Property rights
1
31
Harassment/intimidation
Assault
Discrimination
Total
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
Right to liberty and security of person
Right to food, aid and livelihood
19
3
4
26
Harassment/intimidation
Discrimination
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
Right to food, aid and livelihood
24
5
29
Harassment/Intimidation
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
16
Discrimination
Disrupted Political Mtg
Assault
Total
Right to food, aid and livelihood
Freedom of Assembly
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
6
1
1
24
Harassment/Intimidation
Total
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
7
7
displacements of villagers in Mazowe South and Mvurwi.
Villagers from Kambamura Village in Mt Darwin South were allegedly being forced
to donate USD$5 per household towards the Independence Day celebrations. The
move was initiated and supported by the Zanu PF Ward 3 chairperson Never David
and supported by war veteran Lovemore Tsangu.
The number of politically motivated human rights violations in Mashonaland East
declined to 26 incidents in March from 35 recorded in February
A serious incident of discrimination happened at Mutata Primary School in
Maramba Pfungwe Constituency where a victim had been offered a temporary
teaching post and posted to the station. Unfortunately the acting Headmaster Mr
Madakuenda was aware that the victim was an MDC-T activist in the local area of
Mutata community. It is alleged that he openly told the victim that he could afford to
work with him as that would jeopardize his relations with the Zanu PF local
leadership. The victim lives in Mutata Village under Chief Chitsungo.
Mashonaland West province witnessed an increase in the number of politically
motivated human rights violations with 29 cases during the month of March compared to
February’s 21. Intra-party fighting was the major trigger of conflicts in the province.
A chief whip of MDC-T councillors allegedly received death threats on March 24,
2014 from unknown assailants who had been stalking him. When the stalkers
discovered they were approaching a public place they fled and shouted at the victim
threatening him with death. The victim now lives in fear for his life.
During the month under review Masvingo witnessed a total of 24 cases of human rights
violations up from the 14 recorded in February. Other sources of conflict include
political intolerance among political parties. Most cases reported were of harassment
through threats of violence and denial of access to mainly GMB food relief and farming
inputs.
Zanu PF supporter Tendai Motsi(40) reportedly disrupted a meeting organised by
MDC-T ward structures at Takavarasha Business Centre in Ward 11 in Chivi
district. The MDC-T activists were having their restructuring meeting on 10 March
when Motsi allegedly told them to disperse and threatened to mobilise Zanu PF
youths to come and beat them up if they continued with their meeting. The victims
then stopped their meeting and dispersed.
Mahs East
Displacement
Total
are
Har
Masvingo
Mash West
Total
The province continues to record low figures in terms of politically motivated violence.
The month of March witnessed 7 cases of harassment and intimidation while February
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