5 The “press data” and the “Forum data” were compared in order to determine their comparability and hence the validity of the “Forum data”. Figure 1 Comparison of press and cases reports, Geographical distribution, 2000 to 2006 40 Percentage of total 35 30 25 press 20 cases 15 10 5 M Bu at la ab w el ay el M o an at ab d N el or el th an d S ou th H ar M a M as re ho ani ca na l an la M nd d as C ho en na tra M la as l nd ho E na as la t nd W es M t as vi ng o M id la nd s 0 Province *11 As can be seen from Figure 1, there was a reasonable fit between the data from the public domain and the case reports made to the Human Rights Forum in the geographical distribution of reports and cases. However, as can be seen from Figure 2 [over], the data from the public domain and the case reports show no common pattern, except that there is some agreement for the years 2001 to 2003, and both data sets show a decline in violations from 2004. 11 There was no correlation between the two data sets here, although this was approaching significance [0.56; >p=0.05]. “A Woman’s Place is in the Home ?” – Gender Based Violence and Opposition Politics in Zimbabwe.

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