Theft/Looting
Discrimination
Harassment/Intimidation
Disrupted political meeting
Property rights
Right to food, aid and livelihood
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
Freedom of Assembly
Right to liberty
Property rights
2
5
42
2
1
6
64
Harassment/Intimidation
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
50
Discrimination
Right to food, aid and livelihood
16
Assault
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
Property rights
Freedom of Assembly
5
4
3
78
Unlawful Detention
Malicious Damage to property
Total
Malicious Damage to property
Harare
Masvingo
Disrupted Political meeting
Total
Harassment/Intimidation
Theft/Looting
Assault
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
Property rights
Right to personal integrity and human dignity
Malicious Damage to property
Property rights
24
2
16
2
7
During the month of July, Mashonaland West province recorded a slight decline
in the number of politically motivated human rights violations, with only 64
incidences compared with 68 noted in June. . These violations were mainly
driven by the prepaparations for the harmonized elections on July 31.
In Norton an MDC-T supporter was manhandled by Zanu PF activists while
putting up party posters. Meanwhile in Chinhoyi eight MDC-T activists
who were putting party posters along the road to the university were falsely
accused of removing Zanu PF posters by a party supporter who reported
them to the police .They were detained in police cells for three days until a
lawyer from Harare rescued them.
Six MDC-T activists were arrested in Chiedza township, Karoi when
former Magunje MP saw them putting up some posters in the area and he
pleaded with them to join Zanu PF. They ignored him and he went away
and brought police officers who arrested them accusing them of insulting
the president. They spent a weekend in custody. This occurred on 5 July
2013.
Masvingo recorded a slight increase in cases of politically motivated human
rights violations at 78 in July compared to 64 in June. The majority of incidents
are harassment and intimidation, forced attendances of political party meetings
mostly by Zanu PF, and harassment by traditional leaders of people perceived to
be MDC-T as preparations for the July 31 harmonized elections were underway.
On the 25th of July there was a Zanu PF rally at Mucheke stadium.
Villagers were ferried to the stadium in lorries, buses, kombis and even a
train was assigned to ferry people to the rally. Some of the villagers came
from as far as Chirumanzu, Mwenezi and Chiredzi. However, after the rally
they were left without transportation and food, thus they were forced to
sleep in the cold like destitute.
In Masvingo south ward 30 at Mhandu homestead there was a funeral
where Zanu PF ward coordinator and youth chairperson for were in
attendance. They took the opportunity to lash out at youths who woreMDCT t-shirts and told the villagers that if Zanu PF loses there would be war and
that all the youths against the president would be arrested. Villagers were
warned not to attend MDC-T rallies or risk being evicted by their headman.
Harare recorded a significant increase in number of politically motivated human
rights violations with 45 cases noted in July as compared to 10 in June..
This is mainly attributed to the hype of the activities as election campaigns for
the July 31 harmonized elections kick started in the month of July.