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Human
Rights Monitoring Report - April 2007
Zimbabwe
Peace Project
May 11, 2007
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In this
issue:
Zimbabwe on
27th year of independence
April
Provincial Highlights
Mashonaland
West, Midlands, Harare - Rape continues to be used as a political
tool.
Chitungwiza/-Harare
- Increased victimisation over ZCTU stay away.
Mashonaland Central
- One murder case recorded.
Manicaland -
People being victimised for wearing MDC t- shirts, listening to
Studio Seven.
Matabeleland
North/Bulawayo/Masvingo University Students kidnapped.
Matabeleland
- Catholic Bishops harassed over pastoral letter
Executive
Summary
All provinces
- There has
been an upsurge of abductions of known opposition activists
- The government
again through the police denied workers to express their views
through a mass stay away from work on 3rd and 4th April by harassing
and intimidating the business community not to heed the call for
a mass stay away by the Zimbabwe
Congress of Trade Unions. In Harare some businesses were forced
to open and carry out their usual business. Despite heavy police
presence in the business District and public places very few workers
reported for duty. Some ZCTU organizers were harassed, intimidated
and unlawfully detained by police and CIO for organizing the stay
away.
- Police/army
and CIO are still harassing, unlawfully detaining and torturing
MDC activists and people perceived to oppose the government.
- Zanu PF activists
including war veterans, Zanu PF youths and sympathizers allegedly
forced suspected opposition supporters to contribute towards the
Independence Day celebrations.
Bulawayo, Matabeleland
North - Members of the Catholic Church, Catholic
Bishops and Priests were allegedly harassed over the pastoral
letter.
There is denial
of food and access to buying food in all the provinces for persons
suspected to be members of the opposition.
Mashonaland
West - In Shackleton mine 3 people were assaulted for listening
to Studio seven. Zimbabwean government is currently promoting the
state sponsored media and listening to alternative media is not
tolerated.
Members of
civil society such as the National
Constitutional Assembly, CIVNET and ZESN
are being victimized for organizing workshops.
Mashonaland
Central - One case of murder was reported
The wearing
of opposition party t-shirts has resulted in some members of the
opposition being harassed and asked to remove the t-shirts
Traditional
leaders are reportedly harassing members of the opposition by threatening
to evict them from their villages if they continue with their support
for the MDC
Mashonaland
East - at least one incident of politically motivated rape was reported
In Matabeleland
South, the police are reportedly harassing community members alleging
that they are undertaking gold panning activities. They are beaten
on the spot and are not charged.
In Masvingo
students from Masvingo University were allegedly kidnapped at night
and were taken to the police where they were only released with
the assistance of Zimbabwe
Lawyers for Human Rights.
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