Arbitrary Arrests
33
Police and military personnel
Distruction of Property
(including arson)
7
ZANU PF Youths, Military Personnel,
Harare Municipal Officers, MDC A
Supporters
Torture
3
Suspected security personnel
Sexual torture,
3
Undisclosed
Displacement
28
ZANU PF supporters
Attack on Human Rights
Defenders - Threats
3
Suspected security personnel
Home and Office Raids
8
Suspected security personnel
Partisan distribution of
food aid / agricultural
inputs
5
Traditional leaders, ZANU PF
Councillors
Total
199
NB:Figures reported here are estimates based on actual interventions and
confirmations by members of the Forum. Investigations are ongoing and the Forum
will give weekly updates regarding the situation
4.0
Summary of violations Violations
a) Extra-Judicial Killings – Six (6) people were shot dead by army personnel
following military deployment into the streets on the 1st of August. The Forum
has been in touch with some of the families. Only one family of the deceased
received monetary support to the amount of $1000 from the Civil Protection
Unit. The Forum could not confirm if other families managed to receive
anything. The families stated that they experienced problems in collecting
bodies of their loved ones as hospitals tried to force them to accept documents
that indicated knife stabbing.
b) Assaults - From 1 - 6 August 2018, the responders received calls from people
in high density suburbs who reported that the military was moving around
beating up residence. The assailants were identified by the witnesses as they
disembarked from military vehicles, clad in military attire camouflage armed
with AK Rifles and sjamboks. It was reported that there were two groups. The
first group was beating people at random. The second group had a list of
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