• The army must not be seen in areas where they have no business. They must remain in the barracks [political activists]. • The education sector and the office of the Registrar-General must be reformed to serve the people [government employees, women and youth group]. • The civil service must be adequately funded and the staff well remunerated. The failure by the government to provide official documents at an affordable rate within a reasonable period of time is an infringement on the people’s rights; for example, some citizens were not able to vote in the elections because they did not have official documents. Freedom of movement is curtailed because the government could not provide passports for those who wanted them, or the money charged is way beyond the citizens’ paying capacity [political activists]. • The education sector must be revived and the right to education must be secured. The government must provide for the protection and adequate remuneration of staff [government employees]. ii. Accountability • People who committed criminal acts must be prosecuted. Criminals are free, while their victims are prisoners of fear. If one goes to make a report at the police, the police are most likely to detain the complainant. The police must begin applying the law and arresting the real criminals [political activists and youth group]. iii. Restoration of freedoms • Freedoms must be restored. People must be free to associate with whomever they want to associate with, and to be represented by whomever they wanted to be represented by, not be forced to join one workers’ association when they wanted another [government employees]. • The Church must be free to worship God and preach the Gospel. As individual members, people want to be free to support political groups of their choice and to condemn human rights atrocities as a church [church employees]. 7. OBSERVATIONS • The meeting generated intense debate on the role of political parties in society. • The presence of the two main political parties brought life to the group presentations. • It was also exciting to take note of the attention given to the presentations by the eldest of the participants, a 94-year-old man who followed the proceedings right up to the end. • The presentations from the group of political activists stand out as the highlight of the meeting. • The meeting also held the record for the oldest participant at all the workshops held through out the country. 116 Taking Transitional Justice to the People – Outreach Report