In this section, we analyse the trends of politically motivated human
rights violations across the country.
This is part of the ZPP campaign to have citizens resist, reject and
report violence ahead of the 2023 election.
2023
AS NOTED IN THE GRAPH,
MASHONALAND CENTRAL
PROVINCE HAS THE
HIGHEST NUMBER OF
POLITICALLY MOTIVATED
HUMAN RIGHTS
VIOLATIONS WITH A TOTAL
OF 17 POLITICALLY
MOTIVATED VIOLATIONS,
14 OF WHICH ARE SERIOUS
The campaign, #RRRV2023 is specifically designed as an early
warning system of political violence with the view that relevant agents
can adopt preventive measures.
This is because ZPP has noted how community members are used to
mete out violence against each other and the moment they unite
against violence, peaceful contestation is likely to prevail. So, the
#RRRV2023 campaign, separates politically motivated human rights
violations from all the other forms of violations, and using a highly
sophisticated data analysis tool, ZPP maps the severity of the
violations to give an indication of the political volatility of each
province.
As noted in the graph, Mashonaland Central province has the highest
number of politically motivated human rights violations with a total
of 17 politically motivated violations, 14 of which are serious. The
province also had the highest number of violations (17) in April.
On the heels of Mashonaland Central is Mashonaland East, which has
eight politically motivated human rights violations.
It is interesting to note that in all the provinces, there were
pronounced incidents of political activity involving Zanu PF and CCC,
with supporters of CCC being the majority of the victims.
As noted earlier in this report, the prevalence of violence in
Mashonaland Central and East is because the two provinces are
considered ‘Zanu PF strongholds’ and the party is using some of the
most rogue methods to attempt to maintain control ahead of the
2023.
Using a highly sophisticated data analysis tool, ZPP maps the severity of the violations to give an
indication of the political volatility of each province.
16
14
12
10
8
6
Mild
4
serious
2
0
severe
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