Bulawa
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Assault
Discrimination
Harassment/Intimidation
Right to liberty and security of person
Right to food, aid and livelihood
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
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takes advantage of funerals, any community gathering to market itself as the most
preferred party come the next elections. The cell group formations at community level
that heightened during the last election have intensified in most parts of the province.
The few incidents of violations reported are mostly of harassment and intimidation.
Ø 15 June 2014- In Beitbridge East, at Luthumba and Chamangana villages ward 5
the MP for Beitbridge West, Matrina Mudau of Zanu PF and some provincial
members went on a mission to mobilize communities to build Zanu PF cells. The
members of the opposition party did not go for the registration but it is alleged
that the kraal heads simply submitted the community registers which show
everyone’s name in order to inflate the numbers in their cells.
Ø 15 June 2014-In Umzingwane, Swazi Ward 6, Tshakambeba, an MDC-T
councillor was stabbed on her way from a Rural District Council (RDC) meeting
in Esigodini. The councillor was stabbed twice on the shoulder at about 5pm on
her way home. The victim shouted for help and managed to hang on to the
perpetrator’s jacket as she struggled with him. When the villagers came to her
rescue the assailant fled away. It was not clear whether the attack was from just a
thug or a political opponent.
Ø 28 June 2014- An intra-party conflict involving MDC-T supporters was
reported. The victim an MDC-M member was nearly assaulted by Elizabeth
Ndiweni and Mtshoni Mpofu of MDC-T for allegedly causing division within
their party. Despite denying the allegation, the victim was harassed until he
reported the matter to the kraal head Mehluli Ndlovu.
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There has been a slight increase in the prevalence of politically motivated violence in
Bulawayo province. The nature of violence included intimidation, assault, and
discrimination and the perpetrators cited were party supporters both from MDC-T and
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