THEMATIC COMMITTEES REFLECTIONS Policy Development and Implementation Institutional Transformation Institutional transformation is anchored on security sector transformation. And it should consider low hanging fruits framed in the context of human security (human development). Ÿ Issues - partisan government institutions, party-state conflation, mistrust between government and the citizenry, weak national institutions that cannot act above party politics and corruption Ÿ Processes - inclusive, non-partisan, national ownership and knowledge-based professional implementation. Ÿ Roles and Responsibilities - inclusive the following stakeholders; the academics, faithbased organisations, NGOs and CBOs, war veterans, traditional leaders, Parliament of Zimbabwe and the Citizens. Truth Telling Ÿ Issues; Define the truth, How do we get the truth, What truth, Whose truth, Where is the truth being told, Types / forms of truth, Conducive conditions for truth telling, Who has the right to hear the truth. Challenges with freedom before, during and after telling the truth, Availability of platforms for telling the truth and sources of the truth scarcity, Various forms of truth telling: - factual, forensic, public, private, women only, Sensitivity to culture, Sensitivity to gender, Victim / offender orientated, Accessibility of truths are held in government records, Protecting the truth from deliberate untruth, Equal opportunity to express the truth. Ÿ Process - set minimum basics for truth seeking, prioritise truth telling, establish early warning systems, define determination of starting point, period, geographical and facilitate consultation with communities, classification of conflicts, establish what is to be done beyond the Commission. 29 Ÿ Roles and responsibilities - NPRC and its stakeholders’ roles in setting priorities, establish transparency mechanisms. Archival Reference Ÿ Issues - Archives – opportunity, repository and place to keep records, incidences of conflicts, memories, ownership of information, Ethical considerations, Diversity of narratives Ÿ Processes: Mapping of data questions, Security of data Ÿ Roles and responsibilities - NGOs, Government agencies, academics Knowledge Management Ÿ Issues - Verification, validation and filtration of data, Collection and collation -research, Challenging restrictive laws (AIPPA and POSA), Security of actors sources and the information, Knowledge quality, Information storage Ÿ P r o c e s s e s - Tr a i n i n g , f o r m a t i o n (understanding protocols and structures), Motivation of critical sources information, Analysis of information and situation, Ethical considerations, Stakeholder mapping , Understanding the politics of knowledge management, Dissemination and publishing of knowledge Ÿ Roles and Responsibilities - NGOs, Government agencies, academics 2018 TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE POLICY SYMPOSIUM REPORT