16
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Table 3
Comparison of Rural and Urban women over time
Source: Human Rights Forum [“Forum data”]
Rural
Urban
[n=291]
[n=157]
2[1%]
1[1%]
61[21%]*
8[5%]
98[34%]*
30[19%]
27[9%]
56[36%]*
58[20%]
35[22%]
37[13%]
12[8%]
5[2%]
15[10%]*
*47
Firstly, a number of differences emerged due to the year of violation. As can be seen from Table
3 above, the rural group was significantly more likely to report violations in 2001 and 2002, whilst
the urban group was more likely to report violations in 2003 and 2006.
Secondly, a number of differences emerged between the two groups in the alleged perpetrators:
rural women were more likely to report Zanu(PF) supporters as the violator, whilst the urban
women reported the ZNA and war veterans as being more commonly the perpetrator.48
The most dramatic differences emerged in respect of the violations reported. Women from the
rural group were significantly likely to report having experienced multiple violations, 49 and,
furthermore, reported most violations more frequently than their urban counterparts. Rural
women reported all the following more frequently: unlawful arrest; property destruction;
interference with their basic freedoms; political intimidation, discrimination, and victimization;
rape; displacement; and torture. Urban women reported assault, unlawful detention, and death
threats more frequently than their rural counterparts.
47
48
49
These years were all significantly different on tests of frequency: 2001 [19.9; p=.005]; 2002 [10.7; p=0.005]; 2003
[46.7; p=0.005]; and 2006 [14.2; p=0.005].
See Table 9, Appendix 1.
Rural women reported significantly more different types of human rights violation: Rural versus urban [2.47 v 1.89;
p=0.00001].
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