KEY VIOLATIONS
ZANU PF’S PROPOSED 2030 BID RAISING CONCERNS OVER COERCIVE TACTICS
The controversy surrounding calls by some ZANU PF members to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rule
to 2030, has sparked intense debate and intimidation in Zimbabwe. ZPP documented 8 cases of human rights
violations which were linked to the 2030 agenda. These violations include threats of violence, intimidation, and
harassment. These violations affected 97 people (54 men, 43 women). The violations infringe on citizens'
political rights and freedom of expression and have severe implications for their physical and mental health
and wellbeing.
The violations were perpetrated mainly by ZANU PF members, traditional leaders and war veterans. Efforts to
push for the 2030 agenda and counter-efforts to push back the agenda have created a tense political
atmosphere which is characterized by fear of the repeat of the 2017 events. In rural areas, citizens who are
deemed to be opposing the agenda and those that do not demonstrate overt support for it have been
harassed, intimidated, excluded from food aid, and threatened with violence and other unspecified
consequences. In Masvingo West constituency, Ward 33 Councillor Lydia Sigauke has been using her influence
to coerce mine workers into attending ZANU PF meetings and supporting the "ED2030" agenda. Lydia Sigauke
has also been using her influence as the mine worker in charge of housing to threaten mine workers with
evictions should they fail to attend ZANU PF meetings. Zimbabwe's constitution limits the presidential office to
two five-year terms, and Mnangagwa's second term expires in 2028. Extending his rule would require
constitutional changes, which could undermine the country's democratic foundations. ZPP encourages
members of the community to report such threats and for the Zimbabwe Republic Police to act on such reports
without protecting the perpetrators, for it is such acts that may perpetuate the gross impunity.
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