18
April
Torture
19
April
Assault
08
April
Torture
17
April
Violation of
freedom of
expression
06
April
Violation of
the right to
health care
questioned her about the reason why she was
wearing an MDC-T t-shirt with Morgan
Tsvangirai on it. She then told them that
everyone has the right to put on clothes of their
choice. After this confrontation, the 3 men
assaulted her with fists and kicked her. In the
process, they tore her t-shirt leaving her naked.
After the incident, she went to the police who
initially refused to open a docket siting that
there was no electricity, they however opened
the docket after the victim's mother gave the
police officer her phone to use as a torch.
Stewart Rupiya was assaulted by about 8
soldiers who were in uniform and 1 unidentified
person in civilian clothes. The source explained
that after the assault, the victim was thrown into
a military ambulance and driven away to
unverified location. The source then proceeded
to look for him at Chiwaridzo police station, a
police post in Bindura town, and Bindura
Central Police Station. She could not find the
victim at the aforementioned police station
though she was advised that she should seize
looking for him alone and let the officers at
Bindura central police station to handle it. the
victim was then released and he went to his
place of residence
Farai MatsikaZANU PF Deputy Chairperson for
ward 20 in Nyanga) assaulted MDC
Chairperson for Ward 20 Mr Propser
Murambiza for hanging posters of the MDC
presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa's visit to
Nyanga on 22 April 2018. The matter was
reported to Nyanga Police station.
Trust Chikondo and Zechias Machabvunga
allegedly physically assaulted a rival party
member (Victor Manungo), accusing him of
seating on a chair reserved for local legislator
Zalera Makari. This did not go down well with
other Zanu PF members present and a
misunderstanding ensued resulting in a
commotion. The trio allegedly then charged and
assaulted various people using clenched fists
and booted feet.
Vice President Chiwenga sacked nurses who
had embarked on collective job action due to
unpaid allowances and an unfair grading system
The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for
Human Rights (ZADHR) reported that within
the 31days of strike by Medical Doctors
nationally, the mortality rates at public hospitals
shot up by 50-70%. The report emphasised that
though ZDHR does not have the exact figures of
the deceased, doctors who were on duty within
the 31day strike reported an increase of 50 to
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1
ZNA
1
ZANU-PF
supporters
1
ZNA
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VP Chiwenga
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Ministry of Health