Human Rights Monitoring Report - Kubatana

NORTHERN REGION
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had their flea market stall withdrawn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.
30 June 2007
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