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The questions on the work of the Organ were asked in order to determine the effectiveness of
the government in addressing issues of past political conflict, as this body was specifically created
under Article VII of the GPA to help the nation move towards national healing, reconciliation
and integration.
The relative anonymity of the Organ was highlighted in the response of one elderly man (aged
71) who said, ‘I may lie to you about the Organ. I was not yet born when it was formed.’ The
frequency of the ‘No’ answer indicates that there is need for the Organ to make itself more
visible to the communities if it is to advise on a credible framework for national healing that is
acceptable to the broader society.
3. Effect of human rights violations
This section considers the effects of violence on victims, perpetrators and witnesses.
The following are the highlights from Tables 4, 5 and 6:
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