The Round Up
Zimbabwe Peace Project recorded 145 cases of human rights
violations in the month of November. 77.8% of the victims were
general citizens while members of the opposition party Citizens
Coalition for Change (CCC) were the second largest target group with
a record of 20.9%. 1.3% of the victims were ZANU PF members. ZPP
identified that 52% of the victims were male and 0.45% male persons
with disability (PWDs) while 47% were females and 0.67% women
PWDs. In the same month, the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission
(ZHRC), a Chapter 12 Commission released a statement on the
political and human rights situation in Zimbabwe in the context of the
post-election period. While the statement decried reports of political
violence and human rights violations, particularly in some wards and
constituencies where there are upcoming by-elections, the
commission’s statement lacked the urgency of ‘enforcing fundamental
human rights’ in Zimbabwe.
The ruling party, ZANU PF, accounted for 60% of the perpetrators of
violations, illustrating its deep-rooted tradition of institutional violence
in the country’s history. The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) which is
supposed to enforce the protection of victims and enforce respect of
human rights made up 13% of the reported perpetrators. Opposition
parties such as the CCC and Mthwakazi also contributed to the
perpetrators making up 6.3% and 0.4% respectively. ZPP recorded,
accurately verified and documented violations in all the country’s
provinces.
The cases recorded in November included abductions and reports of
torture of political activist, partisan distributions which violated the
people’s rightful access to food and other aid and the violation of the
right to administrative justice. In respect to food and other aid violation
cases recorded, Manicaland, Midlands and Masvingo provinces
topped the list at 27% of violations, followed by Mashonaland Central
which recorded 18%.
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