Data Gathering Methodology
Information contained herein is based on reports from ZPP long-term community
based human rights monitors, who observe and record cases of human rights
violations in the constituencies they reside in. ZPP deploys a total of 420 communitybased primary peace monitors (two per each of the 210 electoral constituencies of
Zimbabwe). The monitors compile reports that are handed over to ZPP coordinators
who man the different ZPP regional offices in the ten administrative provinces of
Zimbabwe. Upon receipt and verification of the reports from the monitors, the
Regional Coordinators compile provincial monthly monitoring reports, which are then
consolidated at the national office into the ZPP Monthly Monitoring Report published
in retrospect.
THE DASHBOARD – INCIDENTS’ STATISTICS AT A GLANCE
Analysis of Violence Victims by Party
ZANU PF 6.8%
MDC-T 11.3%
ZimPF 4.8%
ZRP 0.3%
% Distribution of Victims
Unknown 76.8%
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As the figure above shows, the July victim figures show the increasing percentage of victims
whose political affiliation is not known. Zanu PF victims continued to decrease in July (6.8%) as
compared to June
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The graph for the unknown in terms of political affiliation could be explained in a variety of ways; 1) as a
result of the purging in Zanu PF and the growing factions most people are keeping their future decisions close
to their chests an indication they could consider trooping back if there was an opportunity 2) the growing
number of citizen movements also indicate the reason why the number of victims of unknown political
affiliation increasing. In the past political affiliations were clear but now it is a grey area.
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