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Mashonald West record highest violations number
25 Nov 2015 at 05:33hrs | Views
As the Zimbabwe Peace Project took stock of the political violence that happened in the country during the month of October, it emerged that Mashonaland West recorded the highest number of human rights violations.
"Mashonaland West had the largest number of violations at 14, with most of them (12) perpetrated by Zanu-PF. Matabeleland had no recorded violations for the month of October. All in all Bulawayo and the two Matabeleland provinces rated very low," reported ZPP.
The organisation said October showed the most common type of violence being intimidation and harassment at 149 out of 248 incidences. Next was discrimination at 40 and then followed by assault and at 28 and then 17 cases of theft and looting.
"Mashonaland West had the largest number of violations at 14, with most of them (12) perpetrated by Zanu-PF. Matabeleland had no recorded violations for the month of October. All in all Bulawayo and the two Matabeleland provinces rated very low," reported ZPP.
The organisation said October showed the most common type of violence being intimidation and harassment at 149 out of 248 incidences. Next was discrimination at 40 and then followed by assault and at 28 and then 17 cases of theft and looting.
Source - Byo24News