Case 5 28 year old male from Glenview 1, Harare, Zimbabwe. History “At around 3am today, Wednesday 4th June, 2003 armed soldiers in camouflage uniform forced open the door to my house. They were shouting at us saying “you are MDC supporters going to march to State House, your final push”. We were made to lie on our stomachs and were beaten with batons. The soldiers took my jacket and wallet, $5000 cash and our telephone. I sustained injuries to my right and left hands, my back and my left eye.” Examination Findings The patient had a traumatic haematoma of his left eye, and fractures of his right ulna and left fifth metacarpal consistent with defending himself from assault with blunt heavy objects. He also had extensive deep haematomas of both his buttocks and posterior thighs, and linear haematomas on his back, consistent with being assaulted by batons. Case 6 27 year old male from Western Triangle, Harare. History “On Monday 2nd June, 2003 in the early morning I was waiting at a Bus stop on the Bulawayo road. There were quite a few other commuters also waiting for a Bus. A green Army Defender vehicle pulled up, uniformed soldiers jumped out and just started beating us with baton sticks. They told us to go home and asked us where we were going to. There was no time for explanations – we just ran away. Then last night, Tuesday 3rd June, 2003 at about 9pm there was a knock at the door. Before I could get up from my bed four soldiers appeared and one put his boot on my neck holding me down. The others began to beat me with batons. They were asking me where to find a person called Zhuwake. I told them I did not know. They were saying “you MDC youths are participating in the stay-aways”. They then went to the next door room and beat my two brothers. They were shouting “where are the monies?”. Then they went to the front of the house and broke down our French door and beat the maid who was sleeping at the time. They showed her photographs and asked her if she knew the people and where they were. She is new to the area so was unable to recognise anyone in the photos. It was then that we fled from the house and have not been back today.” Examination Findings The patient had many linear haematomas on his back and shoulders consistent with assault with batons, and deep haematomas of both buttocks consistent with repeated assault with heavy blunt objects.