In 2008, political violence erupted throughout Zimbabwe as a result of the contested national elections. Zimbabwean women of all ages were targeted for their political affiliations. Local organizations estimate that state-sanctioned groups abducted, raped, tortured, and beat over 2,000 women and girls from May to July. 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 accountability and redress.
Hear Us – a video co-produced by Zimbabwean Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU) and WITNESS - features four of these women who have come forward to demand justice from the Zimbabwean government and the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
