Acknowledgments We would like to acknowledge the cooperation offered by many stakeholders within and outside the borders of Zimbabwe before, during and after the 23 July 2015 stakeholders conference. Prior to the conference, extensive consultation and intensive r e s e a r c h w a s c a r r i e d o u t . We acknowledge gratefully the guidance and leadership of Mr. Prosper Maguchu who was the Principal Researcher in this process. We acknowledge the assistance which the entire NTJWG Secretariat granted to the NTJWG. We are further grateful to the representatives of the forty-eight organisations who dedicated their time and resources to go through the draft guiding principles. We make special mention of victims groups who joined the stakeholders conference and articulated their needs. NTJWG is grateful for the assistance offered by its funding par tners who made the publication of this volume possible.. Ultimately, this set of principles belongs to all who believe in a peaceful, just and accountable society and are ready to realise the noble goals which these principles stand for. National Transitional Justice Working Group Zimbabwe 5