Freedom of assembly and association rights as provided for in the Constitution involve the right not to assemble or associate with others and not to be compelled to attend a meeting or gathering. In the present case, villagers alleged that they were being forced to attend ZANU PF political meetings which was even acknowledged by one of the Village Heads. This amounts to a violation of freedom of assembly and association as enshrined in Section 58 of the Constitution. 7. CONCLUSION Political intimidation and electoral malpractices continue unabated in Zimbabwe. This is largely due to the fact that most leaders at national and local levels lack political will to deal with political violations decisively. Further, some grassroots political officials are just overly enthusiastic and sometimes carry out unlawful actions in the name of politics. In the present case however, it is clear that the powers that be in the political field are aware of the issue of serial numbers although they chose to ignore the situation. 8. RECOMMENDATIONS In light of the above findings and conclusion, the ZHRC makes the following recommendations: TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS AND CULTURE) 8.1 In all government departments it should always be clear that they represent the will of the people rather than political parties as the government is there to serve all people regardless of their political affiliation. TO COMPLAINANTS AND CONCERNED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC 8.2 The complainants should always be courageous enough to report cases of human rights violations. They should also not be afraid to approach public institutions with the mandate to receive such cases and follow up their cases till finalisation. Page 8 of 10