3.2 Geographical location of first reported torture incident The geographical location of first reported incidents of torture would also seem to confirm that these human rights violations are not random acts. Bulawayo N 85 % 35 Matabeleland North Matabeleland South Mashonaland 26 18 26 11 8 11 Harare 42 17 Midlands Masvingo 23 11 10 5 Manicaland Total 10 241 4 100 Figure 1: Reported geographical location of first incident In particular, more than half (54%) of ZTVP clients indicated that their first incident of torture was experienced in Matabeleland (North, South or in the city of Bulawayo) – the heartland of political opposition to the ruling party. In contrast, 11% of clients indicated that their first torture incident took place in Mashonaland, the nucleus of Zanu-PF support. 3.3 Date of first reported torture incident Clients were asked to provide the date when the first incident of torture that they experienced took place. The dates of the first reported torture incidents are depicted graphically below. 20 18 16 Nov-05 Sep-05 Jul-05 May-05 Mar-05 Jan-05 Nov-04 Sep-04 Jul-04 May-04 Mar-04 Jan-04 Nov-03 Sep-03 Jul-03 May-03 Mar-03 Jan-03 Nov-02 Sep-02 May-02 Mar-02 Jan-02 4 2 0 Jul-02 14 12 10 8 6 Figure 2: Dates of first torture incident as reported by clients 7