IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 100 
Condemning the recent violent actions of the Government of Zimbabwe 
against peaceful opposition party activists and members of civil society. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2007 
Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. 
PAYNE, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. 
ROYCE, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. PITTS, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. 
DOOLITTLE, Ms. WATSON, Mr. FORTUN˜O, Mr. RUSH, Mr. SCOTT of 
Georgia, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. 
WEXLER, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. FATTAH, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, 
Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. 
UDALL of Colorado, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. SHER-
MAN, and Mr. BLUMENAUER) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Condemning the recent violent actions of the Government 
of Zimbabwe against peaceful opposition party activists 
and members of civil society. 
Whereas in 2005 the Government of Zimbabwe launched Op-
eration Murambatsvina (‘‘Operation Throw Out the 
Trash’’) against citizens in major cities and suburbs 
throughout Zimbabwe, depriving over 700,000 people of 
their homes, businesses, and livelihoods; 
Whereas on March 11, 2007, opposition party activists and 
members of civil society attempted to hold a peaceful 
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prayer meeting to protest the economic and political cri-
sis engulfing Zimbabwe, where inflation is running over 
1,700 percent and unemployment stands at 80 percent 
and in response to President Robert Mugabe’s announce-
ment that he intends to seek reelection in 2008 if nomi-
nated; 
Whereas opposition activist Gift Tandare died on March 11, 
2007, as a result of being shot by police while attempting 
to attend the prayer meeting and Itai Manyeruke died on 
March 12, 2007, as a result of police beatings and was 
found in a morgue by his family on March 20, 2007; 
Whereas under the direction of President Robert Mugabe and 
the ZANU–PF government, police officers, security 
forces, and youth militia brutally assaulted the peaceful 
demonstrators and arrested opposition leaders and hun-
dreds of civilians; 
Whereas Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader 
Morgan Tsvangarai was brutally assaulted and suffered 
a fractured skull, lacerations, and major bruising; MDC 
member Sekai Holland, a 64-year old grandmother, suf-
fered ruthless attacks at Highfield Police Station, which 
resulted in the breaking of her leg, knee, arm, and three 
ribs; fellow activist Grace Kwinje, age 33, also was bru-
tally beaten, while part of one ear was ripped off; and 
Nelson Chamisa was badly injured by suspected state 
agents at Harare airport on March 18, 2007, when try-
ing to board a plane for a meeting of European Union 
and Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States law-
makers in Brussels, Belgium; 
Whereas Zimbabwe’s foreign minister warned Western dip-
lomats that the Government of Zimbabwe would expel 
them if they gave support to the opposition, and said 
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