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/
- Status
- Verified
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