Mash Central
Harassment/intimidation
Kidnapping/Abduction
Assault
Theft/Looting
Disrupted political meeting
Discrimination
Displacement
Total
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
Rights to liberty
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
Property rights
Freedom of Assembly
Right to food, education
Right to Property
27
1
3
1
1
5
1
40
Harassment/intimidation
Assault
Theft/Looting
Discrimination
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
Property rights
Right to food, aid and livelihood
Property rights
Right to liberty
Freedom of Assembly
32
8
1
2
2
3
1
49
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
6
Malicious Damage to property
Unlawful Detention
W
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Mash East
Disrupted political meeting
Total
Assault
6
B/centre at a bottle store when an MDC-T supporter slapped his friend of
Zanu PF with an open palm and also hit him with an empty beer bottle. It is
alleged that the victim had commented that MDC-T was going to lose the
elections this time around. This did not go down well with the perpetrator.
In Mbizo, on 5 July, a woman was denied access to government subsidized
food sourced from the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) after she asked was
to produce a Zanu PF card to access the food. She produced an expired
Zanu PF card and was denied the aid by a Zanu PF supporter who told her
to purchase a valid party card so as to get the food. She failed to do so as
she claimed she did not have money to buy the card and left empty handed.
Mashonaland Central recorded 40 incidences of politically motivated violence
down from 61 in June. Though there was a decline in a number of violations,
the province was tense as elections drew closer
In most villages across the province forced meetings were the order of the
day. In Mazowe Central, at Nzvimbo Growth Point, Zanu PF established a
command Base at Nzvimbo Guest House. Another base was established at
Holland Farm Mvurwi Mazowe North where it is alleged two individuals
were assaulted. Several other forms of violence took place in Mt Darwin
East at Chizeza Business Centre.
On 31 July 2013, at Umsengezi farm Mvurwi, three houses belonging to
three MDC-T members were set on fire by Zanu PF members. The victimsare senior members within the District structures of the MDC-T. The
perpetrators all of Zanu PF are yet to be arrested although the matter was
reported to the police.
The violations range for the province in the period under review slightly
increased to 49 from 41 recorded in June. Election fever and tension marked
the atmosphere of the province as political parties were busy conducting rallies
drumming up support for July 31.
An MDC-T supporter was resting in his bedroom when his wife informed
him that the house was on fire. On seeing the blaze the victim managed to
remove his motorbike and some household goods including furniture and a
few items. The victim is not sure about who could have torched his house
but it is alleged that the headman had threatened to put anybody who is
associated to MDC-T activities in harm’s way. In 2008 the headman is
alleged to have had burnt gardens belonging to MDC-T members which he
has since promised to compensate out of court. The victim reported the
case to police but nothing has been done about it as yet.