28 Amani Trust case number 822 Report number Sex female 4 Name R.B Age 50 ID number Province Mashonaland East District Chikomba Political Affiliation Date of report 05/03/02 Nature of incident Abduction, assault Date of incident 01/03/02 Employment Farmer Perpetrators Zanu PF youths Case history R.B. reported that she has suffered continual harassment by Zanu PF youths. On 01/03/02 she was followed into her garden and was forced to accompany the group of Zanu PF youths to see a Mr Magwenzi at their base. She was taken into the bush and beaten up with leather whips for approximately four hours. R.B. was then locked up in a hall in Chikomba for a short period of time before she was beaten again, and then released. Medical assessment SRQ-8 Score: 5 On clinical examination 4 days after the torture (5 March 2002) the patient had extensive soft tissue injuries involving her back, buttocks, thighs and arms. Both lower arms had linear bruising compatible with being assaulted with whips, her back and upper arms were a mass of deep haematomas, overlaid with linear abrasions, both buttocks had extensive deep haematomas involving the whole gluteal area and her left lateral thigh had a deep haematoma from the iliac crest to 5 cm above her knee. She was in considerable pain and showed significant psychological trauma as indicated by her high SRQ-8 score. AMANI TRUST: Beating your opposition. Torture during the 2002 Presidential campaign in Zimbabwe.