Date
HR Violated
Provincial highlights
15 December
Freedom of
Association
Political Rights
28 December
Freedom of
Association
Village Head Gilbert Karuweruwe of ward 14 in Mount Darwin East threatened his children with violence for defecting
to Zim PF from Zanu PF. Two of his sons *Benson and *Malvin attended a rally addressed by Zim PF president, Joice
Mujuru Mount Darwin East. The village head heard about their attendance and was furious that they had deserted
Zanu PF. He scolded them and warned that the party was going to take action against them.
Abraham Mhembare, Zanu PF ward chairperson for ward 12 called a meeting at Muonwe Township in Bindura South
to give feedback on what had transpired at their party’s Masvingo Conference. At the meeting he announced that no
opposition members were allowed in the area and went on to castigate villagers who had attended a local social club
meeting called Kuwadzana Trust, a fundraising initiative where villagers contribute money towards community savings.
He said all those who participated in the initiative were MDC-T activists as this was not sanctioned by Zanu PF.
Mashonaland East
The most notable violations included inter-party conflict between Zanu PF and MDC-T supporters. There were also numerous cases of partisan distribution
of food aid.
Date
HR Violated
Provincial highlights
2 December
Political
Rights
18 December
Right to
Shelter
A war veteran, Misheck Purazi, approached MDC-T supporter, *Wellington Mabvi, and demanded that he hand over
MDC-T t-shirts for them to be destroyed. Purazi added that opposition parties are no longer wanted in Mudzi North
especially towards 2018 elections.
A group of Zanu PF youths were given a stand in Wedza Centre by the Ministry of Youth Development, Indigenisation
and Empowerment in September. The youths were each instructed to contribute $20 before starting construction. In
December they discovered that the stand was already in the ownership of a youth officer only identified as Chitongo.
The case is yet to be resolved.
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