34 Amani Trust case number 906 Report number Sex male 11 Name R.C Age 32 ID number Province Mashonaland Central District Shamva Political Affiliation ZESN monitor Date of report 25/03/02 Nature of incident Abduction, assault Date of incident 08/03/02 Employment Labourer – Shamva Goldmine Perpetrators Zanu PF supporters Case history R.C. was waiting for a bus to take him to Harare to be trained as a ZESN monitor for the elections. A pick-up truck pulled over and one of the men jumped down, ordering R.C. onto the truck. He refused and a second man jumped off the truck with a baton stick. R.C. was struck twice on the left temporal region of the head and bundled into the truck. He was taken to a Zanu PF base where the assault continued. He was beaten on his right shoulder with baton sticks and then all over his body until he lost consciousness. He awoke later in the hospital. On 03/04/02 R.C. returned to Shamva and had his property razed to the ground that same evening. He has now left the area. Medical assessment SRQ-8 Score: 2 The client was suffering from dizziness, a severe headache and a painful left shoulder. On clinical examination 2 weeks after the assault, there was no demonstrable neurological deficit or visible external injuries or limited function of his shoulder joint, but a clinic card recorded evidence of a scalp haematoma after the incident. AMANI TRUST: Beating your opposition. Torture during the 2002 Presidential campaign in Zimbabwe.