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149 human rights violations recorded in August
06 Sep 2017 at 07:02hrs | Views
The Zimbabwe Peace Project has reported that a total of 149 human rights violations were recorded in August down from the 223 figure recorded in July.
ZPP said harassment and intimidation cases decreased in August to 80 violations, followed by theft and/or looting which recorded 22, and assault with 15.
"Mashonaland Central had the highest recorded violations in August with 41, followed by Harare with 36 and Mashonaland East with 24. While the figures are lower than the previous month, a closer look at the nature of cases makes for disturbing reading. The violations were mainly politically motivated and peaked towards or during political events," said the ZPP.
"This still points towards a festering culture of political intolerance that potentially spells trouble in 2018 elections. A lingering culture of fear cultivated by impunity as a result of reluctance by responsible authorities to act on political violence has resulted in more compliance from the victims and less resistance or the will to report the cases."
ZPP said a significant number of violations were perpetrated in defense of the First Family or to further their political interest. Those who resist or criticize the first family have been targets of Zanu PF activists.
ZPP said harassment and intimidation cases decreased in August to 80 violations, followed by theft and/or looting which recorded 22, and assault with 15.
"Mashonaland Central had the highest recorded violations in August with 41, followed by Harare with 36 and Mashonaland East with 24. While the figures are lower than the previous month, a closer look at the nature of cases makes for disturbing reading. The violations were mainly politically motivated and peaked towards or during political events," said the ZPP.
"This still points towards a festering culture of political intolerance that potentially spells trouble in 2018 elections. A lingering culture of fear cultivated by impunity as a result of reluctance by responsible authorities to act on political violence has resulted in more compliance from the victims and less resistance or the will to report the cases."
ZPP said a significant number of violations were perpetrated in defense of the First Family or to further their political interest. Those who resist or criticize the first family have been targets of Zanu PF activists.
Source - Byo24News
