95 Amani Trust case number 806 Report number Sex male 71 Name H.M Age 34 ID number Province Manicaland District Buhera Employment Unemployed Date of report 07/03/02 Nature of incident Assault, detention Date of incident • 11-14/02/02 • 28/02/02 Perpetrators Zanu PF supporters Case history H.M. was abducted at 09.00h from his home in Buhera to a councillor’s house, Mr Lovemore Chapwanya. He was beaten with sticks and wire all over his body. H.M. and ten other people were forced to run, toyi-toyi or sit locked up in his spare room. They were assaulted on several occasions and were not provided with any blankets in the rooms they were kept in. H.M. was released on the 14/02/02. He was at home on 28/02/02 when he received a warning that the police in Chivhu were coming to kill him, and he fled to Harare. Medical assessment SRQ-8 Score: On clinical examination 14 days after the event, the patient’s back was covered in resolving haematomas, from his neck to his sacrum. It was difficult to determine any patterns. AMANI TRUST: Beating your opposition. Torture during the 2002 Presidential campaign in Zimbabwe.