attempt was made to quantify psychological torture, but this has been well-described in previous reports.22 Altogether the findings from the analysis of this smaller data set corroborate both the findings of the larger Human Rights Forum data set, as well as the findings of the other recent reports from the Solidarity Peace Trust and the Zimbabwe Peace Project. The findings clearly suggest, at the very least, a very serious decline in the human rights climate in Zimbabwe. Conclusions On the basis of the evidence before the Human Rights Forum, and summarised above, it is clear that very serious human rights violations have taken place since the March 2008 poll. As was indicated by the analysis of the larger data set available to the Human Rights Forum, a number of conclusions could be drawn:  Violations are widespread across the country;  the alleged victims are disproportionately drawn from one group, which suggests strongly a systematic campaign of violence;  both state agents and ZANU PF supporters are mentioned with high frequency, and frequently acting in concert;  serious gross human rights violations are very common, with torture being the most common. As could be seen from the analysis of the smaller data base, all these conclusions are strongly corroborated, and give clear support to the earlier conclusion of the Human Rights Forum; that the violence indicates that crimes against humanity have been and are being committed. As the Human Rights Forum commented in its report of 5 May 2008: So the suggestion that crimes against humanity – the widespread, systematic and planned use of torture – are being perpetrated by a regime that may well no longer have a legitimate basis for continuing in government (and may well be avoiding handing over government) is a situation that deserves a more determined response from SADC and the AU than has been the case to date.23 22 See IRCT (2000), Organised Violence and Torture in Zimbabwe, 6th June 2000 , Copenhagen and Harare, COPENHAGEN & HARARE: IRCT & AMANI TRUST; IRCT (2001) Organised Violence and Torture in Zimbabwe, 24th May 2001, Copenhagen and Harare, COPENHAGEN & HARARE: IRCT & AMANI TRUST. 23 See again Human Rights Forum (2008), Can the elections in Zimbabwe be Free and Fair? Paper produced by the Research and Advocacy Unit [RAU] for the Human Rights Forum, HARARE: ZIMBABWE HUMAN RIGHTS NGO FORUM [page 11].