uniformed branch, are identified as perpetrators. Given that the courts have ruled against the ZRP
in a very high proportion of the completed cases, and that in others the State has conceded liability,
it would seem that a thoroughgoing review of the ZRP is in order. The Forum has no information as
to whether any of those State agents identified as violating human rights and domestic laws have
been the subject of investigation, prosecution, or even internal disciplinary proceedings. However,
it is pertinent here to point out that this has not happened in even the most egregious cases, such as
those of the torture of Mark Chavunduka and Ray Choto, or the extra-judicial killings of Chiminya
and Mabika in Buhera.40
Table 36
Police stations named in violations
Police Station
Harare Central
Makoni
St Mary’s
Hatfield
Buhera
Southerton
Murambinda
Warren Park
Kuwadzana
Machipisa
Braeside
Chinhoyi
Mabvuku
Highlands
Marimba Park
Glen View
Stoddart
Avondale
Dzivarasekwa
Zaka
Chemagamba
Bindura
Mutoko
Borrowdale
Glen Norah Police base
Rhodesville
Marlborough
Sunningdale Police Post
Matapi
Kambuzuma
Zengeza
Matepatepa
Rushinga
Featherstone
Chimanimani
Chegutu
Kadoma
Gweru
Masvingo Central
Mahusekwa
Basaka
Guruve
Hwedza
Mbare Police Camp
Number of times mentioned
39
15
12
9
7
7
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
40
See Redress, Zimbabwe: The Face of Torture and Organised Violence; Redress, The Case of Henry Dowa: The United Nations
and Zimbabwe under the Spotlight (London: Redress Trust, 2004).
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