2.2 Suggested Long Title for the NPRC Bill
Seeking a departure from a past of violence and gross violation of
human rights;
Seeking a transition from fear and hatred;
And
Embracing the call to dialogue and truth;
A new path to a future of peace and respect for human rights,
A future of hope and love,
A new culture of justice and accountability
And
Since the Constitution provides that path to justice, dialogue and
restoration;
Truth telling and the making of amends;
Support and rehabilitation of victims;
And
Since the Constitution offers new tools for the construction of a society
of sustainable peace;
Through the establishment of the National Peace and Reconciliation
Commission;
For the fulfilment of section 251 to 253 of the Constitution;
BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Parliament and the President of
Zimbabwe, as follows;
Extract from South
Africa’s Promotion of
National Unity and
Reconciliation Act 34
of 1995
SINCE the Constitution
of the Republic of
South Africa, 1993 (Act
200 of 1993), provides
a
historic
bridge
between the past of a
deeply divided society
characterized by strife,
conflict,
untold
suffering and injustice,
and a future founded
on the recognition of
human
rights,
democracy
and
peaceful co-existence
for all South Africans,
irrespective of colour,
race, class, belief or
sex; …
3.0 Definition of Terms
Since the NPRC Bill extracts the relevant sections of the Constitution, stakeholders have
suggested that some key terms be included in the definition of terms. The following terms
were identified:
Amnesty
Conflict
Healing
Human Rights Violations
Peace
Perpetrator
Post conflict-justice
Reconciliation
Rehabilitation
Torture
Victim
Witness
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NTJWG Analysis of the NPRC Bill, March 2017