22 • G M [4th January 2001] Male, aged 23. His personal notebook and business cards were taken away in detention. He was severely beaten all over his body. He was also humiliated by being forced to eat a dirty cloth used to mop floors. The victim received no medical treatment until the day of the trial. He was detained in prison for a week with little food. • N S [4th January 2001] Male, aged 30. The victim was severely beaten all over his body. He reported being beaten on the forehead and back of the head, chest, back, stomach, genitals and both sides of the hands. He was also beaten on the knees and feet (falanga). He received no medical treatment until the day of his trial. • M A [4th January 2001] Male, aged 26. The victim had his personal belongings, including a diary, business cards, and photos, were taken in detention. He was severely beaten with baton sticks, fists, and booted feet. He was suspended by his handcuffs, beaten whilst in leg irons – including falanga - and forced to chew condoms. He suffered injuries to sides of his body, head, neck, back, hands, and the soles of his feet. • D T [4th January 2001] Male, aged 23. He was beaten all over his body, including falanga. He was also burnt with cigarettes on his genitals. He suffered injuries to his chest, back, ears, hands, back of the knees, and both sides of his feet. The following cases were also widely reported in the press. The victims were arrested and handed over to the CIO. They all reported torture, and were released on the 9 th of January into Gonarezhou National Park. They were each dropped 10 km from the others. They had been placed in a vehicle, which they were told would take them back to Harare. They did not return until the next day. The victims were allegedly targeted because they were MDC supporters. M CC TS FH DM GC MJ - Male, aged 23. - Male, aged 30. - Male, aged 32. - Male, aged 26. - Male, aged 21. - Male, aged 31. - Male, aged 28. The members of this group reported severe beatings and falanga whilst handcuffed and in leg irons. They also reported being burnt with cigarettes, threatened and intimidated. One victim was forced to eat MDC cards and a whistle. Bindura • Kelvin Mutede, a form 3 student and MDC member, was assaulted on 26 May by ZANU (PF) supporters during an attack on a home belonging to a suspected MDC supporter. He lost a lot of blood, sustained a fractured right arm and suffered blisters all over his body. • ZANU (PF) supporters destroyed the shop and car of MDC member Joseph Mashinya on 30 May at Chidembo Shopping Centre in Bindura. AMANI TRUST: Organised Violence and Torture in the Bye-Elections held in Zimbabwe during 2000 and 2001.