Human Rights Monitoring Report - Kubatana
Human Rights Monitoring Report - Kubatana
Human Rights Monitoring Report - Kubatana
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SOUTHERN REGION<br />
Masvingo<br />
Masvingo<br />
57<br />
Totals<br />
60<br />
50<br />
40<br />
30<br />
20<br />
10<br />
0<br />
0 0 0 0<br />
26<br />
1<br />
7<br />
2 0<br />
4<br />
9<br />
Murder<br />
Rape<br />
Kidnapping<br />
Abduction<br />
Type of cases<br />
Assault<br />
Theft/Looting<br />
Discrimination<br />
MDP<br />
Torture<br />
Unlawful Detention<br />
Harassment/intimidation<br />
Displacement<br />
Jun-07<br />
Bikita West<br />
6 June 2007<br />
It is reported that CM (56), who is the<br />
Zanu PF Councillor for ward 11, told the<br />
gathering at a ward centre to write down<br />
the names of those who were to benefit<br />
from the livestock programme. CM,<br />
allegedly gave strict instructions that only<br />
Zanu PF sympathisers were to benefit from<br />
the programme.<br />
9 June 2007<br />
At Nyepere Village, AH, a former Zanu PF<br />
supporter was reportedly harassed, by PS,<br />
of Zanu PF, for defecting from Zanu PF to<br />
MDC.<br />
12 June 2007<br />
CM, was reportedly harassed, by Zanu PF<br />
supporters. It is reported that the CM, the<br />
headman of Makomo village, was harassed<br />
for reasons that his wife is a staunch<br />
supporter of United Peoples’ Party (UPP).<br />
The victim was accused of being anti Zanu<br />
PF because of his wife.<br />
14 June 2007<br />
In Machingambi village, ward 11, AM (31)<br />
was reportedly harassed by BM, of the<br />
ruling party. AM allegedly met BM on her<br />
way to attend a meeting called by Chief M<br />
wearing a red hat. The perpetrator ordered<br />
the victim to remove the hat perceiving red<br />
as an MDC party colour.<br />
16 June 2007<br />
© ZPP Programmes Dept. June 2007<br />
TK (32), JG (40), PM (45) and BM (40) of<br />
the MDC, were reportedly harassed and<br />
intimidated by LC (43), of the ruling party,<br />
who is also Chief M secretary. The victims<br />
were chased away from the chief’s<br />
homestead where they had gone to attend a<br />
celebration, where chief M had benefited a<br />
tractor under the Agricultural<br />
Mechanisation Programme.<br />
22 June 2007<br />
At Domoshava Primary School, Chief M<br />
of Mazhawidza village allegedly<br />
threatened villagers with expulsion from<br />
the village, if they support the opposition<br />
MDC.<br />
22 June 2007<br />
BM, a school girl, was reportedly harassed<br />
and accused of supporting MDC together<br />
with her parents by TCS, the headmaster of<br />
her school. It is said that the girl with her<br />
friends were assigned to clean the<br />
headmaster’s office when by error, the girl<br />
touched the wall with wet hands leaving an<br />
open hand print on the wall. The open<br />
hand is said to a symbol for MDC hence<br />
the harassment of the young girl.<br />
25 June 2007<br />
At Chief M’s homestead, Chief M and<br />
PJM, were reportedly harassed, by EM, of<br />
Zanu PF, who threatened to expose Chief<br />
M’s political status to top Zanu PF<br />
officials. Chief M was being accused of<br />
supporting MDC because he had denied<br />
EM, a chance to becoming a kraalhead.<br />
Mwenezi<br />
2 June 2007<br />
MD and EM, of Neshuro Secondary<br />
School, were allegedly assaulted by two<br />
policemen at Sarahuru Township, after<br />
they were found loitering at the<br />
township at around 8 pm. The two<br />
victims were asked to give reasons why<br />
they were at the township. They were<br />
assaulted with baton sticks after they<br />
failed to give satisfactory answers.<br />
5 June 2007<br />
It is alleged that at Lundi Township, JC<br />
(23), BH (28) and JC (30), of the MDC<br />
were harassed by police officers from<br />
Masvingo Central Police Station on<br />
allegations of selling fuel on the parallel<br />
market.<br />
18 June 2007<br />
At Matande Primary School, teachers<br />
including S, M and Z were allegedly<br />
harassed by SM and EM of the ruling<br />
party for not attending ruling party<br />
meetings. The victims were ordered to<br />
produce Zanu PF membership cards and<br />
after they failed to produce the<br />
membership cards, they were threatened<br />
with unspecified action.<br />
20 June 2007<br />
MS, was allegedly harassed by SS, who<br />
is the ward Councillor, at a meeting<br />
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