Masvingo Province has the highest number of human rights violations recorded with topping
85% of the total cases recorded. The Bikita West constituency by-election contributed highly
to this number. However, least violations were recorded in the Midlands recording 2%.
Below is a bar graph showing the number and nature of cases recorded in each province.
2. District Specific Human Rights Violations Frequency Report.
A total of 12 districts in 5 provinces recorded human rights violations and as mentioned
earlier, Bikita recorded a high percentage because of violations that took place before during
and after the Bikita West by-election. Bikita district recorded a frequency of 44% human
rights violations, followed by Muzarabani, Mount Darwin, Chimanimani and Buhera that
recorded 17% each. Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe, Mudzi, Mazowe, Marondera, Gutu, Gokwe
North and Chivi recorded a frequency of 4% human rights violations each. Below is the data
of the frequency of violations recorded in January 2017 within the identified 12 districts.
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