Masvingo
Harassment/Intimidation
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
15
Discrimination
Right to food, aid and livelihood
Displacement
Disrupted Political Mtg
Property Rights
Freedom of Assembly
1
1
1
Assault
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
3
21
Harassment/Intimidation
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
Assault
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
Malicious Damage to
Property
Total
Property Rights
7
5
2
Harare
Total
14
Violations continue to rise steadily as the political parties’ congresses days approach. Both
Zanu PF and MDC- T are set to hold their elective congresses in the last quarter of the year.
Ø 2 September 2014-In a case of intra-party conflict within the MDC-T party a group of
MDC-T youths waylaid and beat up one supporter from Hippo Valley, Chiredzi West.
They accused the victim of having defected to the MDC Renewal party. This was in
clear violation of his freedom of association and freedom of choice as covered in the
Bill of Rights in the new constitution and in the covenant of Civil and Political Rights.
Ø 30 September 2014- In Gutu Central at Mupandawana Township a widow who is a
member of the MDC-T party was evicted from the Hwiru Tavern premises by the
Mupandawana Housing Officer Mr Paradzai Muguyo Jaison accusing her of being an
MDC-T supporter. The victim who worked as a food vendor had her braai stands
removed and her other utensils thrown away by council officials.
Most of the violence reported this month emanates from intraparty conflicts within the two
major political parties Zanu PF and MDC-T. The congress preparations for Zanu PF congress
in December 2014 and MDC-T congress at the end of October 2014 have opened disharmony
in both parties as people are outwitting each other jostling for power during party
restructuring exercises. In MDC-T there are accusations and counter accusations of vote
rigging during their grass-root party restructuring exercise. In Zanu PF the situation is very
tense as one faction has roped in the first lady Grace Mugabe to lead the women’s league.
Harare experienced demolitions of houses in Chitungwiza and Epworth.
Ø 2 September 2014 In Harare South, more than twenty-six Zanu PF youths led by Clever
Musabayana demonstrated at the house of the Member of Parliament for the
constituency and almost beat the MP up for having insulted the first lady Grace Mugabe.
Ø 25 September 2014 –The Epworth Town Board led by their Inspector Muzunguza
demolished about eight home industry structures which were under construction
accusing the owners of having allocated themselves the stands illegally, this resulted in
commotion and a woman police officer who had accompanied the local board staff was
hit by a catapult and had to be hospitalized.
Ø 26September 2014 In Chitungwiza North, more than fifteen houses in Unit A extension
and about eight houses in Unit P were demolished by Chitungwiza Town Council led by
Bunhu escorted by four police officers who accused occupants of having been allocated
the stands illegally on wet lands. The houses were demolished during midnight and
early morning raids, some of the occupants were given seven days to demolish the
houses on their own failure which council would destroy them.
Ø 27 September 2014 – in Glenview North MDC-T Member of Parliament for the
constituency, was harassed and almost beaten by four MDC-T youths led by Talent
Chimhini who accused the MP of rigging the elections during a grass-roots party
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