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bodies found; victims tortured to death
Amnesty International
June 19, 2008
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Amnesty International
today revealed that 12 bodies have been found in various areas of
Zimbabwe.
Most of the victims appear
to have been tortured to death by their abductors.
They were allegedly abducted
by ZANU-PF supporters who, in some instances, were accompanied by
armed men believed to be government agents.
Four of the victims were
reportedly abducted yesterday from the home of Mr Chipiyo, an MDC
councillor-elect in Chitungwiza by ZANU-PF youths. One of the victims
is Archford Chipiyo the son of the MDC councillor-elect.
Five bodies were found
in Masvingo province, while two were found in Gokwe district in
the Midlands province and one was found dumped in Harare.
Another victim died in
Harare today in hospital of injuries sustained from the beatings
by ZANU-PF youths when she attended a funeral of a relative in Buhera.
Amnesty International
has also received information from eyewitnesses that soldiers are
going about threatening villagers with guns, instructing them to
vote for President Mugabe on 27 June.
"The government
must publicly denounce all acts of violence by ZANU-PF supporters,
'war veterans' and soldiers and work with all political
parties to end political violence immediately," said Amnesty
International.
"It should also
withdraw soldiers, who have been deployed in rural and urban areas,
and are instigating attacks against people perceived to be supporters
of the MDC."
Amnesty International
also called on leaders of the South Africa Development Community
(SADC) to convene an emergency summit to address the deteriorating
security situation in Zimbabwe.
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