arm, For fear of further victimization, she did not make a police report. 3.12 4. Complainant K Complainant lives in Budiriro 5 and alleges that he was assaulted on the 4th of July 2016 while he was at his home. His door was broken down by the police and they rounded him up along with other men. He was assaulted on his buttocks and his back using baton sticks and he sustained injuries all over his body. He did not make a report to the police for fear of further victimization. He was advised of Counselling Services Unit (CSU) which was assisting victims of torture with counselling and then he engaged them as he could barely sit. CSU referred him to Avenues Clinic where he was admitted by the hospital from the 6th of July 2016 to the 12th of July 2016 when he was discharged. Methodology In carrying out its investigations, ZHRC employed a number of methods which included desk top research, interviews with key informants and focus group discussions with community members in Epworth. 4.1 Desk top Research 4.1.1 The ZHRC conducted extensive legal research into the local, regional and international legal framework governing human rights. This was done in order to identify and assess the human rights that were allegedly violated on the 4th of July 2016 by the Anti-riot Police. 4.2 Interviews 4.2.1 The ZHRC interviewed some of the key informants, including the Member of Parliament for Budiriro Constituency, two Councilors from Epworth and Budiriro 5 and a medical Doctor who examined one of the complainants in order to make a balanced assessment of the situation. An interview guide was developed to facilitate interviews. This tool was used to extract qualitative data. Individual meetings were organised in recognition of the quality of data expected from Page 10 of 37

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