71 Amani Trust case number 780 Report number Sex male 47 Name B.G Age 26 ID number Province Harare District Harare Employment Unemployed Date of report 22/02/02 Nature of incident Assault Date of incident 17/02/02 Perpetrators Zanu PF youths Case history B.G. and friends were attending an MDC rally at Chibuku Stadium on 17/02/02. At 13.00h there was a commotion outside the stadium and B.G. and a friend went to investigate. Two Zanu PF youths accosted the pair with knives. The friend of B.G. managed to escape but B.G. was held by the two youths and was hit on the back, right shoulder and face with stones and kicked on the left upper arm. He was also assaulted with stones from a catapult on the head. Medical assessment SRQ-8 Score: On clinical examination 5 days after the assault the patient had extensive soft tissue pain of his upper torso, with muscular tenderness but no visible bruising. AMANI TRUST: Beating your opposition. Torture during the 2002 Presidential campaign in Zimbabwe.