The regional trends reflect the fact that specific regions suffered different violations at different times. Not surprisingly Bulawayo, Matabeleland North and South Provinces and Midlands preferred transitional justice to cover the period just after independence, which includes the Gukurahundi period. However, most provinces favoured the period from 2000, which saw the rejection by the electorate of a constitutional referendum, the first farm invasions, and a presidential election with attendant violence. Of those who chose the period of time from 2000 to present, the greater percentage preferred the period after 2008 following the disputed harmonized elections. 9. Security This section (Tables 20 to 22) records the personal security concerns of individuals about possible future human rights violations, and also who respondents thought might be responsible for any future threat to their security. Respondents were also asked about the measures they would take if attacked. The highlights of this section regarding security are as follows: ‡SHUFHQWRIWKHUHVSRQGHQWVVDLGWKDWWKH\DOZD\VOLYHGLQIHDUZKLOHSHUFHQWVDLGWKH\ sometimes did. ‡SHUFHQWLGHQWLILHGSROLWLFDODFWLYLVWVDVWKRVHUHVSRQVLEOHIRUWKHLUOLYLQJLQIHDU ‡SHUFHQWRIWKHWRWDOVDPSOHVDLGWKH\ZRXOGGRQRWKLQJLIWKH\ZHUHDWWDFNHGZKLOH per cent said that they would report to the police. ‡SHUFHQWZRXOGUXQDZD\DQGSHUFHQWZRXOGILJKWEDFN Table 20: Do you have personal fears regarding human rights violations? Frequency Percentage Yes, always 860 27 Sometimes 818 26 No 1 511 47 TOTAL 3 189 100 Table 21: Who are you afraid of? Frequency The military 34 2 The police 53 3 Political activists 875 52 Traditional leadership 24 1 Militant youth groups 293 17 Political parties 296 18 28 2 I don’t know 22 Percentage Other 75 5 TOTAL 1 678 100 Transitional Justice Survey – A Report of the People’s Perceptions and Recommendations

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