STAKEHOLDERS CONFERENCE on TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE PRINCIPLES IN ZIMBABWE CONFERENCE REPORT AUGUST 2015 Executive Summary This report captures the proceedings of the Stakeholders Conference on Transitional Justice Principles in Zimbabwe which was convened by the National Transitional Justice Working Group from 23 to 24 July 2015 in Nyanga. The conference discussed and produced the Guiding Principles for Transitional Justice Policy in Practice for Zimbabwe. 48 organisations representing various transitional justice actors participated in the conference. The conference was structured along the six transitional justice themes: Institutional Reform, Reparations, Truth-telling, Gender, Justice and Accountability as well as Memorialisation. Delegates were divided into six respective committees. The list of the committees and members is attached to this report. The committees deliberated through the discussion points presented by thematic leaders. The committee discussions and plenary sessions which followed produced the agreed principles for each thematic area. Under Justice and Accountability, stakeholders agreed on sets of principles to guide criminal prosecutions, amnesties, application of the principle of universal jurisdiction, restorative justice, civil litigation and some cross-cutting general principles. Under Memorialisation, the conference adopted two sets of principles; purpose related principles, as well as process related principles. In a landmark decision, the conference decided to change the name of the thematic area on gender and renamed it 'Women and Transitional Justice.' Under the newly named theme, a number of principles were adopted, many which do cut across different themes to ensure meaningful participation of women and accurate documentation of their contribution and representation of women's issues. 4