KEY VIOLATIONS
October Human Rights Violations
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Threats of Violence
Restricted freedom of assembly and association
Restricted access to social services
Assault
Unfair distribution of food aid
Displacement
Unjustified arrest
Restrictred Freedom of Expression
MDP
Other
Detention
Disappearence
Killing
Restricted Movements
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FORCED DISAPPEARENCES
In two separate incidents, grave human rights violations relating to forced disappearances, torture, and
politically motivated reprisals were recorded. In Mt Darwin South, Ward 21, a woman was abducted by
unknown assailants who had initially been searching for her husband, a known political actor linked to Saviour
Kasukuwere’s 2023 presidential campaign. The victim was later found dumped in Glendale with severe
physical injuries, including signs of torture, indicating deliberate, degrading, and inhuman treatment intended
to intimidate and punish perceived political dissent. In the same pattern of politically charged retaliation, an
unmarked vehicle without number plates was used to attack a lodge owned by Kasukuwere’s relative, where a
conference room and three additional rooms were set on fire after reports circulated that a political meeting
had been held at the premises. This act of arson represents a direct violation of the right to property, personal
security, and participation in political expression without fear of retaliation. Similarly, in another politically
linked incident in Harare Central, a male security guard at SAPES Trust was abducted and briefly detained by
unidentified perpetrators who sought to destroy property ahead of a scheduled press conference involving
political stakeholders. These incidents illustrate a broader climate of political intolerance marked by enforced
disappearances, targeted violence, intimidation, and the systematic suppression of dissent. Beyond the
immediate physical harm to victims, such acts instill fear, silence public participation thus affecting the safety
and enjoyment of citizens’ political rights.
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