Epworth 1. Constituency: Epworth 2. Province: Harare Metropolitan 3. Venue: St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church 4. Date: 23 September 2009 5. Participants: No.: 56 Sex: 30% female Age: 21–60, average 31 years From: church leaders, youths, local leaders, farmers, political activists, survivors of political violence, and women 6. Recommendations i. Prosecutions • The perpetrators of political violence should be prosecuted first before matters of reconciliation are discussed [women and survivors of political violence]. • Prosecution would deter perpetrators from committing further acts of violence [women]. ii Institutional reforms • Institutional reforms in the police force are very necessary because it is corrupt and partisan [women and political activists] • Rule of law can be achieved only if the defence forces are purged of partisanship. Some security officials were accused of torturing members of opposition parties for their beliefs [participants]. iii. Restitution • There is need for effective restitution for those who were violated or who lost their assets because of political violence [women, youths, political activists and survivors of political violence]. • Restitution should go hand in hand with prosecution. • Recovery mechanisms should address the loss of homes, rape, disability and national healing. There are people infected with HIV as a result of violence who need ARV therapy as restitution [survivors of political violence]. iv. Truth recovery • Truth before reconciliation can be achieved and the government has to come out in the open on this matter [political violence survivors]. • Some survivors were traumatized by the disappearances and deaths that happened to their relatives and have lots of questions which need explanation. • The perpetrators must lead in the explanations surrounding the fate of disappeared and deceased people, and this can be achieved if the process of truth recovery is officially instituted. Taking Transitional Justice to the People – Outreach Report 23