ZIM001
Incident- Date of incident
- Jul 1, 2020
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Geographic location of incident
Latitude: -17.741556192206005
Longitude: 31.073009470141926
- Geographic location of incident
- Type of location of incident
- Public space
- Short description of incident (for public use)
Attempted abuction of students' rights' activist in proximity to his home in Harare. The activist was approached by a group of armed men coming out of a Quantum vehicle without registration plates.
- Assumed motive of incident
Assumed motive relates to scaring tactics by the Zimbabwe security apparatus to silence critics, and possibly also to interrogate victim for intelligence purposes.
- Type of violations
- Killings, violence and disappearance: Physical violence
- Violation related to student activism?
- Yes
- Description link to student activism
Victim works for ZINASU, the Zimbabwe National Students' Union
- Consequences of incident
Chilling effect for freedom of expression and association.
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