VICTIM and PERPETRATOR ANALYSIS
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PERPETRATORS
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Unknown
Female
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VICTIMS
Male
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Figure 3: Victim and Perpetrator Analysis by Gender
The majority of the perpetrators and victims of violence are men; this trend reflects the masculine
nature of Zimbabwean political contestations, which are still dominated by men. It has to be noted
that there are more victims than perpetrators of violence who are women. This indicates how
women are targeted in political violence as activists in their own right and as relatives of male
activists.
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Figure 4: Victim and Perpetrator Analysis by Affiliation
A new phenomenon is noticed in the above graph in which the majority of the victims of violence are
Zanu PF. Traditionally, the majority of victims have been from the opposition MDC-T but with the
increasing intra party conflict in Zanu PF a reversal in this trend is noticed. The above graph also
denotes an unusually high number of “unknown” victims (332), this reflects the general culture of
fear that is in the country. Most victims are afraid of identifying their political affiliation for fear of
further persecution.
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