Zimbabwe Peace Project

SILENCED VOICES?

ZPP August 2023
MONTHLY MONITORING REPORT

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2023_ZPP MMR August 2023 - Silenced Voices?

Monthly Monitoring Report

Executive Summary: The Round Up Human rights violations continued on a high trend during the month of elections. ZPPrecorded 384 human rights violations, a huge increase from 301 in July 2023. Fifty ninepercent of the violations were of threats, harassment, and intimation, 16% of assault and 9%of malicious damage to property (MDP). ZPP identified 8 832 victims of human rightsviolations (51% male, 48% female, 0.11% male persons with disability and 0.12% female PWDs).The general citizens populated the highest percentage of victims, 86 percent, and CitizensCoalition for Change (CCC) supporters followed with 12%. Zanu PF party perpetrated mostof the violations (37%), followed by the Forever Associate Zimbabwe (FAZ) at 28%. Harare(98) and Manicaland (70) provinces recorded the highest violations, whilst MatabelelandNorth (11) and Bulawayo (14) had the lowest. The 2023 general elections were marred by human rights violations across the country. Members ofZimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (Zanu PF) affiliate group Forever AssociateZimbabwe (FAZ) were implicated in harassing citizens in rural and urban communities. The August2023 Monthly Monitoring Report (MMR) captures passionate stories of victims of human rights abusesduring the pre and post-election phase which was characterised by gross intimidation andharassment of citizens by FAZ working in coordination with some traditional leaders participating inpartisan politics. In the history of Zimbabwe’s political and electoral affairs, the 2023 elections left anindelible mark when the Southern African Development Community’s (SADC’s) Preliminary Statementon the Zimbabwe Harmonised Elections noted that some aspects of the Harmonised Elections, fellshort of the requirements of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, the Electoral Act, and the SADC Principlesand Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections (2021).

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ZPP August 2023 MMR-1.pdf
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