58 Amani Trust case number 732 Report number Sex male 34 Name H.C Age 21 ID number Province Mashonaland East District Mahusekwa Employment Unemployed Date of report 19/02/02 Nature of incident Assault, torture Date of incident 15/02/02 Perpetrators Zanu PF supporters Case history On 15/02/02 at approximately 09.00h H.C. was at home when ten Zanu PF youths arrived. They told him that they had been looking for him as he was an MDC supporter and needed to be disciplined. H.C. was forced to accompany them to their base at the Mahusekwa Business Centre, where there were over two hundred Zanu Pf supporters. H.C. was forced to shout slogans and to sing revolutionary songs. He was slapped in the face during the ordeal and was kicked all over the body with booted feet. After this, H.C. was made to carry tractor weights weighing 120kg on his back. He was kept at the base for three days and was assaulted in this manner every day. H.C. was only given one meal during his detention and was kept in an empty classroom. He managed to escape on the evening of 17/02/02. Medical assessment SRQ-8 Score: On clinical examination 4 days after he was released the patient was found to have muscle spasm and tenderness of his lower back, which resolved with physiotherapy and analgesia. AMANI TRUST: Beating your opposition. Torture during the 2002 Presidential campaign in Zimbabwe.