Fire Officers Filmed Beating Two Nude Women in Front of Children

Target: Augustine Chihuri, Commissioner General of Zimbabwe Republic Police

Goal: Fire and punish police officers reportedly caught on video beating two nude women in front of children.

Video footage appears to show two nude women being violently beaten in front of their small children by police officers. One of the victims is seen on the ground as an officer buries his booted foot into the back of her knee while twisting her arm behind her back. One officer holds the woman’s upper half up by her hair as another carries her by the feet, and they carry her off, her arms and legs twisted up in what appears to be a torturous position. A crowd of people are seen looking on, and a toddler is seen right in the midst of the horrifying incident. The women, as well as at least one of the children, are then loaded into the back of a white pick-up truck.

The video, posted online by a Zimbabwean journalist, blogger, and political analyst has since gone viral. No details about the incident, or the identities of the victims and officers, have surfaced so far. There’s a high chance that the officers seen in the video won’t face even the smallest reprimands over this disgusting human rights violation. That is why it’s imperative that we start applying pressure and demanding that the authorities take immediate action. Please add your signature to the petition below to demand that the officers seen in the video be fired and punished for violating these two women in such a horrific way.

PETITION LETTER:

Dear Mr. Chihuri,

Video footage captured the alleged brutalization of two nude women by police officers in front of children. The women can be seen in the video being carried by their hair and feet. One clip shows an officer digging his boot into the back of one victim’s knee as he twists her arm behind her in a clearly torturous position. After being brutalized and humiliated in front of a crowd of people, including their own small children, the women are thrown into the back of a truck like cattle.

The disgusting behavior displayed by the officers in the video is a blatant violation of human rights. We, the undersigned, demand that you take immediate action and see to it that the officers involved are fired and severely punished.

Sincerely,

[Your Name Here]

Photo credit: Chofamba