#RRRV2023
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.
National Outlook
severe
serious
Midlands
Mild
Matabeleland South
Fatal
Matabeleland North
Masvingo
Mashonaland West
1
Mashonaland East
Mashonaland Central
Manicaland
Harare
Bulawayo
0
2
As noted in the graph,
Mashonaland West province
has the highest number of
politically motivated human
rights violations with a total of
12 politically motivated
violations, 9 of which are
serious and three are severe.
This is the province where
Zanu PF activists in Banket
assaulted and used a hammer
4
6
8
10
This is the fourth instalment of ZPP’s
feature as part of its campaign to
resist, reject and report violence
ahead of the 2023 election. The
campaign, #RRRV2023 is specifically
designed as an early warning system
of political violence with the view
that relevant agents can adopt
preventive measures. It is also
designed to create active citizen
participation in resisting, rejecting
and reporting acts of political
violence. 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.
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.
to crush the fingers of an
opposition political supporter.
Following Mashonaland West is
Manicaland, which 9 politically
motivated human rights
violations.
It is interesting to note that in
all the provinces, there were
pronounced incidents of
political activity by Zanu PF
and the Citizens Coalition for
Change (CCC), with the former
conducting primary elections
for candidates to represent it
in the March 26 elections. It
was during the preparations of
these primary elections that
Zanu PF aspiring candidates
used methods like
intimidation, harassment, votebuying and discrimination.