Table 19
Other violations involving torture
No torture
30.3%
43.4%
3.0%*
9.1%
2.0%
11.1%
10.1%
20.2%*
Assault
Assault GBH
Murder
Property violations
Theft
Unlawful arrest
Unlawful detention
Shooting
Torture
22.6%
76.8%*
0
3.7%
0
12.1%
24.7%*
0
*χ2: Assault GBH (32.24; P = 0.005); Murder (5.79; P = 0.025); Unlawful arrest (8.89; P = 0.005); Shooting (41.02; P = 0.005).
Furthermore, those who were tortured were more likely to have reported physical injuries, but were
less likely to have been paid damages (Table 20).28 Again, this difference in the damages is merely
noted, without speculation as to the reason for the difference.
Table 20
Association of damages claims with torture
Amount claimed (Z$)
No torture
Torture
8,872,602*
1,906,072
Amount awarded (Z$)
Amount claimed (US$)
Amount awarded (US$)
257,661
12,947
322
120,107
3,089
33*
* t-test: Amount claimed in Z$ (P = 0.01); Amount awarded in US$ (P < 0.0001).
3.2 Shootings
As was noted above, as well as in the earlier analysis, there seemed to be differences between the
cases involving shootings and the other cases.29 Cases involving actions for unlawful injury due to
shooting were a distinct minority of the overall sample: only 20 cases (7%) in all (see Table 21). Most
of these cases (65%) were concerned with the Food Riots, which has been the subject of a recent
report of the Human Rights Forum. However, a number occurred in 2002.
Table 21
Cases involving shootings
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Shooting
(n = 20)
65%*
5%
0
5%
20%
0
5%
0
0
No shooting
(n = 271)
10.4%
1.5%
3.7%
8.9%
11.9%
45.6%*
13.7%
3.7%
1.1%
*χ2: 1998 (42.75; P = 0.005); 2003 (16.57; P = 0.005).
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χ2: Physical injuries (9.35; P = 0.005); Paid damages (3.82; P = 0.01).
This was noted in the earlier report on the Food Riots. See again Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum, What Happened
to the Victims of the Food Riots?
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