A note on the statistics used in this report. It is important to note that the statistics in this report are based upon the incidence of violations, and not the numbers of individuals subjected to those violations. Accordingly, where a single person is arrested, unlawfully detained and tortured this is recorded as three violations of human rights. Conversely, where say 10 people are prevented from holding a meeting, this will appear as a single violation. It would, therefore, be entirely possible and consistent with a perceived increase in state oppression, that the number of human rights violations recorded increases, while the number of victims declines. Obviously, in a climate of increased and violent state repression, fewer people are prepared to challenge the State (thus showing a decline in the number of persons affected) while those who do challenge the State are treated with greater brutality and disregard for human rights (thus showing an increase in the total number of violations). Who guards the guards? Violations by the Zimbabwe Republic Police, 2000 to 2006