assaults as well as arbitrary arrests. Bulawayo leads in the cases of damage to property as it is related to looting and also cases of arbitrary arrests and torture. 7.0 Interventions A number of Forum members have intervened to assist victims and confront the perpetrators. The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) is representing over 900 victims of arbitrary arrests and detention. There are definitely more people who were arrested than documented here. This report only documents arrests reported to Forum members that we suspect are unlawful for example where the victim was abducted by people who did not identify themselves as police officers. In that case, it becomes a violation of the human rights. The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has been mapping and documenting violations and assisting families of the deceased to access services needed for burial of the deceased. The Forum has coordinated emergency response for victims among many members than those simply mentioned here. The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) has assisted over 357 victims of military and police brutality. The Counselling Services Unit (CSU) has attended to over 200 victims of military and police brutality, Justice for Children (JC) provided legal assistance to over 40 children who were detained together with adults. Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) has been coordinating rapid response for victims mainly in Matebeleland in need of medical and legal support. The Forum has also received instructions from some victims to proceed with legal actions. By the time of the compilation of this report, the Forum has issued a total of 24 letters of demand claiming total of USD1.2million on behalf of victims of the brutality. On 28 January, 2019 the Law Society of Zimbabwe convened an Extraordinary General Meeting for members to deliberate on the ongoing violations to the right to fair trial where Magistrates are alleged to be refusing to enforce the fair trial rights of those arrested in connection with the crackdown. On 29 January 2019, lawyers marched from the offices of the Law Society of Zimbabwe and handed over a petition to the Chief Justice bemoaning the miscarriage of justice at the Magistrates Court across the country. The Chief Justice has since responded by constituting a committee to oversee the trials and attend to some of the issues raised by stakeholders. 13