Human Rights Monitoring Report - Kubatana
Human Rights Monitoring Report - Kubatana
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SOUTHERN REGION<br />
called by a local NGO. SS was given a<br />
platform to welcome his villagers, instead<br />
he started chanting his party slogan and a<br />
number of people did not respond because<br />
they wanted to hear about the food<br />
distribution. The victim was spotted as<br />
one of the people who did not respond to<br />
the slogans and was chased away from the<br />
meeting. SS also accused the victim of<br />
supporting the MDC.<br />
20 June 2007<br />
It is alleged that Rutenga police are<br />
harassing Sarahuru community. It is said<br />
that the police are going door to door<br />
searching for foreign currency and if they<br />
find the money they just confiscate it<br />
without any fine being paid.<br />
Masvingo Central<br />
2 June 2007<br />
GM (32), a police officer was allegedly<br />
evicted by his landlord, C. C told GM that<br />
he no longer wanted to accommodate<br />
police officers because they went about<br />
beating up people for no reason. GM was<br />
accommodated at a police camp, where he<br />
was given a classroom to put his<br />
belongings together with his family.<br />
2 June 2007<br />
AT and AM, were supposedly harassed, by<br />
WM, of Zanu PF. They were accused of<br />
having gone to the perpetrator’s shop and<br />
ordered the till operators to sell them stuff<br />
at half prices citing that government had<br />
ordered price reductions by 50%.<br />
8 June 2007<br />
TZ (35), CT (29) and NT (24) were<br />
allegedly assaulted by three Zanu PF<br />
members in Rhodene, for asking why the<br />
police gave Zanu PF supporters clearance<br />
to hold a meeting whilst they refused to<br />
clear MDC supporters.<br />
10 June 2007<br />
BM (42), of the MDC, was allegedly<br />
assaulted and unlawfully detained by the<br />
CIO at Mucheke Stadium, where the MDC<br />
party president was addressing a rally, for<br />
opposing the ruling government.<br />
17 June 2007<br />
MT (36), WC (28) and TM (31) were<br />
allegedly harassed by PC, GM, and other<br />
Zanu PF members at Chesvingo crèche<br />
where, MT intended to hold her CIVNET<br />
workshop on participation. The Zanu PF<br />
© ZPP Programmes Dept. June 2007<br />
youths harassed some of the participants<br />
on their way to the workshop, linking<br />
the CIVNET workshop to an MDC rally<br />
that was held at Mucheke stadium.<br />
23 June 2007<br />
AM, was reportedly threatened with<br />
unspecified action, for allegedly<br />
attending a meeting organized by a local<br />
NGO. He was accused of being a<br />
member of the opposition MDC party.<br />
24 June 2007<br />
M (30), M (39) and K (±40), all war<br />
veterans, were reportedly assaulted by<br />
M, S and M of Zanu PF, for telling other<br />
war veterans at a meeting that it was<br />
time for them to make a move on the<br />
Zanu PF leader who did not want to give<br />
others a chance to rule Zimbabwe.<br />
When the ruling party supporters heard<br />
of this they went to the meeting and<br />
assaulted the victims and ordered people<br />
to disperse.<br />
Masvingo North<br />
4 June 2007<br />
LM and CC, of Zanu School, were<br />
purportedly intimidated and harassed by<br />
JK, of Zanu PF, who is also the<br />
Chairperson, at a School Development<br />
Committee meeting. JK allegedly<br />
stopped CC from attending the meeting<br />
accusing him of being an MDC<br />
supporter. JK also went ahead to<br />
suspend LM from being in the School<br />
Development Committee because he<br />
suspected him to be a UPP party<br />
supporter.<br />
6 June 2007<br />
CC, of UPP, was allegedly harassed by<br />
JK, the Zanu PF Chairperson, who<br />
accused him of defecting to UPP. CC<br />
was forced to go for a hearing with the<br />
disciplinary committee at the Zanu PF<br />
offices in Masvingo. CC alleges that he<br />
denied the allegations which were<br />
levelled against him and the committee<br />
asked CC to persuade the youths in ward<br />
14 to join the ruling party.<br />
12 June 2007<br />
JT (45), SS (60) and SM (38), were<br />
allegedly denied food aid because their<br />
sons are MDC activists. The victims<br />
were also accused of being MDC<br />
supporters and were not eligible to get<br />
food aid.<br />
15 June 2007<br />
TC (52), was allegedly harassed by<br />
Chief M and Nemamwa Police officers<br />
for organising a ZESN workshop in the<br />
area.<br />
23 June 2007<br />
It is alleged that carpentry instructors at<br />
Masvingo Polytechnic College were<br />
allegedly forced by MP SM, to go to his<br />
homestead in Zimuto to roof another<br />
house. The victims had previously been<br />
taken to do the same job at another<br />
house for no payment in May 2007.<br />
Chivi North<br />
3 June 2007<br />
PM (52), of the MDC, was allegedly<br />
harassed by MB (55) of the ruling party,<br />
for talking to a newspaper correspondent<br />
on how ‘operation maguta’ was being<br />
politicised. The victim was threatened<br />
with unspecified action by the<br />
perpetrator.<br />
6 June 2007<br />
At Chinembiri Secondary School, M,<br />
the headmaster of the school ,was<br />
allegedly harassed by Zanu PF members<br />
and war veterans, during the registration<br />
of the Ordinary Level June<br />
examinations. The perpetrators wanted<br />
the headmaster to reduce the registration<br />
fees. The school was closed resulting in<br />
failure of the June examinations being<br />
written at Chinembiri Secondary School.<br />
14 June 2007<br />
It is alleged that teachers at Madya<br />
Primary School, were allegedly<br />
assaulted and intimidated by the ward<br />
coordinator and Zanu PF supporters.<br />
The teachers were accused of abusing<br />
the children by sending them to fetch<br />
firewood and water. They were also<br />
accused of supporting the MDC.<br />
15 June 2007<br />
NS and Chivi police allegedly denied<br />
WM (47), of Mutangi village, a<br />
clearance letter for him to hold a field<br />
day at ZIPWA Project, accusing him of<br />
being an MDC supporter. Some of the<br />
participants failed to attend.<br />
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