‘Talk to us about reconciliation
Only if you first experience the anger of our dying
Talk to us of reconciliation
If your living is not the cause of our dying
Talk to us about reconciliation
Only if your words are not the product of your devious scheme to silence our struggle for freedom
Talk to us about reconciliation only if your intention is not to entrench yourself more on your throne
Talk to us about reconciliation only if you cease to appropriate all the symbols and meanings of our struggle.’
Filipino poet J. Cabazares as cited by Yasmin Sooka, ‘Dealing with the Past and Transitional Justice: Building Peace through Accountability’, 88 (2006) International Review of the Red Cross 311 at p. 325
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