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NAME OF MECHANISM

National Reconciliation Forum

 
YEARS OF OPERATION
September 9 - October 27, 2003 (6 weeks)
 
MANDATE AND OPERATIONS

Mandate: Talks initially proposed by former President Ange-Felix; established officially by President Francoise Bozize after recommendation from National Transitional Council. Its aim was to enable dialogue and reconciliation between different political, social, religious affiliations, and suggest recommendations concerning how the country should love on after the war. It was made up of eleven members including the Rev. Isaac Zokoe,  but some major political players were not involved. [Irin]

Staff: 40 member technical team that drew up agenda for forum.

Attended by approx. 350 delegates.

Funding: People’s Republic of China

 
LATEST UPDATE

January 2008: Recommendations have been made regarding elections, truth and reconciliation, politics and diplomacy, defence and security; economy and finances; and education, social and cultural issues.

A recommendation was made to establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate human rights abuses committed during the period of 1960-2003. Recommendations were given to  the National Reconciliation Conference at the end of October 2003.

In November 2003, the Comité de Suivi des Actes du Dialogue National (Follow-up Committee for the Acts of National Dialogue) was established by decree.  The Committee is made of 21 members, working in 5 thematical commissions and who are responsible for overseeing the implementation of the recommendations of the NRF [PN and SANGONET].

 

 
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