Human Rights Monitoring Report - Kubatana
Human Rights Monitoring Report - Kubatana
Human Rights Monitoring Report - Kubatana
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SOUTHERN REGION<br />
victim was threatened with unspecified<br />
action for making such comments.<br />
13 June 2007<br />
For not belonging to the Zanu PF party,<br />
GM, and BB were allegedly denied<br />
access to food. MM, and RR of Zanu<br />
PF were responsible for food<br />
distribution and it is said they were in<br />
the habit of misinforming all those who<br />
were not Zanu PF supporters about dates<br />
of distribution so as to isolate them. The<br />
victims then complained that they were<br />
misinformed on the dates of distribution,<br />
and were openly told that it was because<br />
they were not Zanu PF supporters.<br />
Mpompoma/Pelandaba<br />
16 June 2007<br />
At Bango Shops, MN, of MDC, was<br />
reportedly harassed by three unknown<br />
suspected Zanu PF supporters. It is said<br />
the perpetrators allegedly threatened the<br />
victim with assault accusing him of<br />
campaigning against the ruling party for<br />
the forthcoming 2008 elections.<br />
Lobengula/Magwegwe<br />
20 June 2007<br />
HS, was reportedly harassed and<br />
tortured by three unknown men<br />
suspected to be CIOs, for allegedly<br />
commenting on the economic hardships<br />
which he said was caused by the ruling<br />
party. The victim was forcibly made to<br />
eat a green bar of laundry soap and drink<br />
paraffin. The victim was taken to a<br />
private clinic for treatment.<br />
In a separate incident, HN and NM, of<br />
Zanu PF, were reportedly assaulted by<br />
their fellow party members FT and GN.<br />
The perpetrators in a fit of rage<br />
committed the assault after they were<br />
suspended from the ruling party during a<br />
restructuring exercise.<br />
23 June 2007<br />
TZ, VD, and EP, were reportedly<br />
harassed by CM, and EN, of Zanu PF. It<br />
is alleged that CM and EN had invited<br />
residents to a political meeting<br />
purporting that it was a food distribution<br />
meeting. Residents were shocked to<br />
find that it was a political meeting when<br />
they arrived at the venue and victims<br />
were harassed for complaining.<br />
CM, and SN, suspected MDC supporters<br />
were ostensibly harassed by ET. It is<br />
alleged that the victims were accused of<br />
throwing ZESN flyers in the area using a<br />
red car. The case was reported to the<br />
police and the two were taken in for<br />
questioning. The two were cautioned and<br />
discharged.<br />
Luveve/Pumula<br />
10 June 2007<br />
LP, was allegedly harassed by Zanu PF<br />
supporters because she had refused to<br />
register them as vendors. She was accused<br />
of being an MDC supporter and sell-out<br />
and was threatened with assault.<br />
15 June 2007<br />
ND, was reportedly harassed by B, of<br />
Zanu PF, who accused him of supporting<br />
MDC.<br />
15 June 2007<br />
MM, was reportedly assaulted and<br />
harassed by DN and BM, of Zanu PF, on<br />
allegations that he was involved in the<br />
petrol bombings which had taken place in<br />
the area. He was thus accused because his<br />
mother is an MDC activist. The boy<br />
sustained head injuries.<br />
17 June 2007<br />
Mr. S, of Zanu PF, was reportedly harassed<br />
by an MDC activist (name not supplied) at<br />
a budget meeting held at Luveve Lawn<br />
ground. The victim was harassed for his<br />
support for Zanu PF.<br />
19 June 2007<br />
At Cowdray Park bus terminus, BT, was<br />
purportedly harassed by Zanu PF<br />
supporters who accused him of not<br />
attending the ward Councillor CJ’s<br />
meeting. He was also manhandled by<br />
some of the perpetrators.<br />
26 June 2007<br />
At Chronicle offices, MG, of NCA, was<br />
reportedly harassed by ZRP officers. It is<br />
reported that NCA members were staging a<br />
peaceful demonstration for a new<br />
democratic constitution. When the police<br />
arrived other members managed to flee<br />
save for the victim who was caught but<br />
released after she convincingly denied<br />
being part of the group.<br />
Nkulumane<br />
6 June 2007<br />
SD, of the anti-senate MDC faction, was<br />
allegedly harassed and threatened by YD,<br />
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and two others of the pro-senate MDC<br />
faction, when she was coming from a<br />
meeting organised by her faction.<br />
7 June 2007<br />
At Nkulumane complex, NM, of Zanu PF,<br />
was reportedly harassed by MDC supporters,<br />
MM, TM, and MS, for allegedly being seen<br />
in full Zanu PF regalia and chanting Zanu PF<br />
slogans. The victim was forcibly made to go<br />
back home and change into ordinary clothes.<br />
8 June 2007<br />
PN, and ZM, of a local NGO, were allegedly<br />
harassed by two Zanu PF members after they<br />
were seen wearing T/shirts inscribed<br />
“Rambai makashinga/Qiniselani maqawe”.<br />
The victims were ordered to go back and<br />
change into ordinary clothes and warned that<br />
if they continued wearing such regalia, then<br />
they would be assaulted. The incident took<br />
place at Nkulumane shopping complex.<br />
10 June 2007<br />
At Sekusile Complex, ZB, Mrs. N, and MB,<br />
of MDC, were allegedly assaulted by<br />
National Youth Service militia for allegedly<br />
putting up posters for an MDC rally. The<br />
victims were accused of being puppets of the<br />
British and labelled traitors.<br />
In a separate incident, TM, and SS, of the<br />
MDC anti-senate faction, were reportedly<br />
harassed by HM, of the pro-senate MDC,<br />
while they were coming from a meeting at<br />
which the party was selecting a shadow<br />
Councillor for ward 20. The two were rivals<br />
at the meeting. The incident took place<br />
Mgogo Primary School.<br />
13 June 2007<br />
At Pumula Shopping Centre, LM, MC, ZH,<br />
and PL, of UPP were reportedly harassed by<br />
members of the MDC, ZD, TC, AC, RB and<br />
MD. The victims were accused of being<br />
detractors. The UPP members were labelled<br />
Zanu PF puppets which allegation the victims<br />
dismissed as malicious.<br />
In yet another incident, JD and SM, of MDC,<br />
were reportedly harassed by four Zanu PF<br />
supporters for wearing MDC regalia. The<br />
victims had their two T/shirts grabbed by the<br />
perpetrators and left bare.<br />
tactics.<br />
11 June 2007,<br />
The people of Nyandeni are having problems<br />
with their councillor CS, a member of Zanu<br />
PF. The people are accusing the Councillor of<br />
preventing them from doing a number of<br />
30<br />
projects in their area. He wants them to<br />
consider his authority and permission first<br />
before venturing into anything. This has<br />
angered the villagers and distanced them