impasse between ZANU-PF and the MDC so that the country’s leaders can address the severe food shortages in the country.154 The arrested women were forced to pay an on-the-spot fine and were later released the same day. 154 “Zimbabwe: End Crackdown of Peaceful Demonstrators,” Human Rights Watch news release, October 28, 2008, http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/10/28/zimbab20087.htm. 43 Human Rights Watch November 2008