KEY VIOLATIONS
Government
officials
School Authorities
3%
Other
4.9
%
Local councils
7.9%
RS
Traditional Leaders
PERP
5.6
%
4.9
%
AFF
I
ION
1.9
%
20.2
%
ZANU PF
Supporters
LI
Zimbabwe
National Army
R
O
AT
AT
Government
officials
ET
6%
26.2
%
Zimbabwe
Republic Police
ZANU PF
Leadership
17.6
%
THREATS OF VIOLENCE
In December, at least 18 documented cases of intimidation, threats of violence, and harassment exposed
serious violations of citizens’ civil and political rights. In Masvingo Province, two journalists from The Mirror
were threatened and intimidated by members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police while attempting to
document an alleged case of land displacement involving a provincial minister in Masvingo Urban, violating
the rights to freedom of expression, access to information, media freedom, and personal security, and
creating a chilling effect on independent journalism. In Mashonaland West Province, Sanyati District
(Katsuro Village, Ward 18), village heads and community members were threatened by a ZANU PF Mwena
District Coordinator and were warned of punishment and blacklisting for failing to attend Zunde Ramambo
activities at Chief Hozheri’s farming land. The threats by party leaders amounted to coercion and
intimidation, undermining political rights, freedom of association, and the right to participate in public
affairs without fear, while also blurring the line between voluntary government programmes and compulsory
party activities. In Mutasa Central Constituency, a female youth leader was threatened and publicly
humiliated by the sitting Member of Parliament and his security personnel after she shared humanitarian aid
information with a relative from the same village, who is also a member of the ruling party and was willing
to assist vulnerable families. The incident illustrates the politicisation of humanitarian assistance and the
misuse of authority, resulting in violations of the rights to human dignity, equality, freedom from intimidation,
and protection from abuse of power. Such cases demonstrate how threats and harassment are employed
to suppress dissent, enforce political loyalty, and control access to aid, ultimately shrinking civic space and
undermining fundamental rights.
Report
Human Rights Violations
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