NTJWG chair Aleck Muchadehama

RIGHTS NGOs have cautioned the State against pardoning those who have killed and raped in the name of politics. The NGOs said this in recommendations drawn under their umbrella National Transitional Justice Working Group (NTJWG), a convergence of 48 NGOs selected to play watchdog to government efforts to restore peace. The NTJWG insists murder and rape ranked among international offences which warrant full trial and the punishment of perpetrators. “While acknowledging the role of amnesties…