It has not been easy for civil society working around human rights issues to work with community members without backlash from Zanu PF members. On 17 February 2015 villagers of Chishumba in Karoi Mashonaland West province were harassed by Councillor Buddwell Chasara for wearing tshirts from the Election Resource Centre (ERC) written “Voice Up”. The villagers were labelled enemies of the state and were ordered never to wear such t-shirts. The villagers had attended an ERC meeting. The ERC confirmed the distribution of t-shirts in the area. 5