The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZIMRIGHTS), a National Transitional Justice Working Group stakeholder on 1 July 2021 filed an application in the High Court in Harare seeking a declaratory order that the newly appointed National Peace and Reconciliation (NPRC) Commissioner, Advocate Obert Gutu has ceased being a commissioner. Gutu’s appointment as a Commissioner of the...
Activity Report Holiday Inn, Harare. 30 August, 2019. 9:00am to 16:00hrs. Introduction On 5 January, 2018 the Government of Zimbabwe gazetted the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Act (NPRC Act), operationalising the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC). Following the operationalization, the NPRC convened consultative meetings across the country with survivors on key issues pertinent...
Key Outcomes of the 2019 NTJWG Conference held on 29 August, 2019 at Cresta Lodge, Harare. On 29 August, 2019 the NTJWG hosted a Stakeholders’ Conference which was attended by seventy-one participants from the civil society and church leaders who formed the NTJWG and participate in its activities. Issues such as the strategy, vacant positions...
Background Every quarter, the NTJWG convenes to deliberate on the activities implemented in the previous quarter and map the way forward for the next quarter. In this regard, the NTJWG meets again on 28 August, 2019 at Monomotapa Hotel, Harare to reflect on the issues arising and also plan for the 3rd quarter of 2019....
As the Nation Gears for a Difficult Conversation on the Past The Code of Inclusion: Guiding Principles on Inclusive Public Consultation and Participation in Transitional Justice Processes in Zimbabwe Today we introduce the Code of Inclusion The Code of Inclusion is an answer to the questions that we have been grappling with for the past...
Zimbabweans have been urged to give the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) a chance as it prepares to start its work. This was said by Alec Muchadehama, Chairperson of the National Transitional Justice Working Group (NTJWG) in his message at the launch of the group’s latest publication, The Guide to Understanding the NPRC. In...
Legislators from the Thematic Committee on Peace and Security, Thematic Committee on Human Rights and the Portfolio Committee on Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs converged in the capital on Monday April 3 2017 to reflect on the fate of the National Peace and Reconciliation Bill (NPRC Bill) following the conclusion of the public hearings. At...
