16 Defense, Mr Mahachi, that the government would continue to use the military in civilian situations without regard to human rights is very ominous indeed. Since the election results were announced violence against commercial farmers and their families and against farm workers has continued to occur and from mid-July onwards the violence on these farms has escalated. Many farmers have received death threats and some have been ordered to leave their farms by war veterans or face violent attacks. Some farmers and farm workers have been beaten by war veterans and their supporters. There has been disruption of and interference with farming operations on many farms and war veterans have extorted money and goods from some farmers. On 8 July there was an international soccer match between Zimbabwe and South Africa at the National Sports Stadium in Harare. The stadium was filled to capacity with spectators. At the beginning of the match some people in the stadium chanted MDC slogans and flashed MDC signs. Towards the end of the match some spectators started to throw cans and mostly plastic bottles onto the pitch after the South Africans had scored their second goal. The police responded by firing into the crowded stands a large number of tear gas canisters. Panic ensued and people tried to run towards the exits to get away from the noxious fumes. Tear gas canisters were fired towards some of the exits as people were trying to get out of the stadium. Thirteen people died as a result of being trampled during the stampede of people. Among those killed in the stampede were four children, the youngest age 5. Thus, organised violence and torture continue to be reported in the post-election period, and most internal observers have mounting concern that, with many by-elections still to be re-fought and the Presidential election to come in 2002, such violence will become an established feature of Zimbabwean civil life. Some tentative conclusions and recommendations At this time the Forum cannot arrive at any detailed conclusions. These conclusions will be made in the final consolidated report. However, it can certainly be said that the available evidence strongly points to a planned campaign of organised violence. Ruling party officials and some state organs have given active support to this campaign. The victims of this campaign are members of various political parties and anyone perceived to be supporting or potentially supporting opposition to the ruling party. The violence used has included killings, torture, rape, assaults, mass psychological terror, death threats and intimidation and destruction of property. The effects of this violence will felt for a considerable time to come in the Zimbabwean society. Various other bodies such as Amnesty International and the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture have reached similar conclusions about the violence in Zimbabwe 6. 6 See AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL (2000),Zimbabwe: Terror tactics in the run-up to the parliamentary elections, June 2000, LONDON: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ; IRCT (2000), Organised Violence and Torture in Zimbabwe, Harare and Copenhagen, 6 th June 2000, COPENHAGEN: IRCT.