principles of justice and accountability, some to a specific transitional justice programme. These include: (a) The church and church-based organisations. A number of churches produce community newsletters and pamphlets, some already registered in terms of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act. There is also a wide range of prayer groups, and intra- and inter-denominational networks. The use of religious precepts to address issues of justice and accountability provides a potentially powerful means of familiarising a much broader audience. (b) The church-based Habakkuk Trust conducts research and advocacy around issues of governance, land and other social concerns. The organisation produces a monthly newsletter that is disseminated electronically to 150 targeted ‘opinion leaders’ (including pastors, civic leaders and so on). (c) Despite a shrinking membership, the trade unions also retain a national infrastructure and have a registered newspaper (the ZCTU’s The Worker). Some unions have been directly affected by State repression, while others represent members who have been affected. The General Agricultural and Plantation Workers Union of Zimbabwe (GAPWUZ), representing commercial farm workers, has witnessed its constituency devastated by the land reform process. It is keen to seek justice and accountability, but is struggling to maintain its national network of 21 offices with 45 full-time officers. (d) The National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) network of approximately 480 formal and informal committees provides a well-established network, experienced in activism and proactively engaging the broader community. The NCA has consistently taken to the streets to demonstrate and has been repeatedly subjected to harassment, intimidation and assault. (e) The Bulawayo Agenda is made up of 36 active civil society organisations in Bulawayo and provides a platform for regular discussions on contemporary political and social issues. The organisation has established chapters in Gwanda (Matabeleland South) and Hwange (Matabeleland North), also acts as a regional ‘desk’ for the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition. Although the organisation has been repeatedly prevented from hosting meetings, and its Director and other members have been subjected to harassment by the State security forces, the organisation has been able to secure permission on a number of occasions to convene meetings. During a three-month period between September and December 2003, for example, Bulawayo Agenda ran meetings every Sunday with an average attendance of 800. (f) A number of organisations have been involved in civic education. Civnet, for example, has conducted programmes on electoral rights and human rights issues, and has offices in several major centres. These regional structures have also established a network of ‘study circles’ that meet on a regular basis. (g) The Zimbabwe Civic Education Trust (Zimcet), with its infrastructure of five regional offices has established 57 peace committees across the country, equipping committee members with peace-building and conflict-resolution skills. Some Committees are also engaged in smallscale development and income-generation projects. Particular emphasis has been given to a methodology known as ‘sustained dialogue’, which attempts to discuss and develop possible problem-solving mechanisms. Although issues of retrospective accountability and justice are evidently important issues for Peace Committees in certain parts of the country (such as Matabeleland), Zimcet has not yet introduced transitional justice considerations to the 27