Zimbabwe Peace Project

Politics Ruling the Law
in Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwe Peace Project
Monthly Monitoring Report
August 2022

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2022_ZPP MMR August 2022 - Politics Ruling the Law in Zimbabwe

Monthly Monitoring Report

Executive Summary: In August, ZPP monitored and documented 257 human rights violations, with 3,321 victims identified [2,334 Males and 987 Females, including 31 (14M/17F) PWDs]. The majority of human rights cases were perpetrated by the Zanu PF party, responsible for 51% of the violations, followed by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) at 28%. The general citizens populated the highest percentage of victims, 89%, and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporters followed with 11%. Law enforcement agents and the ruling party have collectively subjected the citizens of Zimbabwe to gross human rights violations. The report notes systematic campaigns by supporters of the Zanu PF party to threaten and intimidate opposition supporters, particularly in rural areas. In the recently concluded Housing and Population Census 2022, the rural population constitutes 61.4%, justifying the observed targeted intimidation campaigns ahead of the scheduled 2023 elections in Zimbabwe. Traditional leaders are challenged to be actors in mobilising support for Zanu PF against provisions of the Constitution Section 281 (2) (a and b) which sets out the conduct of traditional leaders, which among other, they are not supposed to be members of political parties and not supposed to act in a partisan manner when dealing with citizens under their jurisdiction. The threat of harassment, discrimination, and intimidation of opposition supporters demonstrates how traditional leaders are continually being coaxed to harvest fear. The ground is already being set for the 2023 elections.

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