8 to percentages for ease of comparison. The overall numbers per group were too small for meaningful statistics to be calculated. The numbers finally seen were as follows: Constituency Number Zvishavane# 9 Mutoko South# 4 Hurungwe East# 10 Chiredzi North* 10 # denotes petition won by victims. * denotes petition lost by victims. Results The results are reported below in the various tables and figures. Table 1. Attitudes towards testifying in victims, their families and their communities. Willingness Family support Community to testify for testimony support for testimony Zvishavane 100% 100% 100% Mutoko 100% 50% 100% South Hurungwe 100% 50% 30% East Chiredzi 100% 30% 40% North Total 100% 33% 61% As can be seen from Table 1, all victims were willing to testify, but support from their families and their communities was less strong. • • • • • • • My family members were afraid that I could be killed after testifying. I am a public figure and also own businesses within my community. My business was destroyed during the campaigning. My family feared about my life since I was attacked before. My immediate family members were afraid of both my security and theirs after testifying. My area is a Zanu (PF) stronghold hence the community was afraid for their security. The rest of my community support the other party. My community and family felt I would be killed for testifying. They feared they would be beaten again. Some of the community support Zanu (PF). Adequate information for testifying seemed to have been provided for most of the sample [85%], but the group from Chiredzi North did not seem as well prepared: 50% stated that they had not been adequately prepared. Heroism in the Dock: Does testifying help victims of organised violence and torture? A pilot study from Zimbabwe.