Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum Report — Of Stuffed ballots and Empty Stomachs
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................... 4
INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................. 5
A. WHETHER THE PROCESS WAS FAIR ........................................................ 6
Electoral Authorities ...................................................................................... 7
Postal Votes ........................................................................................ …….11
Persons observing voting process ............................................................... 13
Summary of Institutions and Personnel ....................................................... 15
Voting Mechanics ........................................................................................ 16
B. THE VOTING PROCESS IN PRACTICE ..................................................... 17
General observations .................................................................................. 18
Locations of Polling Stations ....................................................................... 18
Observation by Polling Agents, Observers and Journalists .......................... 18
Voting .......................................................................................................... 19
C. COUNTING THE VOTE .............................................................................. 21
D. WHY ZANU(PF) WON................................................................................. 27
E. POST-ELECTION RETRIBUTION .............................................................. 28
General Overview........................................................................................ 28
Alleged murders .......................................................................................... 30
Incidents allegedly involving ZANU(PF) MPs ............................................... 31
Other alleged incidents of violence .............................................................. 32
Evictions and expulsions ............................................................................. 36
Traditional leaders exacting reprisals .......................................................... 38
Property damage ......................................................................................... 38
Other MDC reports ...................................................................................... 39
Denying food aid to suspected opposition supporters .................................. 39
CONCLUSION ................................................................................................... 41
Table A .............................................................................................................. 42
Table B .............................................................................................................. 42
Table C .............................................................................................................. 43
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