Methodology The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (hereinafter referred to as the Forum) has, since its formation in 1998, been collecting data on politically motivated human rights violations either by state agents or private individuals. The Forum has systematically collected data from victims referred from its members and partner organizations who have walked into its offices to report their ordeals to the Public Interest Unit, a division manned by professional and specialized lawyers. The Forum also relies on citizens reports received through the Ziso/ Ilihlo platform and press reports. The reports are verified and recorded into a secure database where they are then thoroughly verified through corroboration and the Forum's own investigations before publication in reports or, in some cases, litigation at the courts. This report relied on data from this database to compile information on the different types of violations. This report has used a desk study approach to analyze the state of impunity in Zimbabwe as it relates to the human rights violations committed by the state security agents with a focus on the police. The Forum has in the past produced reports detailing legal cases that have been litigated on behalf of victims of human rights violations, such as the 2006³ report focusing on violations from 1998 – 2006. Updated data from the cases handled between 2007 to date has also been compiled. This information has been retrieved and updated to reflect the new status documented in this report. The Forum held interviews to document the different viewpoints held by security services officials whose identities are not disclosed in this report for security reasons. The responses from the interviews formed the bulk of the information in sections explaining the challenges that the police service face when executing 'political' orders. The recommendations section was informed by the outputs from the interviews with the security officers. In addition, interviews using open-ended questions were administered to key civil society leaders in Zimbabwe and the lawyers at the Forum on the state of impunity in Zimbabwe. ³ An Analysis of Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum Legal Cases – 1998 – 2006, Zimbabwe Human Rights NGP Forum, June 2006, Harare, Available at http://www.hrforumzim.org/press-releases/an-analysis-of-zimbabwe-human-rights-ngo-forum-legal-cases/, (accessed September 2018). 6 Anti-Impunity Report