of past gross violation of human rights.
These are questions of violations
committed during the liberation war,
atrocities committed by the state during
Gukurahundi, the truth about Operation
Murambatsvina, politically motivated
assassinations and abductions – the list is
endless. Unless we search and unpack
these unacknowledged truths, our
reconciliation process is a fallacy.
NTJWG acknowledges the frustrations
with past processes and even some
aspects of the current process. It is
however our rm belief that the only way
forward is to insist on dialogue – to
engage the process, no matter how
imperfect. We further take this
opportunity to reiterate the call by the
people of Zimbabwe at the NPRC 'Whats
Next Conference' convened on 07
February, 2018, for the Government of
Zimbabwe to show its sincerity with the
current process by releasing the reports
of past commissions including the
Dumbutshena Commission and the
Chihambakwe Commission. The victims
and survivors of atrocities of the past and
their families as well as the nation at large
have the right to know the contents of
those reports. Truth-telling is an important
step towards healing.
15 MARCH 2018
We encourage the people of Zimbabwe
to commit to the search for truth as part
of the drive for reconciliation. We do this
in honour of those who have fought this
struggle without giving up like Itai
Dzamara, Paul Chizuze, among others
whose fate remains unknown. Their
families and society as a whole, have the
inalienable right to know the truth
regarding their disappearance. In
particular, victims have the right to know
the identity of the perpetrators, the
causes and facts of such violations and
the circumstances under which these
violations were committed. This is what
this day is about and this is what our
reconciliation process must be about.
Zimbabwe's Legacy of
Unspoken Truths On
Suite 4 Number 1 Raleigh Street Harare
the International
Day of Truth
info@ntjwg.org.zw
www.ntjwg.org.zw