Organization in brief: Gukurahundi Genocide Survivors for Justice

Gukurahundi Genocide Survivors for Justice

The Gukurahundi Genocide Survivors for Justice was instituted in July 2011. The intent of the organization is to address the needs of the victims of Gukurahundi Genocide by working with survivors; formally investigating the massacre and bringing the perpetrators to justice; identifying the remains of the victims of the massacre and ensuring appropriate reburial and establishing a process by which victims and survivors receive reparation for their suffering.
The Gukurahundi massacre remains shrouded in silence in Zimbabwe, in neighbouring states and in internationally.
The event which caused enormous suffering in the communities affected is rarely spoken about and the repressive Zimbabwe regime refuses to acknowledge that it took place and that the suffering continues.
Furthermore, the festering memory of the massacre does affect and will continue to affect any chance of Zimbabwe moving away from its current state of violence and persecution and establishing a society with strong and healthy relationships between Ndebele and Shona people.
The Gukurahundi Genocide Survivors for Justice lunched a programme of action in late 2011 which aimed to:
· Engage and identify all Gukurahundi Survivors.
· Set up a tribunal to look into the Gukurahundi massacre.
· Investigate a process of seeking justice and potential litigation of perpetrators of the massacre.
· Identify all mass graves, conduct cleansing ceremonies, do forensics and proper reburial of the remains.
· Initiate therapeutic interventions for healing of survivors.
· Pursue options for reparation to all survivors of Gukurahundi.
For more information regarding Gukurahndi Genocide Survivors for Justice activities and intended programmes of action please contact:
Nomagugu Precious Khumalo
Tel: 0027 767924503
Email: gukurahundisurvivors@gmail.com