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Contents
Contents..........................................................................................................................2
GLOSSARY – ABBREVIATIONS:..............................................................................2
INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................4
WHAT THE REPORTS REVEAL................................................................................5
FURTHER REVELATIONS....................................................................................... 11
A FINAL ADMISSION............................................................................................... 12
WHAT THE REPORTS ATTEMPT TO CONCEAL................................................. 13
OTHER OMISSIONS.................................................................................................. 16
TORTURE AND ABUSE BY THE ZRP.................................................................... 17
CONCLUSIONS.......................................................................................................... 25
GLOSSARY – ABBREVIATIONS:
CIO
The
State
security
organisation,
previously
the
Central
Intelligence
Organisation, now renamed as the Department of State Security in the
President’s Office
First report
The report published by the ZRP, entitled “Opposition Forces in Zimbabwe: A
Trail of Violence”.
Forum, the
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum, the author of this report
MDC
The Movement for Democratic Change, the main opposition party in
Zimbabwe.
NCA
The National Constitutional Assembly, an organisation campaigning for a new
democratic constitution for Zimbabwe.
POSA
The Public Order and Security Act [Chapter 11:17]
Second report
The report published by the ZRP, entitled “Opposition Forces in Zimbabwe:
The Naked Truth”.
ZANU (PF)
The Zimbabwe African National Union (Patriotic Front), the governing political
party in Zimbabwe