person refers to all citizens regardless of political or other affiliation. If subsidised food or food
handouts or other aid like the Presidential Agricultural Input
Inputs whose basis should be food security
for every person are availed to communities
communities, there should be mechanisms that facilitate transparent
distribution to every person.
250
200
224
181
217
229
188
196 193 194
170 170 155
152 156
150
100
50
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Figure 1:: Monthly Reported Human Rights Violations
In the month of March 156 violations were recorded and these emanated from intra and inter party
fights and topping the list were harassment and discrimination cases. Whereas there are seemingly
low numbers of violations, the fact that a citizen of Zimbabwe can just disappear for weeks on end
without trace makes
es the situation unpredictable. P
Political
olitical tensions remain high across the country
and the situation can deteriorate at any time.
PROVINCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Bulawayo
Intra and interparty violence continues to be an issue of great concern in Bulawayo. On 12 March
2015 MDC-TT Member of Parliament (MP) for Bulawayo East Thabitha Khumalo was assaulted by
suspected rented youths in Mpopoma. The youths were allegedly hired by Deputy Mayor Gift Banda
also of MDC-T.
T. MP Thabitha Khumalo later proceeded to Njube grounds where she found MDC
MDC-T
supporters being assaulted by another group of youths allegedly hired by Minister Obert Mpofu to
disrupt an MDC-TT meeting. Some old women had their clothes torn in the scuffles and were taken to
Njube Police where the MP followed them. She then removed her TT-shirt
shirt and gave it to an elderly
lady whose top had been torn to pieces. Police then arrested her and charged her with indecent
exposure and
d made her pay $20 admission of guilt fine. After the incident Honourable Khumalo
received a threat that she was on a hit list of state security agents. ZPP confirmed the incidents with
Honourable Khumalo who says she now lives in constant fear.
The graph below analyses the prevalence of intra party conflicts in both Zanu PF and MDCMDC T. While
MDC-TT conflicts were more prevalent in Bulawayo in the month under review Zanu PF conflicts were
noted in most provinces with conflicts in Matebeleland North topping list.
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