The National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Bill (NPRC Bill) gazetted on December 18, 2015, is unconstitutional and reduces the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission to a ministerial department, the National Transitional Justice Working Group of Zimbabwe (NTJWG) has said. Speaking to journalists yesterday, the NTJWG, which was represented by its chairperson Alec Muchadehama, independent expert […]
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Reconciliation bill illegal, lawyers
January 15, 2016 : News
A TRANSITIONAL justice campaign group has said the recently gazetted National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) bill is unconstitutional and must be revised. Government gazetted the National Peace and Reconciliation Bill last December to give effect to Sections 251, 252, and 253 of the Constitution. President Robert Mugabe has since appointed commissioners to run the […]
NTJWG urges govt to speedily set up NPRC
January 12, 2015 : News
NEWLY formed National Transitional Justice Working Group (NTJWG) has called upon the government to act with speed in setting up the long overdue National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) to enable Zimbabwe to address past injustices and wrongs with a view to taking the country forward. Section 251 of the Constitution provides for the creation […]