-Zanu PF accounts for 54% violations
MIDWEEK REPORTER
MASVINGO-The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has recorded 145 human rights violations in April affecting 3 675 victims.
According to the organisation’s latest Monthly Monitoring Report, the violations included threats of violence, assaults, abductions, unlawful detention, unjustified arrests, and restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association and expression.
The report states that women and girls accounted for 1,887 victims, while 1,788 men were also affected.
ZPP Communications and Advocacy Lead Kudakwashe Matambo, noted that the reported violations reflect a deteriorating human rights environment marked by intimidation, violence and abuse of authority.
The organisation further highlighted cases of politically motivated discrimination in accessing government support, social services and administrative justice.
The report identified ZANU PF-affiliated individuals as the largest group of alleged perpetrators, accounting for 53.72 percent of recorded violations.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) represented 13.50 percent of perpetrators, followed by suspected state security agents, traditional leaders, members of the
Zimbabwe National Army, local councils and other government officials.
In a section titled “Towards Sustainable Peace in Zimbabwe,” Matambo commended the United Nations Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls for engaging the Government of Zimbabwe over the proposed Constitution Amendment Bill No. 3 and its implications for the Zimbabwe Gender Commission.
The organisation welcomed efforts aimed at safeguarding gender equality and protecting institutions that promote women’s rights.
The UN Working Group reportedly expressed concern that the proposed amendment could weaken the Zimbabwe Gender Commission by transferring some of its functions to the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission.
ZPP also raised concerns over what it termed selective administration of justice, arguing that cases involving politically connected individuals are often handled more quickly, while opposition-linked activists face prolonged detention and delayed court proceedings.
The organisation said such practices risk undermining public confidence in the justice system and equal access to justice.
The report concludes by calling for stronger protection of human rights, institutional independence and equal treatment before the law as key pillars for achieving sustainable peace and democratic governance in Zimbabwe.
