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The conference was organised to bring together various stakeholders to deliberate on the way forward for transitional justice in Zimbabwe.

The 2011 Transitional Justice National Survey carried out by the Forum revealed that the language of different players may differ but the substance is the same: Zimbabwe wants a comprehensive way to ensure a permanent end to impunity; Zimbabwe wants to say ‘never again’ to violence; and Zimbabwe wants to respond to the just needs of the survivors of organized violence. How to arrive at these noble goals was the subject of discussion at the International Conference on Transitional Justice. For the first time in the country’s history, government and civil society came together to deliberate on these questions that shape the future of all Zimbabweans. These are spaces that need to be expanded in the search for solutions.

This report captures the presentations from seven countries that participated in the conference: Rwanda, Uganda, Germany, Liberia, the Philippines, Kenya and South Africa. It captures reflections from local and international experts on the possible strategies for Zimbabwe. And above all it captures the deliberations by all participants on the way forward for Zimbabwe. The conference closed with six specific action points on which Zimbabwe must focus.

In presenting this report, it is the hope of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum to admit everyone into the deliberations that took place at Nyanga/Zimbabwe and also into the inter-generational conversation on truth, justice and accountability for all Zimbabweans.