Goromonzi SOUTH 1. Constituency: Goromonzi South 2. Province: Mashonaland East 3. Venue: Windsor Park Shopping Centre. 4. Date: 02 October 2009 5. Participants: No.: 40 Sex: 15% female Age: 19–48, average 29 years From: church leaders, youths, farmers, political activists, survivors of political violence and women 6. Recommendations i. Accountability • Healing will be possible only when perpetrators of political violence are made to account [survivors of political violence]. • Restoration of the rule of law will discourage perpetrators from committing further violations [participants]. • There must be guarantees that further violations will not take place before the victims can forgive the perpetrators [survivors]. • There must be accountability and transparency in the distribution of resources and farm inputs [villagers and farmers]. ii. Institutional reform • The security sector is partisan. The police, war veterans and the National Youth Service youths are responsible for political violence [survivors of political violence]. • Vetting is necessary for the police service to reform [survivors of political violence]. • National Youth Service programme must be banned [survivors of political violence]. • There is need for human rights training for the security sector, particularly the police. • An independent judiciary, professional civil service and functioning education system are necessary to ensure access and enjoyment of all human rights. iii. Truth recovery • Rape, displacement, torture and murder took place and they need to be discussed openly. • Perpetrators of violence need to be confronted and investigations of what happened need to be carried out [survivors of political violence]. • Cases of political coercion have to be exposed and perpetrators shamed so that healing can take place. iv. Restitution • Complete restitution for property stolen or destroyed must be made [youths]. • For injuries sustained as a result of rape or torture, medical assistance is needed [women and victims of political violence]. Taking Transitional Justice to the People – Outreach Report 63