ZIM002

Incident
Date of incident
Jul 30, 2020
Country
Zimbabwe
Geographic location of incident
Geographic location of incident
Type of location of incident
Public space
Short description of incident (for public use)

Student abducted from a car in a parking lot in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The student was tortured for three days before he was released.

Assumed motive of incident

A number of activists and opposition members were threatened, arrested or abducted in the run up to a planned anti-government protest 31st July. The assumed motive of the abduction is to create a chilling effect on outspoken members and sectors of society and their family members. A secondary assumed motive is that the abuction and interrogation were used for intelligence purposes.

Type of violations
  • Forced disappearance
  • Torture or ill-treatment
Violation related to student activism?
No
Description link to student activism

The victim is a second year journalist student at Midland State University.

Incident reported in media
Yes
Media sources

https://web.archive.org/web/20200827140719/https://www.zimlive.com/2020/08/27/i-felt-the-gun-on-the-back-of-my-head-i-had-made-peace-with-death/

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