Conference resolutions included the need to start preparing for the 2018 elections. Other
resolutions included ensuring food security, improving irrigation and reducing grain imports.
With regards to health, the government would ensure adequate medicines and facilities in
hospitals and clinics servicing communities. The country’s education system would be
consolidated such that youths identify their niches and aim to be employers.
Other rights that were violated during the course of December include political rights (7
cases), right to human dignity (5 cases), right to personal security (4 cases), rights of the
elderly (4 cases), right to shelter (3 cases), freedom of assembly (2 cases), property rights (2
cases).
Over the last three months December recorded the lowest acts of violence. In December
118 acts of violence were documented while in November and October it was 208 and 186
respectively. Intimidation/ harassment has continued to top the list of acts of violence. In
December 50 cases were reported from a sharp 116 in November. 48 cases of
discrimination were reported during December, an increase from 40 in November. This has
largely been because of the discrimination occurring during distribution of food aid and
farming inputs.
December had the lowest number of victims and perpetrators, 458 and 212, respectively.
The number of victims reduced by 139 from 597 in November while 655 victims were noted
in October. Perpetrators also reduced by 224 from 436 in November. It must be noted that
December basically does not record high violations, as there are few political activities that
place communities at risk. In 2015 November recorded 401 victims and 402 victims in
December; perpetrators were 338 in November and 312 in December.
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. ZPP deploys a total of 420 community-based 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 Coordinators compile provincial monthly
monitoring reports, which are then consolidated at the national office into the ZPP Monthly
Monitoring Report published in retrospect.
This report contains some of the violations recorded by ZPP, the organisation has a data
base with the rest of the injustices and gladly shares it with interested stakeholders.
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