Appendix 1 Statements by Human Rights Bodies Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights Statement on Upsurge in Cases of Organised Violence and Torture 15 April 2008 Since the election on March 29th 2008, up to the end of April 14th, members of the Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) have seen and treated 157 cases of injury resulting from organised violence and torture. As of midday today April 15th, 30 of these patients remained in hospital. One third of the patients are women, including a 15 year old girl who was abducted with her mother from her home, made to lie on her front and beaten on her buttocks. Her mother, who is pregnant, was similarly beaten. Both mother and daughter required hospital admission. The provinces where the injuries were sustained include Manicaland, Mashonaland East and West, and Masvingo. Of the 30 hospitalised patients, 15 are from Mudzi. The commonest buttocks. This obvious visible damage to injury results from sign tissues observed is was prolonged extensive under the extensive beating with bruising skin soft but including a tissue hard there blunt is muscle. injury of the object. The often Muscle substantial destruction of this nature can result in severe kidney problems. Nine patients (ulna and/or man, who right and right sustained radius) also left hand. had radius, These fractures and/or the multiple left hands almost of his back, the 3rd and typical of and are bones), (metacarpals abrasions ulna, fractures (broken all and/or had 4th "defence on the arms phalanges). fractures metacarpals injuries", of of One both his resulting from the victim raising his or her hands and arms to protect the face and upper body from assault. One patient had 13 a compound fracture of the left