KEY VIOLATIONS
POLITICALLY MOTIVATED ASSAULTS UNDERMINE CITIZENS
PERSONAL SECURITY
During the reporting month, 14 politically motivated assaults were documented, reflecting a concerning
trend in violations of the right to personal security, political rights, and freedom of expression. In Mutoko,
Mashonaland East Province, a man was attacked and injured by ruling-party supporters after visiting his
parents and was accused of attempting to influence local political opinions. In Chitungwiza, Harare Ward
10, four opposition supporters, two men and two women, were assaulted by suspected ruling-party
supporters while attending a funeral of a well-known opposition activist, demonstrating how politically
motivated violence continues to infiltrate social and family spaces. Additional assaults were recorded in
Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe (UMP), where a resident was beaten at home for opposing the ruling party.
Further, two women in Mashonaland East were assaulted in their homes by ruling-party supporters and
suspected state agents for their allegiance to opposition political parties. Collectively, these incidents
illustrate an increasingly hostile environment in which citizens expressing dissenting political views face
intimidation, physical harm, and violations of their fundamental freedoms, undermining democratic
participation and community safety.
School Authorities
Local councils
6.1 %
12.3
%
Other
Traditional Leaders
PERP
11.2
%
ION
24.2
%
LI
5.4
%
Report
Human Rights Violations
RS
AFF
I
State security
agents
6.9
%
R
O
AT
AT
Government
officials
ET
4.7
%
ZANU PF
Leadership
1.8 %
Zimbabwe
Republic Police
27.4
%
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