some of the ZANU PF youths who were present and also damaged the durawall and roof of the house as well as window panes. 3.1.7. After these attacks by the MDC-T youths, it was alleged that ZANU PF Youths were incensed by the behavior of the former, so they decided to retaliate by going after their assailants and also assaulting them and damaging their houses and household goods. 3.1.8. Reports were made at Chitungwiza Police and arrests of MDC-T youths were made. The Police availed names of the arrested culprits and reference numbers. 4. Methodology In carrying out its investigations, ZHRC employed a number of methods which included desk top research and interviews with complainants and key informants such as the Zimbabwe Republic Police and other independent witnesses. The Respondents could not be interviewed due to lack of cooperation. The Ward Councillor who was a key witness on the part of the Respondents initially agreed to be interviewed but on the day of the interview she did not turn up. Further efforts to reach her on her mobile phone were futile since she was no longer answering her phone. A letter which was written to ZANU PF Headquarters was not responded to. 4.1. Desk top Research The ZHRC conducted extensive legal research into the local, regional, and international legal framework governing human rights. This was done in order to identify and assess the human rights that were allegedly violated on the 24th of October 2017 by ZANU PF youths. 4.2. Interviews 4.2.1. The ZHRC interviewed some of the key informants, including the Zimbabwe Republic Police and independent witnesses in order to make a balanced assessment of the situation. Eye witnesses were interviewed at the residences of the complainants. An interview guide was developed to facilitate interviews. This tool was used to extract qualitative data. Individual meetings were organised in Page 4 of 13