A Guide to Understanding A Guide to Understanding the the NATIONAL NATIONAL PEACE & RECONCILIATION PEACE & RECONCILIATION COMMISSION COMMISSION IN ZIMBABWE IN ZIMBABWE Acknowledgments (c) to bring about national reconciliation by encouraging people to tell the truth about the past and facilitating the making of The National Transitional Justice Working Group (NTJWG) amends and the provision of justice; acknowledges support given by various stakeholders during the of this guide. (d)development to develop procedures and institutions at a national level to facilitate dialogue among political parties, communities, Special thanks go togroups, the secretariat ofprevent the NTJWG, which organisations and other in order to conflicts andis the Zimbabwe Human disputes arising in the Rights future;NGO Forum. wouldprogrammes not have been successful withoutsubjected the generous (e)This guide to develop to ensure that persons of our funding to support persecution, torture partners. and other forms of abuse receive rehabilitative treatment and support; For feedback and information in this guide, we are grateful to the stakeholders who read through the draft guide and gaveand valuable (f) to receive and consider complaints from the public to input. take such action in regard to the complaints as it considers appropriate; Finally, we owe it to the thousands of victims who have requested for guide. It is their enduring for healing which (g)this simplified to develop mechanisms for earlyhope detection of areas ofkeeps us on our feet. and disputes and to take appropriate preventive potential conflicts measures; (h) to do anything incidental to the prevention of conflict and the promotion of peace; (i) to conciliate and mediate disputes among communities, organisations, groups and individuals; and (j) to recommend legislation to ensure that assistance, including documentation, is rendered to persons affected by conflicts, pandemics or other circumstances. 253 Reports of National Peace and Reconciliation Commission In addition to the report it is required to submit in terms of section 323, the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission may, through the appropriate Minister, submit reports to Parliament on particular matters relating to national peace and reconciliation which, in the Commission’s opinion, should be brought to the attention of Parliament.”’ 68 4