Human Rights Monitoring Report - Kubatana

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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