4.0 Thematic Committees 4.1 Committee Deliberations After presentations on principles, the delegates examined the principles in six thematic committees. After the deliberations, the delegates returned to give their reports. On Day One four committees gave their reports. These were; Gender, Reparations, Justice and Accountability and Memorialisation. The four thematic areas presented on the principles they agreed, the principles they contested and the additions they made to the principles. The accepted principles as amended are included in this report as Annexure 4. The meeting closed with a prayer from Fr. Chiromba at 1800 hours. Day Two-24 July 2015 The second and last day of the conference commenced with a prayer from Rev Maengamhuru at 0815 hours. This was followed by a recap of day one by Ms Dorothy Mudavanhu (Rapporteur). The two remaining thematic committees on Promotion of truth and Institutional Reform made presentations on accepted principles. They took note of contested issues, and the additions they made on the principles. These were incorporated in the nal document on draft Principles. 4.2 Contested Issues Before wrapping the meeting, the disputed principles from all six thematic committees were ironed out, and changes were included in the nal draft principles. 4.2.1 From Gender to Women The most signicantly outstanding issue was changing the name of the Gender and Transitional Justice Committee to Women and Transitional Justice. This led to the thematic area being renamed to Women and Transitional Justice. The rationale was that women's issue must not be lumped under technical terms like gender. Some delegates felt that calling the theme 'Women and Transitional Justice' would alienate gender questions that were not really about 23