intimidation tactics to ensure that most people will vote for Zanu PF. There is a distinct
convolution between the party and state as Zanu PF and the police maintain a lead as
perpetrators of violence. According to reports received by ZPP, in November Zanu PF was
responsible for 51.1% of human rights violations, a reduction of 10.4% from October. As the
state continues to deploy police officers in constituencies holding by-elections and as police
officers attack peaceful protesters the police are responsible for 32.3% of human rights
violations from a low 6.1% the previous month. ZPP is also aware that there are violence
perpetrators of no known affiliation. The number of these perpetrators also continues to grow
to alarming numbers of 12.1% in August and 16.6% in October. The levels of unknown
affiliation of perpetrators were low in July at 0.4% and the record is at 0.9% in November.
Perpetrators increased by 106 from 330 in October, however in September they reached an
alarming level of 967.
There is a disturbing trend of continuing farm invasions and pegging of stands in
undesignated areas. For instance in Gutu West it is alleged that Chief Serima and Colonel
Muchechetere approached Erasmus, a white farmer, and told him to evacuate his farm in
Chatsworth, Gutu West. In Goromonzi it is alleged that some youths who included MDC-T
youths were pegging stands at Mara farm in ward 23.
The rights commonly breached in November are freedom of association, freedom of
expression, right to personal security, political rights, freedom to demonstrate and petition,
freedom of assembly, right to human dignity and rights of accused persons,. Rights that
rarely feature but featured during November are the freedom of profession, trade and
occupation and right to life.
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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