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Organizing Ex-Combatants for Peace in Mozambique

Parker, Lynette
June 4, 2015

Source: (2007) Restorative Justice Online April 2007 Edition.

As violent civil conflicts end, ex-combatants are sometimes treated as a risk to social peace and stability. Yet, as one organization in Mozambique demonstrates, ex-combatants can be key players in the peacebuilding process, promoting peace and reconciliation, and mediating peaceful solutions to conflicts.

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