TRANSITIONAL
JUSTICE PROJECT
It is
quite clear that Zimbabweans
are generally not satisfied
with the political and socio-economic
situation currently prevailing
in the country, and that they
have a desire to move to a
new situation, which offers
more positive opportunities
to all. The process of moving
from one position to another
necessarily involves a transition.
Transitional justice requires
individuals who are equipped
with capacity to administer
justice in a transitional
environment, be it through
trials, truth commissions,
reparations or reconstruction
programmes, and lawyers will
play a critical role in all
these areas.
ZLHR is currently developing
such a transitional justice
project, and will devote time
and resources towards capacity
building of strategic members
through working visits to
countries that have gone through
transition such as South Africa,
Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Yugoslavia,
East Timor, Nigeria and Cambodia.
After the working visits,
the trainees will be used
as resource persons to train
ZLHR members and other strategic
NGO members in transitional
justice so that when transition
takes place, there is internal
capacity to handle and manage
the process.
The objectives of the programme
will be as follows:
- To create capacity among
lawyers to handle and manage
transitional justice in
the event of change
- To learn the best practices
from other countries that
have gone through transititon
after a period of conflict
- To prepare lawyers for
the challenges ahead in
transitional justice
