5 were also significant percentages coming in 2000 [9%] and 2002 [18%]. Thus, years in which there had been large national events comprised 61% of the total sample. Violations reported Over half the sample had experienced more than 1 violation. It was noted in the previous report that there was a significantly increased chance of further violations occurring if the victim did not leave the country, and this finding was replicated for the women [see Table below]. Table 1 No. of violations Number Percentage 1 43 47.25 2 32 35.16 3 10 10.99 4 4 4.40 5 2 2.20 In common with most studies and reports on torture, forms of psychological torture were the most frequent violations reported, followed by beatings. Significantly, rape was reported in 15% of the cases, which is a much higher frequency than in past human rights reports. The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum indicates a very low frequency of rape in a recent overview; only 20 cases on over 15,000 reports.13 The most recent report for the Human Rights Forum indicates a frequency of rape as only 2% of all cases involving women. 14 However, ActionAid International, in its recent report on Operation Murambatsvina, reported a prevalence of between 8-10% since 1998.15 It was also interesting to note that very high frequency of sensory over-stimulation was reported [see Table 2 over], which is a form of abuse strongly suggestive of systematic torture, which must be read together with burnings, electrical torture and falanga being reported too. Sensory over-stimulation is a term used to describe the extreme manipulation of the sensory environment through isolation, sleep deprivation, etc. 13 14 15 See Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (2006), An Analysis of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum Legal Cases, 1998–2006. Published by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum. June 2006, HARARE: ZIMBABWE HUMAN RIGHTS NGO FORUM. See Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (2006), ―A woman‘s place is in the home?‖. Gender Based Violence and Opposition Politics in Zimbabwe. Published by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum. December 2006, HARARE: ZIMBABWE HUMAN RIGHTS NGO FORUM. See ActionAid (2005), An in-depth study on the impact of Operation Murambatsvina/Restore Order in Zimbabwe. ActionAid International in collaboration with the Counselling Services Unit (CSU), Combined Harare Residents‘ Association (CHRA) and the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP). November 2005.