Communication 295/04: Noah Kazingachire, John Chitsenga, Elias Chemvura
and
Batanai
Hadzisi
(represented
by
Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum v
Zimbabwe
Summary of the Complaint:
AC
HP
R
1. The Complaint is filed by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the
Complainant) – a coalition of 16 NGOs working in the field of human
rights in the Republic of Zimbabwe. The Complaint is filed on behalf of
Noah Kazingachire, John Chitsenga, Elias Chemvura and Batanai Hadzisi
(the Victims) and relates to allegations of wrongful killings through the
use of excessive force and unjust compensation for the death of four
persons in Zimbabwe (the Respondent State).
Beavan Tatenda Kazingachire
2. The Complainant submits that on 10 January 2001 at about 23:30 hours,
Mr. Noah Kazingachire was driving his car along Mafurira Road. His
wife, Patience Kazingachire and son Beavan Tatenda Kazingachire were
passengers in the car. It is alleged that the car developed a mechanical
problem forcing the driver to stop. The Complainant alleges further that
the driver saw a car coming from behind and he switched on the hazard
lights to warn of the danger posed by the stalled car. The car coming from
behind, a Toyota Venture, which was unmarked then pulled alongside
his.
3. The Complainant alleges that four men who later proved to be police
officers jumped out of the Toyota Venture and, without identifying