journalists in Harare despite having produced their press cards. It was also reported that 3 journalists were assaulted in Bulawayo by soldiers whilst filming the protests and the subsequent violence. One of the cases documented under extra-judicial killings is the case of a journalist who was shot by the military while covering the crackdown. 3.12 Invasion of Privacy There was a wide scale of invasion of privacy which is impossible to quantify. Numerous reports on invasions of privacy have also been reported. The Forum has recorded from 10 incidences of raids and searches by the police and army without proper legal documentation. In Highfields and Dzivarasekwa, there were reports of ZRP and ZNA officers conducting door to door raids and searches without search warrants. Furthermore, the ZRP raided a medical facility were victims of military and police brutality were receiving medical assistance. Individuals were also subjected to degrading searches by state security agents at roadblocks that were established throughout the country. In other circumstances, citizens were detained for up to 5 hours for one reason or the other. 4.0 Perpetrators Profile The violations documented here stretch from 14 January to 31 January, 2019. These appeared initially as a security response to the fuel protests until they took the character of a systematic military operation targeted at a section of the population particularly in high-density suburbs. Victims interviewed by the Forum corroborate the video footage captured by many media organisations. These include personnel dressed in military and police attire, armed with guns, baton sticks and sjamboks3. In all the thirteen (13) categories of human rights violations documented in this report, ZNA and ZRP are implicated as the main perpetrators. Victims report that they travelled in military and police vehicles. In cases of violations of a sexual nature, verification is ongoing regarding the profiles of the perpetrators. Out of the 17 cases documented, 16 of the victims implicated ZNA officers as the main perpetrators who 3 Whips used by people to beat other people. 11