PRESIDENT KIIR LAUNCHES TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE MECHANISMS CONFERENCE IN JUBA
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President Kiir on Monday launched a conference on transitional Justice Mechanisms, aimed at establishing the Commission for Truth Reconciliation and Healing.
In his keynote address, President Kiir said "we want to establish the truth as the basis for reconciliation and healing, after the violence and destruction imposed upon our people by the two unjustified internal conflicts of 2013 and 2016".
" I consider Chapter Five of the Peace Agreement as very important, because it gives people the opportunity to see the truth, reconcile and heal the wounds of being a victim on the basis of the truth,"President Kiir said.
The President reiterated his commitment not to take the country and its people back to war, calling on the citizens to join hands and develop the homeland.
The Head of State said the establishment of the Commission of Truth, Reconciliation and Healing is vital in consolidating peace and pave way for the conduct of free, fair and credible elections at the end of the transitional period.
Chapter Five of the Peace Agreement calls for establishment of the Commission for Truth Reconciliation and Healing, and Compensation and Reparations Authority And the Hybrid Court.
The event themed "Building a sustainable South Sudanese Model for transitional Justice System" was attended by State Governors, Chief Administrators, Speakers, County Commissioners and legal experts from the region and beyond.
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