Hear Us: Zimbabwean Women Affected by Political Violence
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Uploaded by Witness on Aug 13, 2009
From http://www.witness.org | 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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So many beautiful women destroyed by something so foolish. It sickens me.
Alacardia 1 year ago
fuck we had a good country. i grew up having it all, now this ape mugabe had to f things up
babycee303 1 year ago
its so sad to see how Zimbabwe went down so fast...*sigh*
Thank God he helped us leave the country just in the perfect timing, surely God is great and all those evil and corrupt people will pay..their days are numbered
Mystrym 2 years ago
Zvinorwadza ufunge Memory asi Mwari havasi vemunhu mumwechete. Nerimwegore acharanga vanhu ivavo vakakuita izvozvo munin'ina. Shinga uchengete vana vako.
012051988 2 years ago
What kind of spineless creatins are they? They are too guttless to deal with males and change the system so they use their useless horsemeat to attack women. They are nothing my Sister. They are nothing compared to your courage and strength.
I hope someone in "authority" grows a spine and puts them out of their misery.
makezmuzic 2 years ago
sad stuff man
libralssuck 2 years ago