undertaken besides monetary payments. The group also agreed that the War Victims Compensation Fund is an example of a reparations policy framework. In addition, there is need to consider what justice means to victims to be accurate on the kind of reparations expected by the victims in different contexts. The group advocated for communal reparations in certain instances. It was also agreed that Zimbabwe should maximise on promoting the right to reparations by using available documented evidence. Critical Reflections on the Hard Choices for Zimbabwe By Otto Saki Reflections by Otto Saki detailed various issues that should be taken into consideration when developing a TJ policy for Zimbabwe. The details centred on what should be included in the intended TJ Framework. Some of the reflections critical to the policy were that; Ÿ Remedies are affected by different time and horizons. Therefore, remedies suggested or prescribed must be sensitive to time and spaces. What are the parameters of the policy on TJ? Ÿ Funding questions must address whether it will be coming from domestic or international sources. In case of international sources, the discussion could be a foreign policy discourse drawing from the colonial violations Ÿ There must be a careful sequencing of events and remedies (what comes first and following)? Ÿ Selective actions or remedies depending on contexts in cases of prosecutions should be considered. For example, prosecutions may not be strategic when the perpetrators are still in power. Ÿ There is need for perpetrators versions of the truth –that information must be curated and put in place. 16 Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Institutional synergies and their roles in TJ must be clearly spelt out in the policy. Amnesties should be debated whether they should be conditional or blanket. For instance, should amnestied be based on truth telling or they can be blanket). People must interrogate whether there is an appetite to have TJ at government level or it is only about having the NPRC. People should also ask whether there is need for a Peace and Reconciliation Policy and a TJ policy (or we need both). The discourse must focus on policies beyond the TJ also. Healing cannot be confined to the lifespan of the NPRC because some people may be ready to talk after the NPRC is gone. Therefore, there must be space for them to talk in the future. The level of disclosure and willingness to participate will be determined by the success or failure of the NPRC (confidence and trust deficit), hence the need to ensure that the PRC processes succeed. There is need to consider how TJ issues will go beyond the State level processes into including non-state actors to participate in TJ processes with ease (e.g. church, CSOs etc.). Religion and African traditional justice mechanisms are fundamental in TJ e.g. the church leaders and Traditional leaders have also been affected by the same violence and they bore the same brunt of violence. Therefore, the assumption that the leaders are strong enough to address the problems should be reviewed. 2018 TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE POLICY SYMPOSIUM REPORT