Who is responsible?
A preliminary analysis of pre-election violence
in Zimbabwe

A report compiled by the Zimbabwe Human Rights
Non-Governmental Organisations Forum

June 20, 2000

Contents                                                          Release statement

• History of the forum
• Initial note and Introduction
• Militia groups
• The bases
• The victims
• Incitement of violence & Sources
• An assessment of reports of violence by the opposition
• A campaign of violence by Zanu (PF) supporters: Regional Studies
• Some tentative conclusions
• Mashonaland Central
    The Springboard for the violence
    Zanu (PF) leaders launch the violence

• Chen Chimutengwende: Zanu (PF) candidate for Mazowe East
• Chris Kurenere: Zanu (PF) Candidate for Mazowe West
• Saviour Kasukuwere: Zanu (PF) candidate for Mount Darwin
• Border Gezi: Zanu (PF) candidate for Bindura

• Mashonaland East
    Relentless attacks
    Killings
    Rapes
    Violence against Health Workers and Teachers
    Violence against Commercial and Rural Farmers
    Violence against Farm Workers
    Violence against persons in opposition parties
    Violence by MDC supporters against Zanu (PF) supporters
    Involvement of Zanu (PF) officials
    General observations in Mashonaland East
  
• Bases
    Mashonaland Central
    Mashonaland East
    Midlands
    Manicaland
    Mashonaland West
    Harare