Human Rights Monitoring Report - Kubatana

NORTHERN REGION
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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