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Hear Us – Zimbabwean Women Affected by Political Violence Speak Out (Excerpt - Memory's Story)
By: RAU
Posted: May 4 09
Witnessed: 5928 times
Regions: Zimbabwe
Issues: Freedom of opinion & expression, Justice, Violence against women
Tags: election violence, falanga, impunity, MDC, rape, robert mugabe, SADC, state-sanctioned violence, torture, zanu-pf
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In 2008, political violence erupted throughout Zimbabwe as a result of the contested national elections. Zimbabwean women of all ages, targeted for their political affiliations, were abducted from their workplaces and homes, raped, tortured, and beaten in secret torture centers. It is estimated that from May to July, state-sanctioned groups raped over 2,000 women and girls. The local police have ignored these women's pleas for protection and justice, and national leaders have been equally unresponsive to local and international demands for an end to the violence.
Hear Us features four of these women, who have come forward to demand justice from the Zimbabwean government and the Southern African Development Community. Women like Memory and Abigail, who struggle daily with the physical and psychological scars of their abuse, tell their stories to uncover the enduring effects of this violence on the women of Zimbabwe and their families.
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