/videos/forced-evictions-in-zimbabwe In 2005, the government of Zimbabwe carried out a programme of mass forced evictions, known as Operation Murambatsvina. The destruction left hundreds of thousands of people without their homes, their livelihoods or both. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:47:07 +0000 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:47:07 +0000 en-uk <img alt="Ndabezinhle Mthethwa" src="/avatars/56657/square/ndabamthethwa.bmp?1256832915" /> <span class="mask">&#160;</span> Ndabezinhle Mthethwa said: <blockquote><p>This was an act of retribution against areas known by the government to have voted for the opposition during the last parliamentary elections in 2005 and was a means of checking the power and influence of the war veterans</p></blockquote> Ndabezinhle Mthethwa Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:47:07 +0000 http://protectthehuman.amnesty.org.uk/videos/forced-evictions-in-zimbabwe#comment_7481 http://protectthehuman.amnesty.org.uk/videos/forced-evictions-in-zimbabwe#comment_7481