Human Rights Monitoring Report - Kubatana

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NORTHERN REGION 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. © ZPP Programmes Dept. June 2007 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 from town to sell their wares at Cottco, and encouraging them to 18 join the
NORTHERN REGION 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 19 his party colleague.
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