never be sustainable peace unless people are willing and prepared to face their old wounds to heal them.' (Jescom, 2015) In a joint statement of Christian Denominations in Zimbabwe, church leaders in 2005 stated that Zimbabwe has become a 'house of fear' with her people 'frozen in a war mode with the language and practices of a command structure'. For certain crimes, the church leaders regretted, people will not seek redress from the law because they know they will not receive it. The vision of Zimbabwe as a free nation is stied. It was concluded, “All this we have lived each day, prisoners in a concentration camp from the Zambezi to the Limpopo.” (Afcast.org.zw, 2015) Confronting this pervasive fear have been brave stakeholders engaging in some memorialisation projects to honour the memory of victims of past violations. Notable among these is the work of artists like Owen Maseko, organisations like the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum and Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) in championing the commemorations of the 26 June International Day in Solidarity with Victims of Torture; Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU) in giving a voice to women victims of sexual violence; Ibhetshu LikaZulu in preserving the memory of the many victims of Gukurahundi, as well as Heal Zimbabwe Trust in assisting many families, carry out healing ceremonies within the connes of their culture. Grace to Heal and Ukuthula Trust have also accompanied many victims in processing and healing the memories of trauma. In policy analysis, documentation of serious violations and analysis of the patterns has been a critical aspect of these efforts. In this area, competent actors like the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP), Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ), Student Solidarity Trust, the Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU), Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ), Veritas, Media Monitoring Project (MMPZ), the Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR), Zimbabwe Association for Crime Prevention and Rehabilitation of 9

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