• Leadership must be shared [church representatives]. • There must be a change of government. Institutions can only be reformed if the current government is changed [an individual male participant]. • The Zimbabwe National Army is there to protect the nation and not to cause violence against the people. The police should strive to maintain law and order instead of breeding corruption [male participant]. v. Reconciliation • The political situation has set youths against their parents. Enmity has replaced respect [youth group]. • This has created a culture of hatred [government employees]. • There must be workshops through out the country on reconciliation. The churches must be part of the process [group of local police officers]. vi. Reparations • There is need for victims of past violations to be compensated adequately as part of the healing process [church representatives]. 7. OBSERVATIONS • This meeting drew participants from both victims and perpetrators of violence. The perpetrators and victims worked together in groups. • The victims spoke freely about the violence to which they were subjected. They participated freely without fear. • There were signs of strong opposition to the past violations, but there was no tension or signs of bitterness during the meeting. 100 Taking Transitional Justice to the People – Outreach Report

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