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August 2024
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Harare
The province recorded a surge in human
rights violations, recording 40 violations,
the highest in August. The province was
the epicentre of government crackdown
ahead of the 44th SADC Summit. Human
rights
activists,
Civil
Society
Organisations,
leaders
of
political
parties, and ordinary citizens were the
target of the government’s desperation
to ‘maintain law and order’ albeit the
heavy handedness. Notable cases
include the raids into various CSOs in Harare, such as Crisis Coalition, ZINASU,
and Heal Zimbabwe Trust by CIO agents. Prior to the August 17, 2024, SADC
Summit, state security agents were intimidating people in beer halls and other
public places. ZRP police assaulted 13 women and 25 men at a bottle store on
August 17, 2024, in St. Mary's ward 4 at the Chigovanyika shop, claiming it was
an illegal gathering. In response to rumours that Zimbabwean citizens would
stage a protest on August 17th over rights violations, state security forces
launched a crackdown in an attempt to maintain peace ahead of the SADC
summit.
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