3.4 Displacements
Displacement happened around the country and at grand scale. We may never know
the number of people displaced. However, at least 61 people were reported to have
been displaced by violence. These displacements are related to the continuous
harassment, threats and intimidation by alleged state security agents. Of the 61 people
who have been displaced, 59 were male whilst 2 were female. In Domboshava alone,
15 people were displaced as a result of receiving threats from alleged security agents.
In most recorded incidences, the families of the displaced are also victimized to coerce
them to reveal the location of their loved ones. Such reports have been received from
Harare, Chitungwiza and Bulawayo. ZRP, CIO and ZNA officers have been identified
as the major perpetrators.
3.5 Gunshot Assaults
Apart from the reported cases of extrajudicial killings at the hands of ZRP and ZNA
officers, the Forum verified 81 cases of gunshot related assaults from Harare,
Chitungwiza, Marondera, Bulawayo, Gokwe and Epworth. In some incidences,
victims had lodged bullets in their bodies and they had to undergo surgery, whilst
some are yet to receive medical treatment.
3.6 Other Assaults, Torture, inhuman and degrading treatment including Dog Bites
Cases of assaults, torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment were witnessed
at a shocking scale such that the actual number is not possible to ascertain. The cases
documented are only of those people who sought help from members of the Forum.
The total number of documented cases of torture, assaults including dog bites are 586.
The cases could be more. The reports were received mainly from Harare, Bulawayo,
Chitungwiza, Marondera, Chinhoyi, Karoyi, Mutare and Epworth. The majority of the
reports cited security sector personnel as the main perpetrators. The largest volume
of reports was received during the joint ZNA and ZRP crackdown on suspected
protestors. The crackdown included door to door raids which resulted in the assault
and torture of women, children, people with disabilities and the elderly. 63 women
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