Case 3 26 year old male from Glen View 1, Harare, Zimbabwe. History “I was sleeping at my home when at approximately 3am today, Wednesday 4 th June, 2003, between 10 and 20 soldiers banged on my front door. I opened it and they wanted to know what party I belonged to. My brother J. and I were asked so many questions and were then told to lie on our stomachs and they beat us with batons. They took $10,000 cash from my pocket, my wrist watch and cap and told us to go back to sleep.” Examination Findings The Patient had deep haematomas of both buttocks extending to the posterior thighs and lower back, consistent with repeated beating with blunt heavy objects. Case 4 27 year old female from Highfield, Harare, Zimbabwe. History “At around 10 pm Tuesday 3rd June, 2003, approximately 10 soldiers dressed in camouflage uniform and carrying AK rifles and batons knocked once at our house door and then forced it open. They were asking me for the whereabouts of another lady who is MDC. They were shouting “you are members of MDC and we are going to teach you a lesson”. They hit me on the left knee with a rifle butt and I fell to the ground. They then slapped me a number of times on each side of my face. The other soldiers were busy beating my husband with batons. The soldiers then entered my bedroom and took $24,000 (which was the cash from the Tuck Shop I run) saying that it was MDC money for the demonstration march. They then started beating us again with the batons. Our baby of 2 years started crying in the bedroom and I was told to go and take care of her. The soldiers then left”. Examination Findings The patient had a ruptured right tympanic membrane, consistent with ‘telefono’ or slapping over the ears. She also had a swollen right forearm and hand but with no fractures on X-ray. She had deep haematomas of both buttocks and posterior thighs, consistent with being repeatedly beaten with blunt objects.