Engaging with Victims and Perpetrators in Transitional ... - FriEnt

FriEnt/KOFF Workshop ReportThis implies that very often violence is used on the basis of value orientations.These have to be reconsidered and newly developed.Closure of grief, establishment of truthAnother basis for transformation and inclusiveness is, however, that somemeasure of truth about human rights violations has been established,responsibility taken, and that the process of mourning can be engaged in andconcluded.Victim and perpetrator participation in decision-makingThe focus should not only be to defend victims. For healing and transformation,active participation of victims and perpetrators, each in their respective fields ofresponsibility, has to be developed.Social and economic developmentElements of social and economic development may help to build a common basisof living together again by starting from some common needs.Time dynamics and sequencingTransformation is a dynamic process that takes time. The process starts byfinding entry points and by asking ‘what could be done right now?’ The exampleshave shown that options depend on contexts and that each has their own timingand sequencing.The role of different actorsAre state organs in a position to ensure the mechanisms? What happens when itis the state that is the perpetrator, as in so many cases? Which other actors,national and/ or international, are in a position to intervene and on the basis ofwhat role/s during the conflict?18