We are deeply grateful for feminist friendships and collaborations, and we are struck by how much support we received for the symposium in informal ways. organising contracts, and we thank her for opening the symposium. We are also grateful to former Deputy Head of Mission Robert-Jan Siegert, whose commitment to international justice continues to shape global policy spaces. We are deeply grateful for feminist friendships and collaborations, and we are struck by how much support we received for the symposium in informal ways. In particular, we thank Dr Yassin Brunger and Ms Katy Hindle, both of whom have written excellent policy briefs for the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, and both of whom acted as springboards for our (sometimes bad) ideas and who were instrumental in helping us shape the programme. We are grateful to Ms Ottilia Anna Maunganidze, Ms Zamandlovu Ndlovu, and Mr Alioune Seck, whose thoughtful guidance on the symposium and beyond, wise counsel, and friendship have meant inordinate amounts to us. Finally, and critically, we thank the participants of the symposium, whose humility, brilliance, generosity of spirit and ideas were remarkable. The participants, as you will see, included prosecutors, lawyers, survivors of conflict-related sexual violence and activists, and delegates from international organisations including the ICC and UN Women. The openness to discussion, thoughtfulness, insight and engagement was tremendous. In Sara Ahmed’s Living a Feminist Life, she remarks: ‘There is no guarantee that in struggling for justice we ourselves will be just. We have to hesitate, to temper the strength of our tendencies with doubt; to waver when we are sure, or even because we are sure’ (2017: 6–7). It is our view that the symposium provided us and many in the room with the challenges, the question marks, and the diversity of approaches to go forward in our struggles for justice with the kinds of humility, reflexivity and commitment to holding ourselves accountable that such an expansive project requires. We hope this, the report of this symposium, and particularly the questions, unanswered and answered, will be of value for you in the continued struggle for justice. Sincerely, Kelly-Jo Bluen Project Leader, International Justice Institute for Justice and Reconciliation Sithembile Mbete Lecturer, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria Tshegofatso Senne Project Consultant, International Justice Institute for Justice and Reconciliation A letter from the symposium organisers /vii