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Introduction
This report is a product of the ZPP, and is compiled from the primary data gathered by a
permanent network of ZPP peace monitors who reside and document cases of violence
and human rights abuse from the 210 constituencies of Zimbabwe.
This report covers the reported incidences of human rights violations and violence
accumulating in the constituencies in the aftermath of the March 29 th harmonised
elections in Zimbabwe.
The report will focus on the increases in post election violence which is leaving a trail of
destruction, harassment, intimidation, death, maim and displacement in Zimbabwe’s
constituencies.
It is hoped that this report will raise the necessary awareness on the occurrence of these
unfortunate incidences of violence during this period and help Zimbabweans to seek
ways to put a stop on this perennial ill of violence that has characterized Zimbabwe’s
elections in the past.
Background
Zimbabwe went through its harmonised election on the 29 th of March 2008. It was the
first time, Zimbabwe held four elections in one day; and these included the local
government elections, senatorial, parliamentary and presidential elections. The results of
the elections were displayed at local polling stations. The results of the elections for local
government elections were known on the polling day as communities collated their own
results but officially the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission started releasing them in
batches from March 31, 2008. The results of the parliamentary elections were
announced over four days while the presidential results were released five weeks after
polling day.
© The Zimbabwe Peace Project, May 2008
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