iii. • • Reconciliation requires acknowledgement of the injury by the aggressor, it entails restoring relations that are free from yesterday’s hurt, healing the past and forgiving the perpetrator. It is about developing a new relationship and new attitudes. He also described reconciliation as the meeting point between the past pains and the future. He also noted that in JT policing, victims should be central, and victims have a right to fair remedy. He however, mentioned that servant leadership (a humble leadership) is a necessary condition for restorative justice In closing, Justice Nare highlighted that the condition for healing is truth, forgiveness and reconciliation and that there is a disjunction between forgiveness and reconciliation which is a quest for state craft and political practice reconstruction. Scan Code to watch the video Zimbabwe’s Transitional Justice Journey –Taking Stock, Progress, Challenges, Opportunities, Lessons (presented by Tony Reeler –NTJWG and Commissioner Ms. Choice Ndoro – NPRC) Both Tony Reeler and Commissioner Choice Ndoro observed that Zimbabwe and its people have experienced different conflict episodes that warrant a TJ process. They both indicated that the precolonial, colonial and post-colonial conflict episodes deserve attention as the TJ process commences. Tony Reeler’s presentation and highlights; • • • • • Zimbabwe’s 1980 reconciliation policy (at independence) was rendered useless by perpetual violence against citizens as was the case with Gukurahundi and various electoral episodes. Civic Society Organisations contributed immensely towards the protection of victims, ending impunity and advancing rule of law through documenting human rights violations and providing psychosocial support services to victims of violence such as legal services, food and other services CSOs also played a big role in advocating for social justice locally and regionally (at the African Union Human Rights Commission, SADC Tribunal and at UN levels) There is already a truth telling instrument by CSOs in the form of documented human rights violations Zimbabwean CSOs played their part before the transitional period and the country now has a new constitution (The 2013 Constitution) and has systems that could help TJ to take place. Commissioner Choice Ndoro’s presentation and highlights; Commissioner Ndoro’s presentation highlighted the NPRC’s journey from the appointment of the Commissioners in 2015, their swearing in 2016 and the enactment of the enabling Act in 2017. In her presentation, she highlighted that; 3

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