OK, a traitor after the
victim was seen actively participating and in
mournful mood at the funeral of JM, who
was an MDC activist and employee of the
same party.
6 June 2007
5 June 2005
Mutare North
At Mudyanadzo village, FM, a Zanu PF
activist, reportedly denied DF (39), a
mother of four to get winter wheat seeds
and fertilizer under the government inputs
programme, because the victim was an
MDC polling agent during council
elections held in October 2006.
6 June 2007
At Chitenderano, CT, of Zanu PF,
allegedly assaulted SM (29), in an effort
to prevent her from receiving some sewing
material from S, whose husband is a Zanu
PF Central Committee member, because
she suspected the victim to be a member of
the MDC.
10 June 2007
JM (28), of the MDC, was reportedly
assaulted at Magaso Business Centre, by a
Zanu PF activist, CK, as punishment for
recruiting people into the MDC and also
organizing MDC meetings in the area.
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CM, a Zanu PF activist, allegedly severely
assaulted JM and TT (19), as punishment
for attending an MDC meeting that was
held in the area.
9 June 2007
Zanu PF activists, led by M, C and others,
reportedly diverted building materials
supplied by an unnamed NGO that deals in
sustainable livelihoods meant to extend
MP’s two roomed house in Nyausunzi,
under a project the NGO is facilitating of
empowering the disadvantaged and
marginalized. Although the victim is also a
Zanu PF member, she was accused of
abandoning the party.
14 June 2007
Some unnamed police details allegedly
arrested and confiscated BB’s vegetables
that she was selling at her house in
Chineta, claiming that “operation
1 June 2007
Four police details reportedly arrested and
detained, LC, for wearing an NCA T/shirt
and singing loudly “Zanu PF yaora”- (Zanu
PF is rotten). The victim was reportedly
assaulted using electric cords and booted feet
and made to crawl in urine. He was released
the following day without charge.
12 June 2007
NG, who claimed to be of the President’s
Office (CIO), reportedly harassed JM, over
the phone, accusing the victim of being
unpatriotic and “selling the country to the
whites” because, the victim who works for
CCJP had accompanied some colleagues who
are white to see and interview some victims
of ‘Murambatsvina’ in Sakubva.
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Some unnamed police details allegedly
arrested, detained and assaulted, EM
(34), the whole night at Mutare Central
Police Station, accusing the victim of
having organized and attended a SAVE
Zimbabwe meeting at St Josephs on the
16 th of June. The police demanded to
know the whereabouts of DM and JK
who were part of the organizing
committee of the SAVE Zimbabwe
meeting.
24 June 2007
CM, the Acting Town Clerk in the
Commission running the affairs of
Mutare, allegedly victimized MS and
other 29 Municipal police details, for
reportedly failing to stop more
than15000 MDC supporters from
holding a rally at Chisamba grounds, as
the crowd was just overwhelming. The
perpetrator was then demoted by the
Commission for the offence.
28 June 2007
For wearing a WOZA T/shirt, DF, an
MDC member, was reportedly harassed
by P, a member of the Zanu PF
women’s league in the Zororo section of
Sakubva. So incensed was the
perpetrator that she threatened to
unleash the Zanu PF youths on him, if
ever she saw him wearing the T/shirt
again.
5 June 2007
SM (26), a diamond panner, was
allegedly severely beaten by police
details, after he was caught in the
diamond fields. The victim sustained
serious injuries all over the body after
the attack.
7 June 2007
Suspected Zanu PF youths, reportedly
assaulted PT (31), of the MDC for
uttering unflattering words about the
state President. The victim allegedly
blamed the President for the economic
mess, the country is in.
Mutare South
2 June 2007
DG, leading some ZRP details,
reportedly stormed at an MDC meeting
and harassed MC, AM, TR and others,
whom they accused of holding an illegal
meeting. The incident happened at
Gwese School.
28 June 2007
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IC, of Zanu PF, was reportedly given three
days to vacate his rented accommodation
in the OTS section of Sakubva, by his
landlord GM, of the MDC, as punishment
for playing a song called “gushungo
havana mhosva”. The victim was told to
go and get accommodation from his party
Zanu PF.
13 June 2007
Zanu PF ward 12 Councillor, T and RM,
reportedly threatened NK, a member of the
School Development Committee and JM
the deputy school head of Zarawa School,
for sourcing some donors to help
reconstruct the school, after it was
destroyed by strong winds last year. The
victims were accused of being MDC
activists who “want to bring back whites
into the country.
19 June 2007
Village head C, from Chidziya village,
reportedly tore MDC posters and
threatened TM, of the MDC, who was
mounting the posters with eviction from
the area for putting up the posters and
questioning the headman’s actions
22 June 2007
Zanu PF activists, GK, IM and PN, were
warned that their names will be struck off
from the list of GMB maize beneficiaries,
for asking and demanding part of their
monies reportedly misappropriated by AG,
also of Zanu PF. The victims were accused
of disrespecting the actions of their senior
party officials.
Mutare West
2 June 2007
At Chikwariro village, DK and other Zanu
PF activists, reportedly harassed and
labelled, PN (53), a traitor because the
victim defected to join the MDC. The
victim was formerly the district Zanu PF
organizing secretary. The perpetrators also
demanded that the victim return the Zanu
PF membership card and materials that he
had in his possession or face the
consequences.
5 June 2007
Zanu PF activists, led by AM, WM and
CM, reportedly demanded that villagers,
friends and relatives who were attending a
funeral of the late son of an MDC activist,
JTMM, boycott the funeral in an effort to
force the victim to renounce his MDC
membership and surrender MDC regalia in
his possession.
10 June 2007
TM, a war veteran and Zanu PF activist,
reportedly facilitated the arrest of CD (40),
the MDC district chairperson by claiming
that she had assaulted him.
15 June 2007
GM, of the MDC, was reportedly assaulted
by a war veteran and Zanu PF activist, PK,
in an effort to force him to renounce his
MDC membership, especially the post of
secretary that the victim holds in the party.
15 June 2007
MM (40), who is the MDC ward 4
Councillor and CD, also of the MDC, were
allegedly arrested and detained by
members of the Zanu PF youth militia, DM
and M, for holding an illegal meeting. The
victims had applied and were granted
permission to hold the gathering. The
meeting was subsequently stopped. The
incident happened at Manjengwa village.
26 June 2007
At Mukotekwa village, the home of MZ
(39), was reportedly stoned during the
night by suspected Zanu PF youths,
because the victim had hosted an MDC
meeting at her home earlier in the day.
Some window panes and roofing sheets
were damaged during the commotion.
Mutasa North
2 June 2007
At Chisuko village, war veteran BM and
MN (youth militia), allegedly assaulted
HN (46) and BK (27), using booted feet,
open palm and whips as punishment for
refusing to supply maize and other
consumables to Zanu PF youth militia
camped at Katiyo Estate. The victims who
are vendors were labelled MDC activists.
3 June 2007
PM, a war veteran, who is also the Mutasa
DCC Chairperson and Zanu PF ward
Chairperson, ZM, allegedly harassed GC, a
teacher at Nyatsanza School and warned
him he and other teachers they risked
expulsion from the service, for instigating
teachers strike over salary.
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5 June 2007
At Dambirepi Business Centre, TN (42),
who is an MDC supporter, was allegedly
assaulted by Zanu PF activists, led by M,
for refusing to attend a Zanu PF meeting as
ordered by senior party officials in the
area. They used whips and booted feet to
beat victim which resulted in the injury of
the victim.
10 June 2007
PN, an MDC member, was allegedly
kidnapped from his home at Stockdale
farm, by Zanu PF activists, led by a war
veteran, MS, for publicly complaining
about the high cost of living and failing
economy, where he was tortured under the
feet, forced to stand in a bucket of cold
water the whole night and beaten severely.
12 June 2007
EG, a care giver and an MDC activist
reportedly refused to attend to an ailing
MS, because the victim is a Zanu PF
member.
12 June 2007
At Hauna Hospital, EZ, the MDC ward
Chairperson, was reportedly denied access
to TB drugs by a dispensing clerk, AM, a
Zanu PF youth service graduate because of
the political affiliation of the victim.
15 June 2007
TM (52), who was incensed by the cost of
opaque beer and loudly wished for the
quick resignation of the incumbent state
President, was allegedly assaulted by Zanu
PF activists, led by NM at Handei Store,
where he was drinking beer.
Mutasa South
3 June 2007
Zanu PF activists, led by GN, reportedly
demanded to be allowed to attend a closed
ward MDC meeting that was being chaired
by GV at Masaya village. When
permission was denied, the perpetrators
turned violent and assaulted the victims
and chased them away, effectively
bringing the meeting to an end. They then
warned the victims that they will be
evicted from the area for holding MDC
meetings in the area.
League, reportedly compiled a list of
MDC members in Kagweda village,
including those of AM, GM and CM and
forwarded them to the Councillor, so
that the victims would be removed from
the agricultural inputs and GMB grain
scheme.
5 June 2007
At Mapani village, MH (41), who is an
MDC member, was allegedly severely
assaulted by Zanu PF activists, led by
NT, using clenched fists, booted feet and
whips for listening to studio seven. The
victim was labelled a traitor who
supports the country’s enemies.
8 June 2007
At Chinamasa village, Zanu PF
women’s league members, RK and DK,
allegedly denied ID (80), TN and others
access to some mealie-meal handouts,
because the victims are MDC members.
10 June 2007
PM (52), JK and nine others were barred
from buying fertilizer and seeds, under
the government sponsored inputs
programme, by a Zanu PF activist, PM
at Tsonzo as punishment for not
attending Zanu PF meetings.
20 June 2007
At Manyumwa village, Zanu PF
activists, led by MD and IK, reportedly
chased away HN and PB, from the
funeral of a late relative, because the
victims are MDC members, whereas the
deceased was a Zanu PF member. The
victims left the funeral in fear of
reprisals.
Nyanga
10 June 2007
At Ruwangwe Growth Point, Zanu PF
youths, led by BN, allegedly disrupted
an MDC meeting despite the meeting
having been properly sanctioned by the
police. The Zanu PF youths pitched up
as the meeting was starting and started
to sing revolutionary songs and dancing
threateningly. About forty people who
were at the meeting dispersed.
12 June 2007
(34), because the victim is an MDC
member and does not attend Zanu PF
meetings.
12 June 2007
GMB officials under orders from a Zanu
PF official, WK, allegedly denied BK,
to buy GMB maize at Ruwangwe,
because the victim who claims to be a
Zanu PF member possessed an MDC
membership card. The perpetrators also
questioned why the victim was always
in the company of known MDC
members.
15 June 2007
MDC activists, HK and PC, allegedly
beat up a Zanu PF activist, KK, using
booted feet and fists, because the victim
uttered derogatory words against the
MDC and its leadership. The victim
sustained some injuries and was treated
at Elim Mission Hospital.
18 June 2007
At Bungarimwe village, NN, who is a
member of the Zanu PF Women’s
League, allegedly denied PP (38), to join
a local women’s club, because the
victim is a known ‘staunch” MDC
activist. The victim has five children.
4 June 2007
FM, a member of the Zanu PF Women’s
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A Zanu PF activist, CN, who is a
community care giver in Tsengerayi
village, reportedly refused to assist NG
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Bulawayo
Bulawayo
Totals
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Murder
0 0 0
Rape
Kidnapping/Abduction
Type of cases
Assault
4
Theft/Looting
0 1 0 0 0
Discrimination
MDP
Torture
Unlawful Detention
Harassment/intimidation
27
Displacement
0
Jun-07
Bulawayo East
9 June 2007
EN, of Riverside, was allegedly
harassed by TM, of Zanu PF, for
reportedly turning down the invitation to
attend a Zanu PF meeting by the
perpetrator. I t is said the perpetrator
sent youths to the victim’s house who
threatened her with unspecified action
and accused her of being an MDC
supporter.
10 June 2007
MM, of Zanu PF, was reportedly
harassed by his fellow party members,
who accused him of aligning himself
with the MDC and incompetence in
executing party duties. The victim was
threatened with assault.
of the Matabeleland “Gukurahundi” genocide
was given. They remarked that the perpetrators
in the genocide ought to be brought to book for
justice to prevail. The perpetrators who were
also on board the same taxi, on hearing this;
allegedly interrogated him and threatened to get
him arrested.
23 June 2007
At a Residents Association meeting, SM was
purportedly harassed by FN, of Zanu PF, after
he reminded the perpetrator that the meeting
they were having was not a political one. This
remark came because the perpetrator had
included on the agenda, the issues that were
political in nature and not concerning the
residents. The victim was labelled an MDC
supporter and was threatened with unspecified
action.
24 June 2007
6 June 2007
DN, of the MDC, was allegedly harassed
by OB and MD, of Zanu PF, when he met
the perpetrators on his way to the city
centre. It is said the victim and his friend
were talking about the failing economy of
Zimbabwe and the perpetrators overheard
them and pounced on them, insulting and
threatening them.
8 June 2007
MM, and AS of Zanu PF, were reportedly
harassed by JN, TM and MG, of MDC. It
is said that the parties involved are
neighbours that were in the habit of
quarrelling over political differences. It is
reported that on the day, the perpetrators
allegedly harassed the victims in the
presence of a police officer at the market
place.
15 June 2007
DN, of Bulawayo Technical College,
was reportedly harassed by MS and SM,
of Zanu PF who accused him of
organizing an MDC youth meeting. He
was threatened with expulsion from the
college if he continued supporting
MDC. The victim is said to be living in
fear after the incident.
19 June 2007
NM, a member of the public, was
reportedly harassed by GN, and BN, of
Zanu PF for allegedly commenting in a
discussion that was taking place in an
emergency taxi where upon the example
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At Mahatshula Primary School, EK, of Zanu
PF, was ostensibly harassed by Mahatshula
residents suspected to be MDC supporters, for
allegedly chanting Zanu PF slogans at a
Residents Association Meeting. The victim is a
Zanu PF ward Councillor for Mahatshula. The
meeting adjourned after this disruption.
27 June 2007
At Glengarry Shopping Centre, SS, SM and LS,
were allegedly harassed by three suspected war
veterans (Zanu PF) accusing them of
overcharging basic commodities
The perpetrator threatened to burn down the
shop
Makokoba
10 June 2007
SG, of MDC, was allegedly assaulted by
MM, and DM of ZRP and suspected to be
a Zanu PF supporter, for being seen
wearing an MDC T/shirt as they were
having a rally on that day.
11 June 2007
At a Taxi Rank, NN, an MDC supporter,
was reportedly harassed by CM, DS, and
PN, of Zanu PF, for allegedly remarking
that there was bad governance and bad
political policies in the country. The
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victim was threatened with unspecified
action for making such comments.
13 June 2007
For not belonging to the Zanu PF party,
GM, and BB were allegedly denied
access to food. MM, and RR of Zanu
PF were responsible for food
distribution and it is said they were in
the habit of misinforming all those who
were not Zanu PF supporters about dates
of distribution so as to isolate them. The
victims then complained that they were
misinformed on the dates of distribution,
and were openly told that it was because
they were not Zanu PF supporters.
Mpompoma/Pelandaba
16 June 2007
At Bango Shops, MN, of MDC, was
reportedly harassed by three unknown
suspected Zanu PF supporters. It is said
the perpetrators allegedly threatened the
victim with assault accusing him of
campaigning against the ruling party for
the forthcoming 2008 elections.
Lobengula/Magwegwe
20 June 2007
HS, was reportedly harassed and
tortured by three unknown men
suspected to be CIOs, for allegedly
commenting on the economic hardships
which he said was caused by the ruling
party. The victim was forcibly made to
eat a green bar of laundry soap and drink
paraffin. The victim was taken to a
private clinic for treatment.
In a separate incident, HN and NM, of
Zanu PF, were reportedly assaulted by
their fellow party members FT and GN.
The perpetrators in a fit of rage
committed the assault after they were
suspended from the ruling party during a
restructuring exercise.
23 June 2007
TZ, VD, and EP, were reportedly
harassed by CM, and EN, of Zanu PF. It
is alleged that CM and EN had invited
residents to a political meeting
purporting that it was a food distribution
meeting. Residents were shocked to
find that it was a political meeting when
they arrived at the venue and victims
were harassed for complaining.
CM, and SN, suspected MDC supporters
were ostensibly harassed by ET. It is
alleged that the victims were accused of
throwing ZESN flyers in the area using a
red car. The case was reported to the
police and the two were taken in for
questioning. The two were cautioned and
discharged.
Luveve/Pumula
10 June 2007
LP, was allegedly harassed by Zanu PF
supporters because she had refused to
register them as vendors. She was accused
of being an MDC supporter and sell-out
and was threatened with assault.
15 June 2007
ND, was reportedly harassed by B, of
Zanu PF, who accused him of supporting
MDC.
15 June 2007
MM, was reportedly assaulted and
harassed by DN and BM, of Zanu PF, on
allegations that he was involved in the
petrol bombings which had taken place in
the area. He was thus accused because his
mother is an MDC activist. The boy
sustained head injuries.
17 June 2007
Mr. S, of Zanu PF, was reportedly harassed
by an MDC activist (name not supplied) at
a budget meeting held at Luveve Lawn
ground. The victim was harassed for his
support for Zanu PF.
19 June 2007
At Cowdray Park bus terminus, BT, was
purportedly harassed by Zanu PF
supporters who accused him of not
attending the ward Councillor CJ’s
meeting. He was also manhandled by
some of the perpetrators.
26 June 2007
At Chronicle offices, MG, of NCA, was
reportedly harassed by ZRP officers. It is
reported that NCA members were staging a
peaceful demonstration for a new
democratic constitution. When the police
arrived other members managed to flee
save for the victim who was caught but
released after she convincingly denied
being part of the group.
Nkulumane
6 June 2007
SD, of the anti-senate MDC faction, was
allegedly harassed and threatened by YD,
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and two others of the pro-senate MDC
faction, when she was coming from a
meeting organised by her faction.
7 June 2007
At Nkulumane complex, NM, of Zanu PF,
was reportedly harassed by MDC supporters,
MM, TM, and MS, for allegedly being seen
in full Zanu PF regalia and chanting Zanu PF
slogans. The victim was forcibly made to go
back home and change into ordinary clothes.
8 June 2007
PN, and ZM, of a local NGO, were allegedly
harassed by two Zanu PF members after they
were seen wearing T/shirts inscribed
“Rambai makashinga/Qiniselani maqawe”.
The victims were ordered to go back and
change into ordinary clothes and warned that
if they continued wearing such regalia, then
they would be assaulted. The incident took
place at Nkulumane shopping complex.
10 June 2007
At Sekusile Complex, ZB, Mrs. N, and MB,
of MDC, were allegedly assaulted by
National Youth Service militia for allegedly
putting up posters for an MDC rally. The
victims were accused of being puppets of the
British and labelled traitors.
In a separate incident, TM, and SS, of the
MDC anti-senate faction, were reportedly
harassed by HM, of the pro-senate MDC,
while they were coming from a meeting at
which the party was selecting a shadow
Councillor for ward 20. The two were rivals
at the meeting. The incident took place
Mgogo Primary School.
13 June 2007
At Pumula Shopping Centre, LM, MC, ZH,
and PL, of UPP were reportedly harassed by
members of the MDC, ZD, TC, AC, RB and
MD. The victims were accused of being
detractors. The UPP members were labelled
Zanu PF puppets which allegation the victims
dismissed as malicious.
In yet another incident, JD and SM, of MDC,
were reportedly harassed by four Zanu PF
supporters for wearing MDC regalia. The
victims had their two T/shirts grabbed by the
perpetrators and left bare.
tactics.
11 June 2007,
The people of Nyandeni are having problems
with their councillor CS, a member of Zanu
PF. The people are accusing the Councillor of
preventing them from doing a number of
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consider his authority and permission first
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SOUTHERN REGION
Matabeleland South
Matabeleland South
Totals
25
20
15
10
5
0
0 0 0
8
1 1 1 0 1
21
0
Murder
Rape
Kidnapping/Abuction
Type of cases
Assault
Theft/Looting
Discrimination
MDP
Torture
Unlawful Detention
Harassment/intimidation
Displacement
Jun-07
Umzingwane
6 June 2007
At Mawabeni business center, Net-One
employees came to sell lines to the people.
They asked each local leader to collect 5
lines per village. In Msizini village, TN, a
local leader gave his lines to his friends
and left out some people with positions of
responsibility in the village. It is reported
that SM, a female member of the MDC,
aged 50, approached TN about the lines
and informed him that she did not get one.
SM demanded the names of those who
received these lines, when this failed; she
then started insulting the victim. She
accused Zanu PF of using these lines for
campaigning. SM is a member of MDC
and she told TN that he was a thief just like
his Zanu PF bosses. TN was threatened
with death, by SM if he does not step
down.
9 June 2007,
At Sizeze School in ward 8, SM, a member
of MDC, was harassed and chased away
from maize distribution point in S by GD
and RS, both Zanu PF members. They
denied him permission to buy maize from
the irrigation because of his political
affiliation. He reported the matter to the
police but they did nothing about it.
10 June 2007,
At Mtshazo business center, in ward 6,
members of Zanu PF have grouped
themselves into 4 and go about assaulting
people from the opposition and anyone
whom they think could be derailing their
party’s leadership. They have reportedly
dissolved any meetings held by the
opposition, MDC, labelling them ‘sell
outs’.
16 June 2007
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At Wabayi Sofa Business Center, villagers
were called to buy maize from the GMB
lorry. A number of people were denied
food because they belong to MDC,
including, LT, MM, NMM and JMD. The
perpetrators were AVN, who is the village
head and his secretary.
17 June 2007
At Impu School, a member of Zimrights,
MM, was threatened and assaulted by two
Zanu PF members, IN and BM who were
accusing him of accompanying Zimrights
staff and distributing Zimrights material in
the area. It appears these perpetrators were
acting on instructions from the Councillor.
Intimidation has been the order of the day
in the area since Zimrights embarked on a
programme of human rights awareness.
18 June 2007
At Kozi Business Centre, an MDC rally
was held and JBM, some war veterans and
youths from Zanu PF came and disrupted
the rally. They told people to go home and
violence started. The two party members
began fighting and about five people got
injured.
20 June 2007
At Makhuphekhupheni, MD, a member of
Zanu PF had a misunderstanding with his 2
sons in 2002.He wanted them to move to a
resettlement area and they refused
saying they were not Zanu PF
supporters. On this particular day his
grand child passed away and he was
called to attend the burial but refused
saying that his children and grand
children are MDC and they do not listen
to him. The Councillor had to be called
to help the family by bringing the
grandfather to the funeral.
20 June 2007
At Shake village, a ward meeting was
called by the Councillor, JM. At the
meeting which was attended by D, the
Councillor told the people to get into
Zanu PF cells. He told them that those
who will not join will not be able to buy
maize from the Grain Marketing Board
and will not get any aid from any
Organization. Ms D, offered money for
projects but for those with Zanu PF
cards.
Bulilima
23 May 2007
At Sonondo area, FM, in the company
of SN visited Sonondo village from
Ndolwane. FM was wearing an MDC
T/Shirt. They were approached by three
people one of them was NZ, who
severely beat up FM for wearing the
T/shirt.
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SOUTHERN REGION
At Plumtree border post, BG, a border
jumper was caught in the morning with
other people. They were kept at the border
till evening when they were beaten under
their feet and they could hardly walk. They
were released and had to find their way
home.
12 June 2007
At Mangwe shops, NK was approached by
RS and SN, who are members of Zanu PF
aged between 20 and 23. They beat her up
demanding to know why she was having
an affair with VM who belongs to MDC
and not them.
15 June 2007
At Figtree, MK and NN, who are members
of Zanu PF threatened GD, a farm owner
and an MDC member after he refused to
give them jobs on his farm. He could not
employ them because of their political
differences. They then returned at night
and stole three cows. They were caught
and taken to the police.
19 June 2007
At Manda farm, NN and FM members of
MDC had an argument with KB and AB,
who are Zanu PF supporters earlier during
the day about political issues. Then around
2200 hours the perpetrators were seen
outside B’s house and the following day
the victim’s car was vandalized, it had
broken windows and slashed tyres.
22 June 207
At Plumtree town, MN and SN, members
of MDC, were selling fuel on the black
market when MG approached them and
used his powers to arrest them. It is
believed he wanted fuel but did not have
the money so he arrested them.
25 June 2007
At Siziba bottle store, NS, an MDC
member assaulted TN for befriending Zanu
PF people. TN, is a female member of the
MDC. The matter was reported to the
police and NS was fined.
Mangwe
7 June 2007
At Tshelanyemba, BD, TN and SM, were
assaulted by JS, MM and RM who are
members of the MDC for wearing Zanu PF
T/shirts.
10 June 2007
At Dombodema, a rally was held by MDC
and LB, ZM and other Zanu PF supporters
attacked MDC activists, disrupting the
rally.
10 June 2007
At Matshamhlope, MD and NN, MDC
members harassed MN, and MM, who are
Zanu PF supporters. They told them that it
was because was of this party, Zanu PF,
that they are suffering so much.
14 June 2007
At Mambale stores, NM and JS, members
of the MDC, had visited the shops wearing
their party T/Shirts and caps when MN and
his friend who are Zanu PF approached
them and assaulted them for wearing these
T/shirts.
18 June 2007
At Mayenziwa general dealer of Tshitshi
village, AN, a Zanu PF supporter had an
argument with members of the Liberty
party SN and NM. One of the Liberty
members made a comment on Zanu PF and
the perpetrator started insulting them and
harassing them and eventually, assaulting
them.
25 June 2007
At Tshitshi village bottle store, VK and
MM, both members of Zanu PF, assaulted
DS, a member of MDC, for making a
comment on price reduction. The
perpetrators told him to be positive about
these changes. The victim told them to go
to hell.
28 June 2007
At Matokonye primary school, a Zanu PF
man, SZ, told a female MDC member, who
is a teacher to vacate her school residence.
SZ purported that there was no more room
to accommodate the female teacher, which
was not true. She was then told that she
could share with some one else or vacate
with immediate effect.
29 June 2007
At Mayabodo primary school, a Zanu PF
teacher, AN, was harassed by two MDC
members, PM and SK, who were accusing
him of being Zanu PF and being corrupt in
the school as the headmaster. They also
alleged that he was getting favours from
the headman.
Gwanda
12 June 2007
At Tshongwe primary school, a ward
meeting was called by the councillor WS.
They expected the meeting to address
issues of development and food. The
Senator was also present. The people were
surprised to find that a lot of Zanu PF
sloganeering was taking place in this
meeting. Those who were not doing the
slogans were harassed. Some of them
ended up leaving the meeting before it was
over. The Senator encouraged equal
treatment of people irrespective of their
political affiliation.
13 June 2007
At Ntalale business center, an MDC
member RN bought ten rand from DN and
gave it to PS the kraal head for safe
keeping as he was getting very drunk. DN
and PS are Zanu PF supporters. When the
victim asked for his money from PS he
was told to go to hell and that he belonged
to a dirty party. DN then beat him with a
fist and he fell down. The Guyu policeman
came in at this time but just picked RN,
arrested him and released him in the
morning after charging him with disorderly
conduct in a public place.
26 June 2007
At Pelele Irrigation, members of the
irrigation are being forced to attend ward
meetings each time they are called. On this
particular day, they were told to close the
irrigation and go to the meeting. However,
this affects the production of the scheme.
Insiza
13 May 2007
At Filabusi urban, a group woman from
WOZA in wards 12, 11, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
arrived in Filabusi town to demonstrate at
the District Administrator’s office because
they had not received maize because they
had been asked to provide their own maize
bags. The District Administrator promised
to look into the issue.
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8 June 2007
At Mpalawani, campaigns have started and
members of Zanu PF have once again gone to
the resettlement areas to promise these people
schools, and clinics, which have never existed.
They go there to barter trade, and cheat these
people; a 750ml of cooking oil is equivalent to a
bucket of maize. The farmers suffer, as there is
still no transport network, meaning
communication is bad.
10 June 2007
At Masiyepambili village, TM, the vice
headman, allowed Zanu PF youths to pan gold.
T, a member of the ruling party invited his
friends who are MDC supporters to pan gold.
When TM came to check on them he found
these MDC supporters and started insulting
them. This resulted in SM, one of the MDC
supporters, throwing stones at the vice
headman. TM took the matter further to the
Headman. A date for the hearing has been set.
June 2007
At Fort Rixon, it appears ‘Operation
Chikorokoza chapera’ seems to be punishing
non Zanu PF people in the mining sector. Some
Zanu PF members have had their mines opened
under unclear circumstances while those of
other people are still closed.
ward meeting to discuss development issues and
food. Among the people who attended were
some Zanu PF youths who were drunk and
harassing people they knew or suspected to be
MDC. The youths, including MN and his
friends harassed MN who is a youth member of
the MDC.
Matobo
13 June 2007
At Chewondo village, the people gathered to
buy maize grain from the GMB. Members of
the food committee who are all Zanu PF had
decided that all opposition supporters would not
get anything. The Councillor of the ward told
them that they would not get anything. Among
those who did not get anything was NN. Those
who were known to be MDC left the meeting
point without anything.
18 June 2007
At Maphisa, MN was wearing a Zanu PF T/shirt
at a bar and having his beer when SM and JD
approached him and started insulting him. They
said that his party was causing economic
hardships in the country and yet he seems to be
proud of it. They harassed him.
27 June 2007
At Filabusi Information center, some Zanu PF
officials and AL are helping establish cross
boarder trading under the Gender and Youth
ministry. However, most of the beneficiaries are
Zanu PF supporters as the participation is
politicised. One of the Traders’ meetings was
held on this day. People like Mrs. M whose
political affiliation is not known but are
interested in trading did not get any assistance
even though they attended the meetings.
Beitbridge
13 June 2007
At Sezani, in ward 4, a ward meeting was held
and the Councillor addressed the people. He
threatened those who do not have Zanu PF
support cards that they will not be able to buy
grain from GMB or receive food supplements.
He appealed to those who do not make efforts
of getting them.
23 June 207
At Madzibe village, the Councillor called a
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SOUTHERN REGION
Midlands
Midlands
Totals
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0 0 0
39
2 0 3 1 0
59
2
Murder
Rape
Kidnapping/Abduction
Type of cases
Assault
Theft/Looting
Discrimination
MDP
Torture
Unlawful Detention
Harassment/intimidation
Displacement
Jun-07
Gokwe Central
4 June 2007
PG, an MDC council election candidate,
who is working as a driver at the Cotton
Company, was harassed by a Zanu PF
supporter. It is alleged that U, one of the
Zanu PF youths, approached the victim
who was behind the steering wheel of
the company car and he ordered PG to
come out of the car and surrender the
keys to the office. PG was told that he
no longer had a job since no MDC
members were going to benefit from any
government programme.
6 June 2007
RC, of Nyaradzo Stands, was harassed
by Zanu PF supporter FK. It is alleged
that, after not paying his rent for 3
months, FK threatened his Landlord,
Mrs C, by reporting her to Zanu PF in
the area, accusing her of wanting to
evict him for political reasons. He
alleged he was being victimised because
he was a Zanu PF supporter, yet this was
all false.
7 June 2007
An MDC Councillor, Mr NN, was
harassed by Zanu PF war veteran and a
Zanu PF supporter, M. The war veteran
and MP N, found N, an MDC
Councillor of ward 2 addressing the
residents on the development
programmes, and they told him to
surrender his Councillor’s stamp in front
of the people. They further told him that
they do not consider MDC Councillors.
The stamp was handed over to Matope
one of the Zanu PF activists.
12 June 2007
An opposition supporter JM, of Mberengwa
Village, was assaulted by PM, of Zanu PF. It
is alleged that privileged stabbed J with a
knife in the abdomen after he accused him of
being a supporter of the opposition, which
called for sanctions. The case was reported to
the police who charged PM with common
assault.
17 June 2007
It is reported that AM, of Ruhwaya Village,
had her garden destroyed by war veteran EM.
The victim was approached by EM, who told
her that she was to vacate her home in the
plot as he claimed that the plots were only
meant to be occupied by war veterans. The
victim was surprised that she is a widow of
one of the war veterans but other war
veterans would want now to move out.
18 June 2007
FM, of Njelele Area was harassed by G, of
Zanu PF. It is alleged that the MP who was
giving out some cell phone lines to the
residents. FM was one of those who had been
issued with a line, but after being told that
FM was an MDC supporter, he then
withdrew the cell phone line from her and he
told the rest of the people who were present
that he wanted to show them that MDC
supporters would never benefit from anything
from the government.
25 June 2007
Headmaster, Mr N and his Senior Master,
Mr M, both of Njelele High School, were
harassed by a Zanu PF member, NG. The
Zanu PF District Chairperson DK, it is
alleged, wrote a threatening letter to the
headmaster after he had wanted the pupils
to attend some AIDS programme in
batches of about 20 at a time. This was
viewed as sabotaging Zanu PF so that it
will fail to win during coming elections.
Gokwe Kana
4 June 2007
MDC supporters EM and TT, were
harassed by two Zanu PF supporters NC
and TM. It is alleged that the Zanu PF
youths gathered at Manoti Business Centre
where they started chanting Zanu PF
slogans. They grouped people who were at
the growth point and started calling one by
one in front of all the people asking them
to surrender their MDC cards. If they said
that they were not MDC supporters, then
they had to produce a Zanu PF card.
7 June 2007
A Zanu PF supporter, TS, was harassed by
one MDC supporter MV. It is alleged that
MV told TS that this time there would not
tolerate cheating which Zanu PF used to
do, since there were now some monitoring
mechanisms to curb cheating.
12 June 2007
An MDC supporter, LN, was assaulted by
Zanu PF youths. It is alleged that the
youths went door to door harassing
everyone they knew or suspected to be
supporting the opposition. It is further
alleged that these youths were wearing
Zanu PF T/shirts. They were also asking
people to produce Zanu PF cards.
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14 June 2007
At Musala Business Centre, all known
youths or suspected to belong to the
opposition were being attacked by Zanu PF
youths. It is said that some Zanu PF youths
were annoyed by the MDC youths who
were complaining about the situation in the
country. The victims were assaulted and
chased away from Musala Business
Centre.
15 June 2007
Zanu PF youths are on a war path in
Gokwe Kana. It is alleged that these yo
uths want to clear the area of any
opposition party supporters. An opposition
supporter, VC, was assaulted by the youths
who knew VC as one of the opposition
supporters.
20 June 2007
PT, of Muyambi Village, was attacked by
TD, of Zanu PF. It is said that the victim
was attacked when he met his assailant at
Manoti business centre. He was attacked
for wearing an MDC T/shirt. It is further
alleged that the victim was asked who he
thought he was to move around in
opposition regalia.
20 June 2007
CM, an opposition sympathizer, was
attacked by JC, of Zanu PF. It is said that
the victim refused to let her daughter be
married by CM, because the perpetrator
wanted to use Zanu PF as a ticket to
marriage.
25 June 2007
Two MDC supporters, NM and SN, were
harassed by three Zanu PF supporters, MJ,
IM and JB. It is alleged that the
perpetrators were chanting Zanu PF
slogans at some kitchen party, where the
organisers were not happy and started
harassing them.
Gokwe Nembudziya
3 June 2007
Opposition supporters, CM and six others,
were attacked by some Zanu PF youths,
led by PS and C. It is alleged that PS
accused the opposition of demonising the
country, and they went on a beating spree
of all those who were present including
school teachers.
7 June 2007
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The headmaster of Chinyenyetu Primary
School, Mr M, is accusing parents of
children at the school of being saboteurs
sent by the opposition. It is alleged that the
parents are finding it hard to get extra cash
to supplement for the Building Fund. The
headmaster has resorted to calling those
who cannot pay supporters of the
opposition.
8 June 2007
One opposition member, SK, was
assaulted by a Zanu PF supporter OM. It is
alleged that the victim chanted his party’s
slogans when he was approached by the
perpetrator who wanted to know why he
chanted such a shameful slogan. It is
further alleged that the perpetrator
continued to beat him and later he cut off a
piece of the victim’s tongue.
16 June 2007
TZ, of Nyamuponda Primary School, was
reportedly assaulted by TM, of Zanu PF.
TZ was accused of receiving money from
the MDC and not sharing the money with
his relatives and friends.
17 June 2007
LC, was reportedly assaulted by VM, a
Zanu PF supporter, on allegations of
socialising with MDC supporters. The
victim was threatened with further assault
if he continues to mix with MDC
supporters.
21 June 2007
Two opposition supporters, JH and RM, of
Ungwe Primary School, were purportedly
assaulted by C of Zanu PF. The two were
accused of campaigning for the opposition
party.
22 June 2007
Two opposition party supporters, LC and
C, were allegedly harassed by LMM, who
is the headmaster of Chinyenyetu
Secondary School. LMM accused the
victims of supporting the opposition and
barred the victims’ children from attending
school, saying their parents were enemies
of the state.
Gokwe Sengwe
2 June 2007
Zanu PF youth were allegedly deployed by
their kraal head, Z, who sent the youths to
mobilise all locals to vote for Zanu PF
during the coming elections. It is further
alleged that the youths were instructed to
beat up all those who opposed them.
3 June 2007
EG was allegedly assaulted by Zanu PF
supporters, CS and DM, after EG was
found campaigning for the opposition.
7 June 2007
Three MDC supporters, FG, MS and AM
were reportedly forced to attend a Zanu PF
meeting, by unknown Zanu PF youths, at
Nemangwe ward 11.
10 June 2007
Two civil servants were reportedly beaten
up by Zanu PF supporters, WM and CD,
for commenting that life was becoming
difficult by day.
12 June 2007
FT and SM, MDC supporters, were
allegedly harassed by MM of Zanu PF, for
failing to attend a ruling party meeting.
17 June 2007
MN, JM and JC, all suspected MDC
supporters, were allegedly harassed by EL,
a Zanu PF cadre, who suspected them to be
MDC supporters.
19 June 2007
SN, a member of the opposition was
purportedly harassed by KM and LM of
the ruling party. It is alleged that the victim
who is the MDC parliamentary candidate
for the coming elections was blocked from
campaigning for his party
22 June 2007
An MDC supporter, WM, of Musita
Primary School, was purportedly harassed
by MN, of Zanu PF. It is alleged that the
victim was barred from. buying some
groceries from M’s shop because of his
affiliation.
Gokwe Chireya
3 June 2007
Opposition supporters, EJ, MP, TG and
TM were reportedly harassed by a Zanu PF
councillor C, and his subordinates. It is
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alleged that the councillor called for a
meeting where he wanted to know all the
opposition party supporters. Names of
those who support the opposition were
taken down and the victims were taken to
the perpetrator’s offices.
7 June 2007
AM, was reportedly picked up by the
member-in-charge of Zhomba Police Base,
TZ, on allegations of possessing MDC
posters. The victim was taken to the
perpetrators’ base where he was tortured
on accusing him of attempting to unseat
the ruling party.
14 June 2007
CP, of Bunure Primary School and a
member of the opposition, was allegedly
attacked by three Zanu PF supporters, EP,
GC and AM, for having relatives who are
strong MDC supporters
17 June 2007
For allegedly supporting the opposition
MDC opposition activists, DT and AS,
were reportedly harassed by Zanu PF’s
GC, PN and TN; all youth militias
23 June 2007
NM of Mavanga School was reportedly
beaten up by her husband, TM, on
allegation that NM was attending MDC
meetings behind his back. TM found his
wife in the field and demanded to see her
Zanu PF card and after failing to produce it
he assaulted her accusing her of supporting
the MDC.
Zhombe
1 June 2007
An MDC youth, JL, was allegedly
harassed by Zanu PF youths, WS, JN and
TN, after the victim met the perpetrators
wearing an NCA T/shirt. The victim was
asked why he was wearing an opposition
T/shirt in a Zanu PF territory
7 June 2007
SM, was allegedly harassed by PD and
EK, during a school development meeting,
accusing him of trying to force people to
change their minds in an effort to
destabilise the government
8 June 2007
Opposition party supporters, KM, TZ, Mk
and KV, were allegedly harassed by police at
COTTCO, after an MDC rally was cancelled
by police.
11 June 2007
Opposition party supporters, FS and GD were
allegedly assaulted by Zanu PF supporters,
SS, PD and GZ, who wanted them to leave
the place from where they were panning gold.
The victims were told to leave because they
were opposition party supporters.
14 June 2007
TD, an opposition party supporter was
reportedly assaulted by two Zanu PF
supporters, SC and DS, for wearing an NCA
T/shirt.
16 June 2007
An opposition youth, AK, was reportedly
harassed by three Zanu PF youths, after an
argument ensued on the forthcoming
elections.
19 June 2007
PN, of the opposition MDC was on his
bicycle when he met GD, of Zanu PF, who
wanted to know where he was going. It is
reported that PN, in response told GD that he
was visiting a friend, but GD was not
convinced and went on to slit PN’s bicycle
tyres, accusing him of organising meetings
for the opposition.
Silobela
1 June 2007
JM, a local, was allegedly harassed by SM, of
Nehanda village, Watson Farm, who
threatened the victim with eviction from his
farm, because he is not a Zanu PF cadre.
5 June 2007
Three church pastors, M, and others were
allegedly harassed by members of the police
force. It is said that the police approached
the Roman Catholic Priest, Father M, and
asked him why he allowed a group of pastors
to have a prayer meeting at his parish.
8 June 2007
TC, an opposition supporter was allegedly
harassed by two war veterans, C and DM.
TC, was allegedly coming from work when
he passed through one of the war veteran’s
house where the war veterans were holding
their meeting. The victim was accused of
being a sell-out.
9 June 2007
A Zanu PF supporter, M, was
allegedly harassed by D, who accused
him of being a sell-out and a Zanu PF
puppet. D further accused M of being
a traitor, as he was seen telling people
from the government that steel
workers were getting a lot of money.
Kwekwe
1 June 2007
AG, an MDC supporter, was
harassed, by SJ, and four other Zanu
PF members, who forced him to
attend a Zanu PF meeting.
8 June 2007
Opposition supporter, EM, was
reportedly forced to attend a Zanu PF
meeting, by MK and EM of Zanu PF.
19 June 2007
AA, an MDC supporter, was
reportedly harassed by four Zanu PF
supporters, led by FN, for wearing an
MDC T/shirt.
24 June 2007
An opposition supporter, M, was
allegedly harassed by members of the
ruling party, JJ and EM. It is alleged
that the victim was told to stop his
activities for the opposition or else
they would make sure that he is
stopped forever.
Gweru Rural
3 June 2007
An NCA member, AM, was allegedly
harassed by BV of Mlambo village,
Shangari. He was accused of taking
sides with the MDC, forgetting that
he was given a farm by Zanu PF.
5 June 2007
A member of the MDC, AZ, was
reportedly assaulted by DD of Zanu
PF, after he was seen distributing
MDC cards at the Business Centre.
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Masvingo
Masvingo
57
Totals
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0 0 0 0
26
1
7
2 0
4
9
Murder
Rape
Kidnapping
Abduction
Type of cases
Assault
Theft/Looting
Discrimination
MDP
Torture
Unlawful Detention
Harassment/intimidation
Displacement
Jun-07
Bikita West
6 June 2007
It is reported that CM (56), who is the
Zanu PF Councillor for ward 11, told the
gathering at a ward centre to write down
the names of those who were to benefit
from the livestock programme. CM,
allegedly gave strict instructions that only
Zanu PF sympathisers were to benefit from
the programme.
9 June 2007
At Nyepere Village, AH, a former Zanu PF
supporter was reportedly harassed, by PS,
of Zanu PF, for defecting from Zanu PF to
MDC.
12 June 2007
CM, was reportedly harassed, by Zanu PF
supporters. It is reported that the CM, the
headman of Makomo village, was harassed
for reasons that his wife is a staunch
supporter of United Peoples’ Party (UPP).
The victim was accused of being anti Zanu
PF because of his wife.
14 June 2007
In Machingambi village, ward 11, AM (31)
was reportedly harassed by BM, of the
ruling party. AM allegedly met BM on her
way to attend a meeting called by Chief M
wearing a red hat. The perpetrator ordered
the victim to remove the hat perceiving red
as an MDC party colour.
16 June 2007
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TK (32), JG (40), PM (45) and BM (40) of
the MDC, were reportedly harassed and
intimidated by LC (43), of the ruling party,
who is also Chief M secretary. The victims
were chased away from the chief’s
homestead where they had gone to attend a
celebration, where chief M had benefited a
tractor under the Agricultural
Mechanisation Programme.
22 June 2007
At Domoshava Primary School, Chief M
of Mazhawidza village allegedly
threatened villagers with expulsion from
the village, if they support the opposition
MDC.
22 June 2007
BM, a school girl, was reportedly harassed
and accused of supporting MDC together
with her parents by TCS, the headmaster of
her school. It is said that the girl with her
friends were assigned to clean the
headmaster’s office when by error, the girl
touched the wall with wet hands leaving an
open hand print on the wall. The open
hand is said to a symbol for MDC hence
the harassment of the young girl.
25 June 2007
At Chief M’s homestead, Chief M and
PJM, were reportedly harassed, by EM, of
Zanu PF, who threatened to expose Chief
M’s political status to top Zanu PF
officials. Chief M was being accused of
supporting MDC because he had denied
EM, a chance to becoming a kraalhead.
Mwenezi
2 June 2007
MD and EM, of Neshuro Secondary
School, were allegedly assaulted by two
policemen at Sarahuru Township, after
they were found loitering at the
township at around 8 pm. The two
victims were asked to give reasons why
they were at the township. They were
assaulted with baton sticks after they
failed to give satisfactory answers.
5 June 2007
It is alleged that at Lundi Township, JC
(23), BH (28) and JC (30), of the MDC
were harassed by police officers from
Masvingo Central Police Station on
allegations of selling fuel on the parallel
market.
18 June 2007
At Matande Primary School, teachers
including S, M and Z were allegedly
harassed by SM and EM of the ruling
party for not attending ruling party
meetings. The victims were ordered to
produce Zanu PF membership cards and
after they failed to produce the
membership cards, they were threatened
with unspecified action.
20 June 2007
MS, was allegedly harassed by SS, who
is the ward Councillor, at a meeting
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called by a local NGO. SS was given a
platform to welcome his villagers, instead
he started chanting his party slogan and a
number of people did not respond because
they wanted to hear about the food
distribution. The victim was spotted as
one of the people who did not respond to
the slogans and was chased away from the
meeting. SS also accused the victim of
supporting the MDC.
20 June 2007
It is alleged that Rutenga police are
harassing Sarahuru community. It is said
that the police are going door to door
searching for foreign currency and if they
find the money they just confiscate it
without any fine being paid.
Masvingo Central
2 June 2007
GM (32), a police officer was allegedly
evicted by his landlord, C. C told GM that
he no longer wanted to accommodate
police officers because they went about
beating up people for no reason. GM was
accommodated at a police camp, where he
was given a classroom to put his
belongings together with his family.
2 June 2007
AT and AM, were supposedly harassed, by
WM, of Zanu PF. They were accused of
having gone to the perpetrator’s shop and
ordered the till operators to sell them stuff
at half prices citing that government had
ordered price reductions by 50%.
8 June 2007
TZ (35), CT (29) and NT (24) were
allegedly assaulted by three Zanu PF
members in Rhodene, for asking why the
police gave Zanu PF supporters clearance
to hold a meeting whilst they refused to
clear MDC supporters.
10 June 2007
BM (42), of the MDC, was allegedly
assaulted and unlawfully detained by the
CIO at Mucheke Stadium, where the MDC
party president was addressing a rally, for
opposing the ruling government.
17 June 2007
MT (36), WC (28) and TM (31) were
allegedly harassed by PC, GM, and other
Zanu PF members at Chesvingo crèche
where, MT intended to hold her CIVNET
workshop on participation. The Zanu PF
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youths harassed some of the participants
on their way to the workshop, linking
the CIVNET workshop to an MDC rally
that was held at Mucheke stadium.
23 June 2007
AM, was reportedly threatened with
unspecified action, for allegedly
attending a meeting organized by a local
NGO. He was accused of being a
member of the opposition MDC party.
24 June 2007
M (30), M (39) and K (±40), all war
veterans, were reportedly assaulted by
M, S and M of Zanu PF, for telling other
war veterans at a meeting that it was
time for them to make a move on the
Zanu PF leader who did not want to give
others a chance to rule Zimbabwe.
When the ruling party supporters heard
of this they went to the meeting and
assaulted the victims and ordered people
to disperse.
Masvingo North
4 June 2007
LM and CC, of Zanu School, were
purportedly intimidated and harassed by
JK, of Zanu PF, who is also the
Chairperson, at a School Development
Committee meeting. JK allegedly
stopped CC from attending the meeting
accusing him of being an MDC
supporter. JK also went ahead to
suspend LM from being in the School
Development Committee because he
suspected him to be a UPP party
supporter.
6 June 2007
CC, of UPP, was allegedly harassed by
JK, the Zanu PF Chairperson, who
accused him of defecting to UPP. CC
was forced to go for a hearing with the
disciplinary committee at the Zanu PF
offices in Masvingo. CC alleges that he
denied the allegations which were
levelled against him and the committee
asked CC to persuade the youths in ward
14 to join the ruling party.
12 June 2007
JT (45), SS (60) and SM (38), were
allegedly denied food aid because their
sons are MDC activists. The victims
were also accused of being MDC
supporters and were not eligible to get
food aid.
15 June 2007
TC (52), was allegedly harassed by
Chief M and Nemamwa Police officers
for organising a ZESN workshop in the
area.
23 June 2007
It is alleged that carpentry instructors at
Masvingo Polytechnic College were
allegedly forced by MP SM, to go to his
homestead in Zimuto to roof another
house. The victims had previously been
taken to do the same job at another
house for no payment in May 2007.
Chivi North
3 June 2007
PM (52), of the MDC, was allegedly
harassed by MB (55) of the ruling party,
for talking to a newspaper correspondent
on how ‘operation maguta’ was being
politicised. The victim was threatened
with unspecified action by the
perpetrator.
6 June 2007
At Chinembiri Secondary School, M,
the headmaster of the school ,was
allegedly harassed by Zanu PF members
and war veterans, during the registration
of the Ordinary Level June
examinations. The perpetrators wanted
the headmaster to reduce the registration
fees. The school was closed resulting in
failure of the June examinations being
written at Chinembiri Secondary School.
14 June 2007
It is alleged that teachers at Madya
Primary School, were allegedly
assaulted and intimidated by the ward
coordinator and Zanu PF supporters.
The teachers were accused of abusing
the children by sending them to fetch
firewood and water. They were also
accused of supporting the MDC.
15 June 2007
NS and Chivi police allegedly denied
WM (47), of Mutangi village, a
clearance letter for him to hold a field
day at ZIPWA Project, accusing him of
being an MDC supporter. Some of the
participants failed to attend.
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20 June 2007
In a an intra party conflict, MR (±36), of
Zanu PF, was purportedly assaulted by C
(±49), of Zanu PF, after MR told C that
their faction had bought a voters’ roll
which was being inspected in the
constituency.
25 June 2007
LK (28), the registration officer, was
allegedly assaulted by MJ, of Zanu PF, for
trying to explain to the perpetrator why he
should go to Masvingo to pay for his lost
identity particulars. LK was labelled an
MDC supporter.
27 June 2007
Shokoni villagers were reportedly harassed
by police and were also charged under
POSA, whilst they were waiting for a food
for work programme.
Chivi South
8 June 2007
JM (36), of the MDC, was allegedly
assaulted by six Zanu PF supporters under
the leadership of the Minister of Rural
Development and Water Resources, for
commenting that Zanu PF party leaders are
able to preach what they do not practise.
The perpetrators were holding meetings
with rural people, mainly youth groups in
order to train them on income generating
projects.
9 June 2007
TC (30), of Zanu PF, was purportedly
assaulted by D, C and I, MDC supporters
for answering an MDC slogan by shouting
a Zanu PF slogan. The victim was
hospitalised at Chivi hospital.
12 June 2007
who had Zanu PF membership cards. PH,
was reportedly ordered to buy the Zanu PF
membership card if he still wanted to own
his farm.
17 June 2007
WD, EC, KM, and other villagers, were
allegedly harassed by the village head R
and his village police, forcing them to
attend a Zanu PF rally at Chikofa
Township. The villagers were told that if
they fail to attend the rally they will be
displaced.
20 June 2007
SM, of the MDC, was allegedly assaulted
by JM, of Zanu PF, who is Councillor T’s
security officer. Councillor T had told
villagers at a meeting that anyone who was
under the age of 35 had no need to register
to vote as they will only go with their
identity cards on the voting day. SM
opposed the Councillor and was assaulted.
25 June 2007
RM (36), of the ruling party, was allegedly
assaulted by fellow party supporter, TM
(38) at Run’ai Township, after saying that
aged leaders had poor sight and they could
not see that things were not normal, in
order for them to give a chance to young
people.
Masvingo South
9 June 2007
GG, of MDC, was reportedly harassed by
AM, and BC, at a meeting for School fees
top-up at Gozho Primary School. It is
alleged that victim wanted to air his views
at the meeting when the perpetrators
started booing and saying the meeting was
not an MDC rally and told him to sit down.
The victim left the place because of the ill
treatment
by police for organising a Women’s
Coalition workshop at Nyikavanhu
Business Centre. The victims were
charged under POSA and were detained
for two days, and denied access to food
and visitors.
19 June 2007
AC (47), of the MDC, was allegedly found
with MDC materials in his home by Chief
S, of Zanu PF. The victim was ordered to
burn the materials or leave the village. AC
refused to burn the materials claiming that
he had the right to choose party of his own
choice. The victim was ordered to leave
the village.
22 June 2007
At Gunikuni village, TM, BM and others,
of the Zanu PF, reportedly harassed WC,
TR and others of MDC who were at an
MDC rally, threatening attendants that
Zanu PF was going list down their names
and make sure they do not get food aid.
The MDC rally attendants allegedly started
dispersing from the meeting for fear of
being denied food aid.
Zaka East
2 June 2007
M, the MDC candidate for the Zaka East
by-elections and Z, the MDC organising
secretary, were addressing a rally at
Chinorumba Business Centre, when the
police arrived in a truck and grabbed the
two without questioning them and shoved
them into a truck. The police accused the
victims of telling the people to refuse to go
to elections. M and Z, were detained for
some hours and later released without
charge. They were told not to hold any
rally till the Zaka East by-election was
over.
5 June 2007
At Shindi village, an unnamed NGO was
re-registering people for the food aid at
Chief S’s homestead and only a few people
qualified. TM (37), of the MDC, allegedly
went to the chief in a bid to force the chief
to register him. Chief C denied registering
TM, and he threatened Chief C with death.
13 June 2007
It is alleged that a group of soldiers were
going around the area distributing maize
seeds and fertiliser under ‘operation
maguta’ and it is further alleged that these
soldiers were only giving seed to those
15 June 2007
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LM, a Zanu PF Councillor, was reportedly
harassed by JC, and TM, of the MDC. It is
said that LM, was holding a meeting
concerning the payment of stands in the
rural areas when the MDC youths
allegedly started harassing him telling him
that they were not going to pay anything
towards the stands accusing him and Zanu
PF of distributing land unfairly.
16 June 2007
T, N, E, P and M, were allegedly arrested
It is purported that G, C, M and other
junior teachers were allegedly harassed by
M and M of the ruling party, forcing them
to attend a Zanu PF rally at Padare
Business Centre. Most of the teachers
attended the rally and those who did not
were threatened with loss of jobs. The
headmaster reported the victims to the DA
and the teachers apologised to the DA and
were told to attend every Zanu PF rally in
the ward.
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The Chisakuwira, Rangana and
Musinyarara villagers were allegedly
intimidated by VIDCO 3 Chairperson, who
told all the villagers that they must go to
the polling station at the same time with
their kraal heads. Failure to comply, the
villagers were threatened with eviction.
They were ordered to vote for Zanu PF
only.
7 June 2007
Runhengo Primary School committee, for the
two orphans he looks after. This was done
because of his support for the ruling party.
20 June 2007
It is purported that ward 18 and 26 residents
are constantly being harassed by Zanu PF
youths who are patrolling the areas, wanting
to know MDC supporters.
22 June 2007
19 June 2007
GB, of MDC, was supposedly assaulted
and evicted from his farm at gun point, by
Zanu PF youths, led by M. It is said that
the farmer was known for resisting
eviction. The victim has since relocated to
Paymaster Farm 40 from where they are
also forcing him out of the new place.
21 June 2007
M (49), of the MDC, was allegedly
harassed by Chief C, of Zanu PF, on
allegations of mobilising his people not to
vote during the by-election. M told the
chief that his party did not contest in the
elections. The chief asked M to mobilise
support for the ruling party but he refused.
The chief ordered M to pay a goat.
8 June 2007
M, an MDC activist, of Nhema School,
was allegedly displaced from the village by
Chief N, for refusing to vote. The victim
had allegedly told the chief’s police, that
he was not going to vote because MDC
was not participating in the bi-elections. It
is said that the Chief has ordered his police
to force people to go and vote.
12 June 2007
KM, of the MDC, was ordered by kraal
head M of the ruling party to pay $200 000
for not attending the Zaka East bielections.
The victim had refused to attend
the elections because MDC has boycotted
the elections.
14 June 2007
EG (31), of the MDC, who was a local
observer during the by-election was
allegedly accused of not voting and being a
local observer meant that she was a
member of the MDC by PM and TM, of
Zanu PF. The victim was threatened with
displacement if she repeated the same.
Bikita East
4 June 2007
It is alleged that AM (65), of the MDC,
was assaulted by his step-son, PM (38), of
Zanu PF for supporting the opposition
party.
15 June 2007
NM, of the ruling party, was allegedly
denied donor assistance, by the MDC led
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ST and T, wanted to go for the National
Service Youth Programme but were refused
to do so by the Bikita East Councillor, KM,
because the two were suspected to be MDC
youths.
Chiredzi South
7 June 2007
CC, of MDC, was supposedly assaulted and
harassed by suspected CIO for carrying out
MDC operations in the area. The victim was
also threatened with death if he continued
working for MDC. The victim suffered minor
injuries from the assault.
11 June 2007
HH, of the MDC, was reportedly assaulted
and displaced. by Zanu PF youths, led by M.
The perpetrators reportedly took the
remaining hectares of the farm including the
house and farm equipment. They also stole
other valuables which were in the house.
14 June 2007
Zanu PF youths, led by M, allegedly
displaced NB, a white farmer, whom they
claimed was resisting eviction. The
perpetrators fired warning shots to intimidate
the victim.
15 June 2007
At Chambuta Business Centre, SM and JM,
of MDC, were allegedly assaulted,
handcuffed and taken to the police station. It
is reported that the victims were accused of
participating in opposition politics. The case
was dismissed by the police. The victims
sustained bruises and they got treatment at
Chambuta Clinic.
17 June 2007
ML, of MDC, was allegedly attacked and
evicted from his farm by Zanu PF youths, led
by M. at gun point. The farmer allegedly left
everything at his farm.
At Chilonga Business Centre, AT, an
MDC supporter, was reportedly assaulted,
by Zanu PF youths led by L. AT, was
accused of not attending a Zanu PF
meeting which was aimed at strategising
for council elections. He was also accused
of distributing MDC T/shirts in the area.
AT, was ordered to relocate.
23 June 2007
RD of the MDC, was reportedly assaulted,
by Zanu PF youths, led by L, for wearing
an MDC T/shirt. The victim was forced to
chant Zanu PF slogans and was kicked
with booted feet and beaten with sticks.
Chiredzi North
7 June 2007
IN (29) of the MDC, was allegedly
harassed, by FM and ZT, of the ruling
party after IN was seen reading the
Zimbabwean Newspaper. The victim was
ordered to put the paper in the fire as it was
an anti-government paper which was not to
be read in their community.
15 June 2007
EN, a commercial farmer, was allegedly
displaced from his farm, by army officers
who drove to his farm using army vehicles
and ordered him to leave the farm because
they were taking over the farm. The
victim left everything at the farm and went
to live in Chiredzi town.
18 June 2007
EC, of MDC, allegedly suffered malicious
damage to his property, when his house
was set on fire by M, M and ten others of
Zanu PF. The victim was also receiving
threats of violence, assault and
victimization at his work place for his
involvement with ZCTU. He was accused
of supporting MDC.
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19 June 2007
CM, of MDC, was allegedly assaulted and
harassed by I.M of Zanu PF for belonging
to the MDC party.
20 June 2007
AM (28), of the MDC, was reportedly
assaulted, by GR and NM, of Zanu PF, for
wearing an MDC T/shirt at Zvemombe
Business Centre during a beer drink.
21 June 2007
25 June 2007
For allegedly being accused of not
following Zanu PF instructions, Mrs. N, of
MDC, had her money stolen from her
house by one TK, of Zanu PF, who said he
was sent to perpetrate the crime by Mr. M,
of Zanu PF. The case was reported to the
police.
Gutu South
14 June 2007
preparations for the celebrations of the new
Chief Nyakuhuwa’s installation.
7 June 2007
At Musenyeki village, NG and MG, of
unknown political affiliation, were allegedly
subjected to harassment by PZ and SR, of
Zanu PF, who accused them of supporting
MDC when they had gone to enquire on why
they had been left out of the list of the food
for work programme.
14 June 2007
RM, of MDC, was allegedly harassed and
threatened by SH, and 9 others for
supporting MDC.
Gutu North
6 June 2007
SH (72), was reportedly assaulted, by MH,
of the ruling party because her son who is
outside the country bought her a residential
stand. The perpetrator is threatening the
victim with unspecified action.
11 June 2007
M, who is the manager at Collective
Finance, was reportedly given money by
the RBZ to distribute to Small and
Medium Enterprises. It is alleged that the
victim was threatened with assault by M,
who is a member of Zanu PF, after the
victim refused to give preference to Zanu
PF supporters only.
22 June 2007
At Mpandawana Council, residents of
ward 33 and 34 were reportedly threatened
by MP M, of Zanu PF, who told the people
to vote for Zanu PF in the 2008 elections
or else there was going to be war. People
were given clothes after the meeting.
22 June 2007
It is reported that ward 27 MDC
Councillor, was denied to take part in the
full council meeting by Zanu PF
supporters. The perpetrators told the only
MDC Councillor that they wanted to
discuss Zanu PF issues and he was not
welcome.
22 June 2007
The MP for Gutu North, LM, reportedly
threatened villagers of wards 8, 33 and 34
with war if they voted for the MDC in the
elections.
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For discussing life’s hardships in the
economy of Zimbabwe, teachers of Gomba
School, were allegedly harassed, by M, a
Councillor with Zanu PF who accused
them of discussing politics. The case was
reported to the District office for the
teachers to be disciplined.
22 June 2007
ST, a Zanu PF Councillor, was reportedly
harassed by people at a meeting for
HIV/AIDS. It is said that the victim was
supposed to take minutes at the meeting
but was stopped after people accused him
of supporting MDC.
26 June 2007
Mr M, a businessman, and member of the
MDC, was reportedly harassed, by Mrs. C
of Zanu PF. It is reported that the
perpetrator went to the victim’s
supermarket and accused him of
overcharging because his goods were
above the gazetted price. The perpetrator is
said to have attempted buying opaque beer
at the gazetted price but the shop owner
refused thus he was harassed.
Zaka West
2 June 2007
BT allegedly suffered malicious damage to
his property because he was being accused
of supporting MDC. It is alleged that FZ,
of Zanu PF, purportedly set BT’s house on
fire with the intention of burning the
victim inside the house. Fortunately, the
victim was not in the house when the fire
started.
4 June 2007
At Muchingambi Business Centre, NM, of
MDC, was ostensibly assaulted by KR, of
Zanu PF, accused of being an MDC
supporter who was disturbing the
MDC women were reportedly harassed by
Zanu PF officials, who denied them access to
paraffin which was promised to the women
of the area because they supported MDC.
15 June 2007
MDC supporters, TR, and PS, were
purportedly harassed by M, of Zanu PF, who
threatened them with unspecified action from
Zanu PF if they were going to continue
supporting and campaigning for MDC. This
took place at Veza Business Centre at a
meeting which was called by the ward
Councillor W, to announce the price for a
50kg bag of maize.
19 June 2007
TG, of MDC, was reportedly threatened and
harassed by PM, of Zanu PF, and told to stop
distributing MDC material in the area.
20 June 2007
At Mawere Business Centre, TT, and AC of
Zanu PF, were purportedly harassed, by EC,
of MDC, when he told them to stop forcing
other youths to join Zanu PF if they wanted
to live in the area. He warned that if he ever
heard that the two continued with their
agenda then they would be risking their lives.
23 June 2007
IC and KM, of MDC, were purportedly
harassed, by AH, of Zanu PF, for supporting
MDC. The two were being forced to join
Zanu PF or else suffer eviction from the area
25 June 2007
RM, of Zanu PF, was reportedly assaulted by
JM, of MDC. It is said that the victim was
initially threatened and told not to attend any
NGO gathering and when she tried to explain
she was then beaten until DR, intervened.
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Matabeleland North
Matabeleland North
20
19
15
Totals
10
7
5
0 0 0 0 0
0
4
0 0 0 0
Murder
Rape
Kidnapping
Abduction
Type of cases
Assault
Theft/Looting
Discrimination
MDP
Torture
Unlawful Detention
Harassment/intimidation
Displacement
Jun-07
Hwange West
11 June 2007
It is alleged that a police officer H harassed
and threatened to assault TM, M, and PN
of MDC Empumalanga Township, who
had gone to notify the police about their
intention to convene a meeting in Binga on
the 16 th of June. It is alleged that on arrival
constable H who as manning the gate
accused TM, of acting like an American
negro and threatened to break his pride. H
allegedly ordered TM to remove his ear
stud as he was not properly dressed to
enter the police station to which TM
complied for fear of being assaulted.
However, TM, reported the case to another
officer M at the same station who in turn
summoned Constable H, to his office and
enquired about the matter. It is said that
afterwards, Constable H further threatened
TM and warned that he would continue
frustrating all MDC efforts to hold
meetings in the area.
Hwange East
2 June 2007
PN, of Bulawayo Agenda in Victoria Falls,
is said to have had applied several times to
hold a public meeting and was turned
down by the Victoria Falls police violating
the organization’s freedom of expression.
8 June 2007
BT, of Dingani village stole a bed from
Marist and was arrested. She did not resist
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arrested but the police officer M of Dete
police station went ahead and assaulted
her severely till she urinated.
10 June 2007
Fr P, of Don Bosco Technical College in
Hwange, allegedly felt victimized
by plain clothes state security agents
who interrogated him over the source of
funding for the college they were
building.
15 June 2007
Similarly, like in the case of Fr. P,
Fr.TC, for Don Bosco Technical
College, had several visits by different
state security agents wanting to get his
personal details as well as wanting to
know the source of funding of the
college they are constructing He feels
his peace is being breached.
Tsholotsho
5 June 2007
It is alleged that the elderly people from
Sipepa Sizangobuhle, comprising of
RMN, and several other elderly people
were denied access to food for the
elderly people from Social Welfare for
allegedly coming from the MDC
stronghold area.
10 June 2007
LM, of Tsholotsho Business Centre, was
reportedly accused of being an active
member of ZESN by the Zanu PF
senator JM and was harassed and forced
to name other ZESN leaders in the
district violating his freedom of
association.
10 June 2007
LM, the Zimrights Chairperson from
Tsholotsho business centre was
reportedly accused of pursuing the
interests of the West, by JM, the Zanu
PF senator by working for Zimrights and
the perpetrator denounced Zimrights.
15 June 2007
MT, and RM of MDC from Manqe
village were reportedly accused of
sourcing funding from an NGO for their
project by VM and T, of Zanu PF
claiming that the organization is linked
to their MDC party and were given two
week ultimatum to step down from the
leadership positions of the project.
20 June 2007
IT, a freelance pump mechanic from
Nquoya Tsholotsho in Mbizo village
was contracted by the community to fix
dysfunctional boreholes. When he was
halfway through, DM, a war vet
eran and Zanu PF member blocked his
efforts accusing him of not belonging to
Zanu PF. He therefore could not fix the
boreholes on behalf of government.
24 June 2007
AM, the kraal head from Mcetshwa ,
Sihlangane village and several other
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community members were denied access
to maize by MM a Kraal head and Zanu
PF member for allegedly belonging to
neither Zanu PF nor MDC.
Lupane
3 June 2007
34 year old TG a Zanu PF supporter of
Lupane allegedly annoyed NN of MDC
at a funeral when he said “The Ndebele
people are stupid just like the deceased,
no wonder they were killed in the
Gukurahundi era and this year many of
them will die”. This led to the assault of
NN with clenched fists and pressing him
down onto the fire burning one side of
his face.
9 June 2007
CN, and JM of MDC of Lupanda,
Somgolo Primary School, Lupane, were
allegedly assaulted by PL, MM, MS and
MM, of Zanu PF. It is said that the
victims were on their way home from
their party meeting. The perpetrators
demanded all the meeting materials that
were distributed at the meeting and this
triggered a fist fight and JM was injured.
13 June 2007
FN, of Zanu PF from Shabula Village in
Lupane, was reportedly assaulted by
BN, of MDC and was accused of being
problematic because he is a trained
youth militia who was allegedly
implicated in a number of human rights
violations during the 2005 election. He
was beaten with a club on the back. The
incident took place at Matshabala beer
hall in Matshiya ward.
15 June 2007
MN, of Zanu PF who resides at Nyathi
homestead in Lilangeni village, was
accused of belonging to an unruly party
that discriminate along party lines when
distributing food by MM, QD, and HS
of MDC. A heated argument is said to
have ensued, and he was assaulted
during the conflict and got injured. The
three were later arrested by the police.
HZ, of MDC, from Mhlahlandlela
village in Matshiya ward was reportedly
denied access to maize grain by GMB
official JN, allegedly accusing him of
being an MDC activist and was advised
to see Mr. M the MDC Member of
Parliament for maize.
17 June 2007
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MMT, of MDC from Mafa Primary School
in Lupane and SS, also of MDC from
Siziphe Primary school in Lupane,
allegedly got into a heated argument when
SS accused MMT of decampaigning the
incumbent senator and accused him being
a sell-out and threatened him with
unspecified action.
Nkayi
8 June 2007
LM, and MS of Gobhi village were
reportedly harassed, threatened and barred
from attending an MDC rally that was held
at the Business Centre. The perpetrator
FS, of Zanu PF is said to have been telling
people from Gobhi village not to attend the
MDC rally.
10 June 2007
ZP the MDC Councilor and other party
members from Sibangilizwe village were
allegedly harassed and threatened with a
second “Gukurahundi” if they continued
voting for MDC.
13 June 2007
NN, of Zanu PF from Gwamayaya village
was allegedly harassed by Councillor JD,
of MDC and gave preference to his MDC
party members to board the bus to
Dakamela at the expense of other members
of the public and NN of Zanu PF in
particular was denied to board the bus.
15 June 2007
SN the Minister of Small and Medium
Scale businesses addressed a meeting at
Simon business centre in Nkayi where she
allegedly threatened MM, TM and NM, of
MDC with suspension of the monthly
allowances since they were kraal heads and
accused of being loyal to the MDC.
15 June 2007
EM of MDC from Sibangilizwe village in
Ngomambi was reportedly threatened with
loss of his post of kraalhead by SM of
Zanu PF also from Sibangilizwe for
allegedly attending a ZESN democracy
workshop that was held at Mtshabi
Primary School. He was told that as a
kraal head he was supposed to be loyal to
Zanu PF.
16 June 2007
PN, and ZM of Puma village and
supporters of Zanu PF were purportedly
threatened with expulsion from the party
by JD and FS a war veteran also of Zanu
PF, for allegedly attending the MDC rally.
21 June 2007
MM, LD and RK from Sibangilizwe
village were elected by the community to
go and attend a course sponsored by the
Minister of Small & Medium Scale
Business, and upon arrival were asked to
produce Zanu PF party cards which they
did not have and were allegedly denied bus
fare reimbursement by CC, and MS of
Zanu PF.
Bubi-Umguza
4 June 2007
SN and LD both MDC supporters from
Mbembeswana ward in Matateni village
were allegedly accused of stealing maize
from the Bulilima Member of Parliament.
This incident made the two to be displaced
from ward 2 by TN and N also of MDC.
14 June 2007
ZM of MDC from Mbembeswana 1, ward
3, village 2, was supposedly accused of
stealing beers at Makoni bottle store and
the police beat him up to the point of
injuring him and told him that if he was a
Zanu PF member, they were going to
behave differently. This was said by MN
and FN of Zanu PF.
20 June 2007
MS of MDC from Mbembeswana ward 3,
village 3 was reportedly assaulted by DN,
and ST, of Zanu PF at a kraalhead’s
meeting accusing him of saying nonsense
and belonging to MDC. The kraalhead
reported the matter to police.
20 June 2007
SN, and SH, of Zanu PF of Majiji village
allegedly accused ID, of organizing a
youth meeting which was to be held at
their homestead. The perpetrators
allegedly approached her, saying, if she
ever addresses the meeting, she was not
going to make MDC members hold
positions in their village as only Zanu PF
members were allowed.
20 June 2007
It is alleged that at Balanda beer garden,
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DN, SK and TD of Zanu PF reportedly
argued over the elections to be held in
2008. It is said that MM, MM and CM of
MDC allegedly told Zanu PF supporters
that their candidate whom they campaign
for, will never win. This statement led to a
fist fight and MM, and CM were injured in
the process
23 June 2007
EN, and TM of MDC and Zanu PF
respectively were accused of being lovers
yet they were from different political
parties. The perpetrator is said to even
have threatened the male victim with
dismissal from their party saying he is a
sell-out. The incident occurred during a
gala at their area. The two were also
threatened with dismissal from the area.
23 June 2007
It is alleged that the victims were at the
School meeting when DD and HM
approached PD, and TM, all of Zanu PF
wanting to now why they separated
themselves from their party and accused
them of holding a clandestine political
meeting.
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BACKGROUND & FORMATION
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The
Zimbabwe
Peace
Project
(ZPP) was
conceived shortly after 2000 by a group of
Churches and NGOs working or interested in
human rights and peace-building initiatives, and
was to become a vehicle for civic interventions
in a time of political crisis. In particular ZPP
sought to monitor and document incidents of
human rights violations and politically-motivated
breaches of the peace e.g. violence.
Today, ZPP’s member organisations include, the
Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace
(CCJP), Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC),
Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe (EFZ),
Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN),
Counselling Services Unit (CSU), Zimbabwe
Liberators’ Platform, Zimbabwe Civic Education
Trust, ZimRights, Civic Education Network
Trust.(CIVNET)
GOAL AND OBJECTIVES OF THE ORGANISATION
ZPP was established with the aim of promoting
peaceful co-existence and to help reduce political
conflict and violence through monitoring,
investigating and researching the causes and
nature of violence and circulating widely the
results of such activities. The organisation also
aims to help resolve politically related conflicts,
and to identify victims and perpetrators of
such conflicts, the former of whom will be
assisted by being given any support they may
require, e.g. legal, medical or material assistance.
ZPP aims to work in cooperation with any
authorities, institutions and individuals to
achieve its objectives of curbing violence and
upholding human rights.
VISION
To see Zimbabwe transform into a society that cherishes the pursuit and realisation of justice, freedom,
peace, human dignity and development.
MISSION
ZPP is registered community based trust that promotes peace through documenting human rights violations
and disseminating them to stakeholders and policy makers.
GOAL
To reduce violence and human rights violations through community-based and national monitoring,
documentation of cases of human rights abuses, and making partnerships and alliances that tap the
expertise and assets of local communities and local and regional organisations that will help the attainment
of sustainable peace and democracy in Zimbabwe.
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE ZPP
• To be positioned as a leader in
quantitative & qualitative trends,
patterns on systematic human rights
violations in Zimbabwe
• To be identified as a promoter of
peace & campaigner against human
rights violations
• To have sufficient capacity that
enables ZPP to effectively deliver
on its mandate
• To be part of a coalition that shares
learning experiences & expertise
with like-minded local, regional
and international organisations
• To have victims access redress, and
perpetrators brought to book
• To have MMR used as reference
for perpetrator conviction, victim
redress and policy influence by key
stakeholders
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VALUES
ZPP believes in and upholds the following moral principles and standards:
• Democracy and good governance
• Rule of law
• Probity & accountability of public
office
• Factual & credible documentation
of human rights excesses
• The protection of individual group
rights and freedoms,
human worth.
and the
• Non partisanship and impartiality
in dealing with situations of
conflict and human rights abuses
• -Gender sensitivity and Equality of
all mankind.
ACTIVITIES
The organisation is engaged in the following activities to achieve its goals:
• Monitoring all forms of violence
and human rights abuse and
collecting data on conditions,
practices and policies which affect
the human rights, freedoms, dignity
and livelihood of people, e.g. the
availability or otherwise of food;
• Recording and documenting cases
of conflict and human rights
violations;
• Networking strategically with other
organisations able to assist victims
and perpetrators;
• Conducting follow-up
investigations to gather enough
evidence to build up water tight
cases for purposes of litigation;
• Ensuring that certain verified cases
of violence and human rights
violations are litigated and
perpetrators are punished; as part of
an anti-impunity drive through the
courts
• Providing basic counselling
services for both victims and
perpetrators of violence and human
UNIQUENESS
rights abuses;
• Training monitors
• Referring of victims of violence
and human rights abuses to
organisations better placed to offer
relevant assistance;
• Researching on causes, degree,
effects of violence and human
rights abuses, and ways of
eliminating and avoiding conflict
and human rights violations;
• Promoting dispute resolution and
conflict management interventions;
• Issuing policy briefs to influence
policy decisions deterring the
culture or institution of violence
and human rights abuses.
The organisation’s strength lies in the fact that it is perhaps the only permanent community-based civil
society organisation with a country-wide grassroots presence. ZPP has two trained primary monitors
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deployed in each of the 120 electoral constituencies of Zimbabwe.
The monitors are members of the communities within which they reside and work, and this gives ZPP the
capacity to, among other things, ‘sense’ conflicts long before their symptoms spread.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The member organisations which formed the Zimbabwe Peace Project are:
CCJP CIVNET
CSU EFZ
ZCC ZESN ZIMCET
ZIMRIGHTS ZLP
The Zimbabwe Peace Project has offices in all provinces of the country. If you wish to know more about the organisation you are free to
approach our officers at any of the following addresses:
2 Robin House,
974 Mazorodze Ave
Cell: 011 423 187
Head Office
43 Dan Judson Road
Milton Park, Harare
P O Box BE 427, Belvedere
Tel: (04) 77 83 11, 77 84 77, 2930180,
2930182, 2900555, 2900556
Cell: 011 414 334/ 011 423 182
Harare/Mashonaland East
Head Office
Tel: (04) 77 83 11/011 401 340
Bulawayo
39 Edge House, Fife St.
Cell: 011 423 189
Mutare
27 Fifth St.
Cell: 011 423 183
Masvingo
Gweru
Office 407 CABS Centre
Cell: 011 423 185
Hwange
1179, Baobab Hill Ext.
Cell: 011 423 184
Gwanda
30 Soudan Street,Gwanda
Cell: 011 423 186
Chinhoyi
Chidavayenzi Building
46 Midway Street
Cell: 011 423 192
Report Editorial Team
• Jestina Mukoko: National Director
• Christine Kwangwari: Programme Manager
• Chipo Mhike: Programme Information Assistant
• Shamiso Makande: Programme Information Assistant
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