Human Rights Monitoring Report - Kubatana

SOUTHERN REGION
19 June 2007
CM, of MDC, was allegedly assaulted and
harassed by I.M of Zanu PF for belonging
to the MDC party.
20 June 2007
AM (28), of the MDC, was reportedly
assaulted, by GR and NM, of Zanu PF, for
wearing an MDC T/shirt at Zvemombe
Business Centre during a beer drink.
21 June 2007
25 June 2007
For allegedly being accused of not
following Zanu PF instructions, Mrs. N, of
MDC, had her money stolen from her
house by one TK, of Zanu PF, who said he
was sent to perpetrate the crime by Mr. M,
of Zanu PF. The case was reported to the
police.
Gutu South
14 June 2007
preparations for the celebrations of the new
Chief Nyakuhuwa’s installation.
7 June 2007
At Musenyeki village, NG and MG, of
unknown political affiliation, were allegedly
subjected to harassment by PZ and SR, of
Zanu PF, who accused them of supporting
MDC when they had gone to enquire on why
they had been left out of the list of the food
for work programme.
14 June 2007
RM, of MDC, was allegedly harassed and
threatened by SH, and 9 others for
supporting MDC.
Gutu North
6 June 2007
SH (72), was reportedly assaulted, by MH,
of the ruling party because her son who is
outside the country bought her a residential
stand. The perpetrator is threatening the
victim with unspecified action.
11 June 2007
M, who is the manager at Collective
Finance, was reportedly given money by
the RBZ to distribute to Small and
Medium Enterprises. It is alleged that the
victim was threatened with assault by M,
who is a member of Zanu PF, after the
victim refused to give preference to Zanu
PF supporters only.
22 June 2007
At Mpandawana Council, residents of
ward 33 and 34 were reportedly threatened
by MP M, of Zanu PF, who told the people
to vote for Zanu PF in the 2008 elections
or else there was going to be war. People
were given clothes after the meeting.
22 June 2007
It is reported that ward 27 MDC
Councillor, was denied to take part in the
full council meeting by Zanu PF
supporters. The perpetrators told the only
MDC Councillor that they wanted to
discuss Zanu PF issues and he was not
welcome.
22 June 2007
The MP for Gutu North, LM, reportedly
threatened villagers of wards 8, 33 and 34
with war if they voted for the MDC in the
elections.
© ZPP Programmes Dept. June 2007
For discussing life’s hardships in the
economy of Zimbabwe, teachers of Gomba
School, were allegedly harassed, by M, a
Councillor with Zanu PF who accused
them of discussing politics. The case was
reported to the District office for the
teachers to be disciplined.
22 June 2007
ST, a Zanu PF Councillor, was reportedly
harassed by people at a meeting for
HIV/AIDS. It is said that the victim was
supposed to take minutes at the meeting
but was stopped after people accused him
of supporting MDC.
26 June 2007
Mr M, a businessman, and member of the
MDC, was reportedly harassed, by Mrs. C
of Zanu PF. It is reported that the
perpetrator went to the victim’s
supermarket and accused him of
overcharging because his goods were
above the gazetted price. The perpetrator is
said to have attempted buying opaque beer
at the gazetted price but the shop owner
refused thus he was harassed.
Zaka West
2 June 2007
BT allegedly suffered malicious damage to
his property because he was being accused
of supporting MDC. It is alleged that FZ,
of Zanu PF, purportedly set BT’s house on
fire with the intention of burning the
victim inside the house. Fortunately, the
victim was not in the house when the fire
started.
4 June 2007
At Muchingambi Business Centre, NM, of
MDC, was ostensibly assaulted by KR, of
Zanu PF, accused of being an MDC
supporter who was disturbing the
MDC women were reportedly harassed by
Zanu PF officials, who denied them access to
paraffin which was promised to the women
of the area because they supported MDC.
15 June 2007
MDC supporters, TR, and PS, were
purportedly harassed by M, of Zanu PF, who
threatened them with unspecified action from
Zanu PF if they were going to continue
supporting and campaigning for MDC. This
took place at Veza Business Centre at a
meeting which was called by the ward
Councillor W, to announce the price for a
50kg bag of maize.
19 June 2007
TG, of MDC, was reportedly threatened and
harassed by PM, of Zanu PF, and told to stop
distributing MDC material in the area.
20 June 2007
At Mawere Business Centre, TT, and AC of
Zanu PF, were purportedly harassed, by EC,
of MDC, when he told them to stop forcing
other youths to join Zanu PF if they wanted
to live in the area. He warned that if he ever
heard that the two continued with their
agenda then they would be risking their lives.
23 June 2007
IC and KM, of MDC, were purportedly
harassed, by AH, of Zanu PF, for supporting
MDC. The two were being forced to join
Zanu PF or else suffer eviction from the area
25 June 2007
RM, of Zanu PF, was reportedly assaulted by
JM, of MDC. It is said that the victim was
initially threatened and told not to attend any
NGO gathering and when she tried to explain
she was then beaten until DR, intervened.
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