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2022_ZPP MMR MARCH 2022 - FOUR WEEKS!

Monthly Monitoring Report

Executive Summary: It was a long four weeks in March of 2022 when Zimbabwe witnessed an unprecedented increase in politically motivated human rights violations designed to suppress campaigns by the newly formed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) ahead of the by elections held on March 26. It was clear that President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration was not prepared or willing to ensure free, fair and open political and human rights friendly environment and was prepared to do anything hook or crook to take advantage of incumbency at election time. Zanu PF spokesperson, Christopher Mutsvangwa confirmed this when he said while addressing a press conference early March, “I want to make it very clear, all over the world an incumbent party has an advantage of being in power to use the position of incumbency for campaigning,” he said. Mutsvangwa added that those that felt the state broadcaster, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation was not covering opposition political party rallies should form their own media houses. This was a direct insult to the Constitution and the laws of the land. Section 61 (4) of the 2013 Constitution implores state controlled media to “afford fair opportunity for the presentation of divergent views and dissenting opinions”. Section 160G of the Electoral Act [Chapter 2:13] states that public broadcasters shall afford all political parties and independent candidates contesting an election such free access to their broadcasting services. It was therefore not a surprise that the ruling Zanu PF contributed to 73 percent of all human rights violations the ZPP recorded in March followed by the Zimbabwe Republic Police, which contributed to nearly 16 percent of human rights violations.

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FOUR WEEKS! ZPP MONTHLY MONITORING REPORT MARCH 2022 (2).pdf
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