Integrity -
Professionalism, Commitment, Truth, Transparency, Diligence, Honesty,
Confidentiality
Inclusivity - Involving everyone regardless of sex, race, ethnicity, age, sexuality, belief,
ideology and geography
Impartiality - Non-partisanship, Independence, objectivity
6.0 What to Expect from the NTJWG
a. For the stakeholders, the NTJWG is home (inclusive space) for the coordination,
sharing of experiences and building of synergies for comprehensive,
accountable, victim-centred and participatory transitional justice
processes. We will be calling on you along all the transitional justice
thematic areas so that we can build a strong and united transitional justice
front for the attainment of justice and accountability for all Zimbabweans.
b. For the Government of Zimbabwe, we will be constructive partners, presenting
ourselves and our constituency as willing co-builders of institutions and a
culture that promotes justice for all. In a key note address delivered by
the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of Truth, Justice,
Reparations and Guarantees of Non-Recurrence, Prof Pablo de Greif, at
the Second International Conference on Transitional Justice in Zimbabwe,
it was emphasized that Commissions do not start work from scratch but
build on the work that would have been done by civil society over the
years. We will supply any resources within our capacity on demand and
share what the official transitional justice processes may require. We are
not enemies of the state, but together with many state actors, we are
partners for justice in accordance with the founding values and principles
outlined in section 3 of our new constitution. In this partnership, we will
play our part as stakeholders, providing information where required,
pointing out weaknesses where there are any and insisting that the needs
of the victims of past and present violations be prioritized.
c. For the general public, we are open for dialogue and engagement on the way forward
for our country to ensure that we together build a peaceful, just,
accountable and democratic society.
d. For the future and the past, we will adopt an inclusive approach to human rights
violations and their redress. No victim from any period in Zimbabwe’s
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