In February, the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) documented 117 human rights violations nationwide, impacting 7,292 people. The victims comprised 4,064 women, including 94 with disabilities, and 3,228 men, among them 77 with disabilities.
These violations included threats of violence, politically motivated assault, unfair distribution of food aid, and restrictions on freedom of assembly, association, and expression. Additionally, ZPP reported incidents of inhuman treatment, social service access restrictions, and arbitrary evictions. While most violations targeted politically unaffiliated citizens, specific groups affected included CCC members, informal traders, university students, ZANU PF members, and journalists.
Perpetrators linked to the ruling party accounted for 52.67% of all violations. Other responsible parties included local authorities (18.5%), Zimbabwe Republic Police (8.5%), government officials (4.61%), traditional leaders (3.16%), Forever Associate Zimbabwe (3.1%), CCC (1.7%), war veterans (1.21%), and religious leaders (0.24%). Notably, 6.31% of perpetrators had no identifiable affiliation.
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