It is alleged that the youths were assaulted and had difficulty in walking when they were released
without charge three days later.
In the month of January 155 violations were recorded and these emanated from intra and inter
party fights and topping the list were harassment and discrimination cases. The relatively lower
numbers of violations mask deep seated political tensions which are observed even during the
distribution of food and other forms of aid. The main perpetrators of various violations are male; out
of 230 recorded perpetrators, 203 are male while 24 are female. Whereas opposition party
supporters have borne the brunt of violence and they have been the main victims as reported by ZPP
there has been a reversal of this trend. There is a marked increase of Zanu PF party activists who
were victims of violations; 51 cases involving Zanu PF victims were recorded in the month of January
2015 compared to 67 cases recorded in December 2014. The perpetrators of violence against the
noted Zanu PF activists were also Zanu PF activists. Zanu PF party members still remain the main
perpetrators of violence with a record 204 perpetrators compared to 13 from MDC-T party. The
number of victims of political violence remain high among males (189) compared to females (72) and
this could be attributed to the fact that men constitute the majority of political actors. The majority
of the victims (238) have dependents that may have been affected by the violence perpetrated on
their parents.
FOOD AND OTHER FORMS OF AID VIOLATIONS
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Food aid continues to be distributed on partisan lines with the majority of victims being in the
opposition and those labelled as Mujuru loyalists.
On 7 January 2015 Zanu PF activists Juliana Shoriwa and Spencer Radzoka of Ngingi village Makoni
Central denied an MDC-T supporter from Nyagota village ward 21 access to a 50 kg bag of fertilizer
which was being distributed under the Presidential Input Scheme. The victim was accused of
belonging to the wrong political party.
Reported Food Violations - January 2015
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Figure 2: Reported Food Violations
On 25 January 2015, in Chikanga Township a Zanu PF activist Edward Gurudza denied another Zanu
PF member perceived to belong to the Mujuru faction fertilizer distributed under the Presidential
Input Scheme.
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