Right to personal integrity and human dignity
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
Discrimination
Right to food, education
Total
Harassment/intimidation
Discrimination
Total
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
Right to food, aid and livelihood
Harassment/intimidation
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
Discrimination
Right to food, aid and livelihood
22
1
6
29
6
1
7
Mash Central;
Harassment/intimidation
Assault
Mash West
Total
6
1
7
The province has continued to witness evictions targeting mainly former farm workers. Most
of the evictions are a result of labour disputes after the new farmer failed to pay the workers
their salaries.The eviction orders were processed at Guruve Magistrates Courts and gave the
victims only two days to vacate the farm compound. There are also reports of harassment and
intimidation based on political affiliation.
Ø 21 September 2014- Tomson Mawara a soldier based at the Centenary GMB and four
youths went door to door forcing people at the Dura wall in Gatu Township Centenary
Muzarabani South to attend a meeting where he reminded people that they should
always be on the lookout for enemies and work to defend the party that brought
independence.The province has of late witnessed these forced meetings as the provincial
Zanu PF structures prepare to host the First Lady on her nationwide tours.
Ø 27 September 2014- Seven families each with an average of ten dependants were evicted
at Vigila farm MvurwiMazowe North by the new farmer Charles Hodobo.The farmer
accused the victims of failing to work for him yet in essence the people were being
victimized for bringing opposition politics at the farm and the eviction was done so that
the influence does not spread to other communities. .
Ø 27 September 2014- MDC activist of Mudoka Village ward 7 Muzarabani North was
denied access to GMB maize loan by Ezekiel Mudoka and ChavhundukaVheremu of
Zanu PF claiming that the food loan was meant for sons and daughters of the soil which
are Zanu PF party members.
Mashonaland West province continues to experience cases of harassment and intimidation
that are of both interparty and intraparty in nature. Powerful Zanu PF activists are also on
record for dispossessing ordinary people of their land to give to the party affiliates.
Ø 5 September 2014- Teachers from Murombedzi in Zvimba West were harassed,
intimidated and forced by a group of Zanu PF supporters to leave school opening
meetings to attend the installation of Chief Zvimba.
Ø 20 September 2014- A Zanu PF meeting was called by former chairperson Trymore
Dhakwa in Mhangura, at the Red Cross to organize youths to invade a farm owned by a
white farmer in Doma.
Ø 21 September 2014- ZANU PF youths clashed at Muriel mining grounds in
Mutorashanga. The youths affiliated to Councillor Ida Kamushinda clashed with those
affiliated to Councillor Zandara of ward 30.This comes after the move to extend ward
30 to Kildoman siding. Police had to intervene to calm the situation but no arrests were
made.
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