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). 28 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? 29 17

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