Victims and perpetrators The assertion, by Zimbabwean civil society organisations, that there has been a widespread, systematic, and planned campaign, would suggest that there was a non-random distribution of victims and perpetrators. The view put forward by the Zimbabwe Government that there has been significant political violence involving inter-party conflicts, would suggest that there would be victims and perpetrators drawn from the supporters of all the main political protagonists. As can be seen from Table 2, the perpetrators identified in the human rights reports appear to be overwhelmingly supporters of the Government or Government officials. Members of the MDC or unknown perpetrators are slightly more than a single percentage, and hence there is very little to support the contention that the violence was a result of inter-party conflicts. Table 2 Percentages of different categories of perpetrators reported to human rights organisations in the Parliamentary and Presidential Elections (taken 7 from Reeler. 2003) 2000 (n=648) 2002 (n=704) Member of Parliament 3.4 0.57 Central Intelligence Organisation 1.39 0 Zimbabwe Republic Police 2.01 6.68 Zimbabwe National Army 0 0.85 Zimbabwe Prison Service 0 0.28 7 See here Reeler, A.P. (2003), The Perpetrators of Gross Human Rights Violations in Zimbabwe from February 2000 to March 2003, Paper presented to “Civil Society and Justice in Zimbabwe: A Symposium”, organised by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum, Themba Le Sizwe and the International Bar Association, Holiday Inn, Johannesburg, 11-13 August 2003; see also Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (2001), Who was responsible? A consolidated analysis of pre-election violence in Zimbabwe, HARARE: ZIMBABWE HUMAN RIGHTS NGO FORUM; Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (2003), “Are They Accountable?: Examining alleged violators and their violations pre and post the Presidential Election March 2002”, HARARE: ZIMBABWE HUMAN RIGHTS NGO FORUM; Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (2003), Torture by State Agents in Zimbabwe: January 2001 to August 2002, HARARE: ZIMBABWE HUMAN RIGHTS NGO FORUM. 15