Figure 2 Total number of reports per month [July 2001 to December 2003] 1600 1400 Number of reports 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 Ju lAu 0 1 gSe 01 p0 O 1 ct N 01 ov D 01 ec -0 Ja 1 n0 Fe 2 b0 M 2 ar -0 Ap 2 rM 02 ay -0 Ju 2 n0 Ju 2 lAu 0 2 gSe 02 p0 O 2 ct N 02 ov -0 D 2 ec -0 Ja 2 n0 Fe 3 b0 M 3 ar -0 Ap 3 rM 03 ay -0 Ju 3 n0 Ju 3 lAu 0 3 g0 Se 3 p0 O 3 ct No 0 3 v0 De 3 c03 0 Month & year These observations support the view in the third hypothesis above that the human rights violations are not random and are associated with significant political events, particularly, but not exclusively, elections. 14