Moving Beyond: Towards Transitional Justice in the Bangsamoro Peace Process forumZFD in the Philippines « forumZFD Philippines envisions a Philippine society that approaches conflicts holistically and transforms them in participatory and nonviolent ways. » forumZFD (Forum Civil Peace Service) is a German non-governmental organization established in 1996 to promote peace by non-military means. It aims to create and strengthen instruments and methods for nonviolent conflict transformation. Next to the Philippines, forumZFD implements programs of Civil Peace Service in the Middle East and the Western Balkan. In addition, forumZFD implements communal conflict counseling projects at the municipal level in Germany. In the Philippines, forumZFD is engaged in conflict transformation work in Mindanao since 2008. It implements projects from offices in Davao, Butuan and Cotabato. Through its projects, forumZFD seeks to address causes of conflicts around protracted economic and social marginalization. In conducting its activities, forumZFD is collaborating with a wide range of local and national partners who are committed to the idea of nonviolent conflict transformation. Moving Beyond: Towards Transitional Justice in the Bangsamoro Peace Process Moving Beyond: Towards Transitional Justice in the Bangsamoro Peace Process Publisher forumZFD Philippines Contact forumZFD Philippines Suite B-301, Plaza de Luisa Complex, Magsaysay Avenue Davao City 8000, Mindanao Phone/Fax: ++63 82 2822762 Email:
[email protected] www.facebook.com/forumZFDPhilippines Editorial Team Venus Betita, Manuel Domes, Daniel Jaeger, Lotte Kirch, Jeremy Simons Layout Redentor Glen Villaester Cover Photos Keith Bacongco Acknowledgements We thank all the authors for their important contributions to this publication. Furthermore, our thanks go to Juliana Cano Nieto, Laisa Masuhud Alamia, and Jeremy Simons for their advice and feedback.