Reconciliation equality. Furthermore, to reach communities at the grassroots level, the OSCE organized lectures on the common values of different religions, so as to increase understanding and contribute to combating violent extremism. 7. Lessons learned Reconciliation and dealing with the past are long-term, multi-layered, and complex processes that include dealing with conflict-related crimes, human rights abuses, and divisive memories. If not addressed, the transition from violent conflict to sustainable peace becomes all the more challenging as past grievances and traumatic experiences feed future misperceptions, prejudices, suspicion, and hate. The OSCE’s experiences in South-Eastern Europe show that addressing these challenges requires long-term and comprehensive approaches that involve many different stakeholders at various levels. Capacity building—including technical and legal support—for public institutions, the media, and community-level representatives has been a critical part of the OSCE’s work to facilitate reconciliation processes in the region. An important element of reconciliation is transitional justice, which requires the legacy of conflict-related crimes and human rights abuses to be dealt with in order to move forward on the path to sustainable peace. Moreover, the OSCE’s experiences show the need for transparency and accountability of reconciliation processes and the stakeholders involved. History must become 84