INCIDENCES OF POLITICALLY MOTIVATED VIOLATIONS
HR/FREEDOMS VIOLATED
Assault
Theft/looting
Kidnapping/Abduction
Harassment/intimidation
Discrimination
Right to liberty and security of person
Property rights
Right to Liberty and security of person
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
Right to food, aid and livelihood
Property rights
7
2
1
33
16
2
64
Harassment/intimidation
Assault
Theft/looting
Discrimination
Total
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
Property rights
Right to food, aid and livelihood
73
13
4
18
108
Harassment/intimidation
Discrimination
Assault
Theft/looting
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
Right to food, education
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
Property rights
26
12
1
2
PROVINCE
# OF ACTS
ACTS OF HR VIOLATIONS
Malicious Damage to property
Mash Central
Midlands
Manicaland
Total
5
MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF HR VIOLATIONS
Ø
The province recorded a rise in the number of violations during period
under review compared to December 2013 figures. The month of January
recorded 64 incidents up from the 35 witnessed in December.
Ø About 33 families from Nemaire Village in Headlands have been
threatened with eviction by Sam Maungwe the Zanu PF councillor for the
area. The families of former farm workers have been staying on the land
since 2000 and are now being accused of supporting the MDC-T. As a
way of legalising their eviction, the families were summoned to appear in
court facing charges of trespassing and cutting down of trees under the
Makoni Rural District Council. ZPP referred the case to the Zimbabwe
Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) who have since taken up the matter
and are defending the families’ right to shelter and protection of the law.
Ø The political situation in the province deteriorated significantly during the
month of January as the region recorded the highest number of human
rights violations. There were 108 recorded incidents in January up from
the 44 cases witnessed in December 2013.
Ø Although the majority of cases witnessed were of harassment and
intimidation, the province also witnessed assault cases related to the ongoing food aid distribution exercise. A self-styled prophet from GokweMapfungautsi was reportedly assaulted by his neighbour Percy Ndlovu
who is a retired soldier, on 15 January for allegedly displaying a red
banner highlighting his capabilities. Ndlovu accused the prophet of
displaying MDC-T colours and ordered him to remove it immediately.
Ø The province has witnessed cases of discrimination in food aid and Basic
Education Assistance Module (BEAM) programs while the victims have
been those aligned to the opposition.
Ø Eleven families were evicted from Protea Farm in Mazowe South for