Witness and victim support and protection form an important part of truth and justice seeking mechanisms. The protection of witnesses and victims is crucial in any effective investigation and prosecution of perpetrators of human rights violations, be it in criminal justice or transitional justice processes. Read more …Witness protection and Transitional Justice in Zimbabwe
Themes Archives: Transitional Justice
National Transitional Justice Working Group in Zimbabwe
September 24, 2014 : Press releases
The NTJWG is a culmination of the efforts of many stakeholders dating back to the symposium on Civil Society and Justice in Zimbabwe which was held in Johannesburg from 11 to 13 August 2003. The Symposium, which was attended by leaders from over 70 civil society organisations from Zimbabwe, developed the key positions on how […]
The Transitional Justice Second International Conference Report, 2013
July 11, 2014 : Publications
From 9 to 11 October 2013, over 64 organisations representing a cross-section of transitional justice stakeholders, converged in Johannesburg to interrogate the question of how to make Zimbabwe’s National Peace and Reconciliation Commission competent and effective. Running under the theme; Truth Commissions: the Best Practices, the conference benefitted from the experiences of commissioners from Kenya, […]
Statement on the National Peace and Reconcilliation Commission NPRC
May 16, 2014 : Press releases
Statement makes recommendations on the criteria to be applied to measure credibility of the possible NPRC Commissioners and recommendations concerning the election process. Read on …NPRC – Statement regarding credibility of Commissioners-1-1
Never Again: Ending Violence in Zimbabwe is Everyone’s Business
May 16, 2014 : Press releases
On 24 April 2014, the Standing Rules and Orders Committee of the Parliament of Zimbabwe released a Call for Public Nominations for Persons To Serve on the Independent Commissions in line with Chapter 12 of Zimbabwe’s new Constitution. The Constitution establishes five independent commissions namely, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission, the Zimbabwe […]