By Own Correspondent| A report by the Zimbabwe Association of Doctor for Human Rights (ZADHR) has urged government to urgently investigate, arrest and prosecute the alleged perpetrators of human rights violations mentioned
in their report dubbed “Zimbabwe: A New Era/ Error?”
According to the report, the organisation confirmed beyond doubt that there
was use of excessive, unwarranted and unnecessary force and fire power on unarmed civilians who were carrying out personal business in the Harare CBD.
The report, which has since been dismissed by the army as false said medical personnel indicated that most of the entry gunshot wounds and exit wounds of victims were consistent with those of
individuals shot whilst fleeing.
Read the report:
“The prompt investigations of such human
rights violations and the impartial prosecution of such cases is imperative in restoring the confidence of citizens in the state security apparatus and the judiciary.
Government must also strengthen both the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) and the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) through increased funding.
By the time of writing this report, the government had taken the first steps after the president set up a Commission of Enquiry to investigate the human rights abuses surrounding the 1 August 2018 disturbances. It is our hope and faith that the commission will perform its duties without fear or favour and so that justice is served.”
Below is the ZADHR full report: