Contents
A note on the statistics used in this report. ........................................................................ 2
Introduction..........................................................................................................................1
Background.......................................................................................................................... 2
Law enforcement agencies must respect human rights .......................................................4
The Police Force in Zimbabwe............................................................................................ 6
Legal provisions relating to police...................................................................................6
Increasing size of police and other law enforcement agencies ....................................... 6
Politicisation of Police Force........................................................................................... 7
Declining confidence in the police................................................................................ 10
Suppression of protest....................................................................................................11
Some decided cases on torture of persons in police custody......................................... 13
Other civil suits against the police ................................................................................ 14
Other reports alleging torture ........................................................................................15
Involvement of army and other agencies........................................................................... 16
Findings from analysis of Forum’s data............................................................................ 19
Conclusions........................................................................................................................21
Appendix 1.........................................................................................................................25
Appendix 3.........................................................................................................................43
Who guards the guards? Violations by the Zimbabwe Republic Police, 2000 to 2006