January 2019
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
of extrajudicial killings during the month. Most of the killings were a result of gunshot wounds
and took place on Monday 14 January while others were a result of beatings or other forms of
torture such as being thrown out of vehicles in motion.
Such was the case of a young man who succumbed to death following injuries inflicted on by
soldiers who after beating him forced him to jump out of a moving vehicle. The twenty-two (22)
year old man died a few days after this gruesome torture. The killings were recorded mainly
in Harare (9 deaths), with one each in Bulawayo, Mashonaland East and Mashonaland West.
Of great concern is also the 15 abduction violations recorded, and the unlawful detention of
citizens. Harare province recorded the highest violations with 290, followed by Bulawayo with
124, Mashonaland West and Mashonaland East with 57 each.
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