INDEX 1. INTRODUCTION ................................ ................................ ....................... 1 CASE STUDY ONE .................................................................................. 3 2. ZIMBABWE’S DETERIORATING HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD................ 4 3. TORTURE AND ORGANISED VIOLENCE ................................ ................ 5 CASE STUDY TWO ................................................................................. 6 4. TORTURE, ORGANISED VIOLENCE AND ELECTIONS.......................... 8 CASE STUDY THREE............................................................................. 10 CASE STUDY FOUR .............................................................................. 11 5. THE ZANU-PF PRIMARY ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE .. 13 CASE STUDY FIVE................................................................................ 13 6. THE FORTHCOMING ELECTIONS: CAN THEY BE FREE AND FAIR? 15 CASE STUDY SIX.................................................................................. 15 7. CONCLUSION ................................ ................................ .......................... 16 CASE STUDY SEVEN............................................................................. 16 APPENDIX I................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 18 APPENDIX II ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 19 APPENDIX III ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 20 APPENDIX IV ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 21