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	Truth Commissions Digital Collection: U.S. Institute of Peace
		Truth commissions exist for a designated period of time, have a specific mandate, exhibit a variety of organizational arrangements, and adopt a range of processes and procedures, with the goal of producing and disseminating a final report, including conclusions and recommendations.
		The commission was established on December 29, 1990 to investigate crimes committed during the eight-year rule of Hissein Habre and was chaired by Chad’s chief prosecutor Mahamat Hassan Abakar.
		The commission’s report on "serious acts of violence" since 1980 entitled "From Madness to Hope: the 12-Year war in El Salvador: Report of the Commission on the Truth for El Salvador," was released on March 15, 1993 at the United Nations.
	www.usip.org /library/truth.html (4150 words)

	The Chilean Truth and Reconciliation Commission
		The commission was presented as a compromise solution, the lesser of two evils to both those on the left and right of the political spectrum (Barahona de Brito 1993).
		The truth commission allowed victims' families to be relieved from administrative and legal limbo due to their status as 'disappeared' (Ensalaco 1994).
		In terms of the impact on the military, although the dismissal of officers was not possible, the truth commission report forced the military to defend a period they liked to think of as their crowning achievement (Ensalaco 1994).
	www.beyondintractability.org /case_studies/Chilean_Truth_Commission.jsp?nid=5221 (1619 words)

	Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The commission was empowered to grant amnesty to those who committed abuses during the apartheid era, as long as the crimes were politically motivated, proportionate, and there was full disclosure by the person seeking amnesty.
		The commission heard reports of human rights violations and considered amnesty applications from all sides, from the apartheid state to the liberation forces including the African National Congress.
		While former president F.W. de Klerk appeared before the commission and reiterated his apology for the suffering caused by apartheid, many fl South Africans were angered at amnesty being granted for human rights abuses committed by the apartheid government.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Truth_and_Reconciliation_Commission (958 words)

	The Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act 2000: Sierra Leone: Truth Commissions: Library and Links: U.S. Institute of ...
		The Commission shall be body corporate having perpetual succession and capable of acquiring, holding and disposing of any property, whether moveable or immovable and of suing and being sued in its corporate name and, subject to this Act, of performing all such acts as bodies corporate may by law perform.
		The Commission shall consist of seven members, four of whom shall be citizens of Sierra Leone and the rest shall be non-citizens, all of whom shall be appointed by the President after being selected and recommended in accordance with the procedure prescribed in the Schedule.
		The object of this Bill is to establish the Truth and Reconciliation Commission proposed by Article XXVI of the Lomé Peace Agreement as part of the process of healing the wounds of the armed conflict which began in 1991.
	www.usip.org /library/tc/doc/charters/tc_sierra_leone_02102000.html (2817 words)

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		Truth and Reconciliation Commissions and the Nepalese Context
		The truth commissions are designed to offer same form of accounting for the past in situations where prosecutions for gross violation or massive crimes are impossible or unlikely due to lack of capacity of the judicial system or amnesty.
		Therefore, the practice of setting up truth commission has been common with aim to bring the truth about the patterns of violations committed in the past and its detail as well as to suggest the sustainable way-out to prevent further violations or abuses through institutional reform and other policy interventions.
	www.nepalnews.com /archive/2006/others/guestcolumn/nov/guest_columns_06.php (748 words)

	HRW: Peru: Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		From April 8 to 12, Peru's Truth and Reconciliation Commission held its first public hearings in the cities of Huamanga and Huanta, in the rural department of Ayacucho.
		But she told the audience at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's April 8 hearing that she knew exactly who they were.
		The commission has only two women members, however, and, regrettably, does not include anyone from Peru's indigenous communities, although certain of the commission's members are fluent in Quechua.
	hrw.org /americas/peru (1918 words)

	Liberia: A brief guide to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
		Liberian TRC is one of at least 34 truth commissions which have been established in 28 different countries of the world since the mid-1970s.
		Truth, justice and reparation must be the aim of a long-term action plan, developed and led at the national level, which involves all powers of the state (legislative, executive and judiciary) and all sectors of society.
		Amnesty International believes that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission can play an important role in the transition to lasting peace by providing a full account of the human rights violations committed during the conflict, contributing to their investigation and eventual prosecution, preventing their repetition, and ensuring that victims and their relatives are granted full reparation.
	www.amnestyusa.org /news/document.do?id=ENGAFR340072006 (3655 words)

	DEBATING SOUTH AFRICA'S TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (trc) caught the attention of the world for reasons that go far beyond the often horrific stories that came to light during its hearings.
		The trc served the ideal of recognizing individual citizens as possessing equal dignity, since it provided a forum in which the victims of injustice could tell the stories of oppression in a way that the forensic constraints of a courtroom would not permit.
		The trc embodied restorative justice, since it did not remove from society the criminals who fully disclosed their crimes, but left them to participate in building the new society with those who now know who the criminals are and what they did.
	www.utpjournals.com /product/utlj/493/493_dyzenhaus.html (1632 words)

	Welcome to the Truth & Reconciliation Commission Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Liberia has announced postponement of the commencement of its Hearings which was scheduled to begin on January 30, 2007 at the Centennial Memorial Pavilion in Monrovia to a later date.
		Meanwhile, the TRC extends thanks and appreciation to the general public for its continued support and participation in its processes noting that a new date for hearings will be announced shortly.
		The TRC commends Amnesty Internationals’ booklet “Liberia: A Brief Guide to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission” launched at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) headquarters in Monrovia on December 20, 2006.
	www.trcofliberia.org /press.htm (2224 words)

	South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Simpson & van Zyl
		However, in the publication of its final report, the TRC should assert that their is a considerable difference, both in morality and in law between fighting against and fighting for an unjust system.
		The Commission's task may prove to be a thankless one: political parties will condemn it if it implicates their members; patriots will condemn it if it threatens to destabilise the Government of National Unity; and NGOs will condemn it if it makes a strategic compromise in the interests of peace and stability.
		After the TRC bill was passed by Parliament the Minister of Justice, Dullah Omar commented that one of the lessons he had learnt from the legislative process was how valuable a role NGOs played as a lobby in ensuring that the TRC did not become emasculated as a result of political compromise.
	www.csvr.org.za /papers/papgspv.htm (5421 words)

	A Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Bosnia and Herzegovina?
		In South Africa, the commission was formed after a reform government was in place—in marked contrast to the situation in Bosnia today.
		But sentiment for a commission in Bosnia is growing, encouraged by religious leaders of all the major faiths, victims’ families, and the U. Institute of Peace, the Inter-Church Council of The Netherlands, the International Federation of Human Rights, and a host of other non-governmental organizations.
		Then, based on this examination, the commission could develop recommendations for steps to be taken to deal with this painful legacy and to prevent the recurrence of such inhumanity.” William Stuebner of the U. Institute of Peace added: “A court doesn’t make recommendations about the future.
	www.washington-report.org /backissues/062000/0006026.html (1551 words)

	International IDEA \| Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission Seminar
		The Truth and Reconciliation Commission is entering into its final stage and is therefore starting to prepare post commission mechanisms in order to secure the efficient and effective implementation of its recommendations and the collection of discoveries and messages that the Final Report will contain.
		The TRC wishes to emphasize the relationships between the truth collected by these commissions and the processes that come afterwards: policies of reparations, processes of justice and the perspective of reconciliation.
		With these studies and recognizing the particularities of each country, the TRC hopes to enrich and strengthen concrete proposals for the work to be carried out post truth commission.
	www.idea.int /conflict/sr/truth_recon_03.cfm (673 words)

	Sierra Leone Truth & Reconciliation (TRC) Report: brought to you by OSIWA Funding
		The establishment of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (the Commission) in Sierra Leone after eleven years of bitter civil conflict was appropriate, necessary and indeed, highly significant for the healing of a traumatised nation.
		The Report of the Commission (the Report) calls for introspection and a retrospective examination of the political, historical, economical, social and moral activities of both the state and the nation.
		The Truth and Reconciliation Working Group served as a useful liaison between the Commission and the NGO community.
	www.trcsierraleone.org (1326 words)

	monuc.org: National Consultations on DRC Truth and Reconciliation Commission ::: 19/02/2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The goal of the workshop is to inform and sensitize people on the concept of truth and reconciliation commissions, prompt a dialogue and a national reflection as well as gather facts that would lead to the improvement of the law on the CVR.
		The all-inclusive agreement for the DRC transition reached in Pretoria on 17 December 2002 stipulates in clause V: institutions are to be created for the support of democracy, among which the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
		A Truth and Reconciliation Commission is a non-judiciary, independent, temporary commission generally created in the context of a political transition, and officially authorized by the Government.
	www.monuc.org /news.aspx?newsID=1952 (444 words)

	Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Peru) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) (in Spanish: Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación (CVR)) was established in June 2001 to examine atrocities committed in the 1980s and 1990s, when Peru was plagued by the worst political violence in the history of the republic.
		The Commission focused on massacres, forced disappearances, human rights violations, terrorist attacks, and violence against women, committed by both the rebel groups Shining Path and Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement as well as the military of Peru.
		Its final tally of victims for the period was 69,280 dead and 43,042 orphans.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Truth_and_Reconciliation_Commission_(Peru) (616 words)

	The Truth and Reconciliation Act 2000 - Sierra Leone Web
		The object of this Bill is to establish the Truth and Reconciliation Commission proposed by Article XXVI of the Lome Peace Agreement as part of the process of healing the wounds of the armed conflict which began in 1991.
		By clause 5, the Commission shall operate for one year preceded by a period of three months during which the Commission is to carry out all the ground work necessary for its effectiveness when operations begin.
		Under clause 12, the Commission is required to raise the funds to finance its operations from both governmental and international non-governmental sources to which it is required to submit quarterly reports to account for the moneys donated (clause 13).
	www.sierra-leone.org /trcact2000.html (2821 words)

	allAfrica.com: Liberia: Gov't Inaugurates Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Page 1 of 2) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		According to her, her administration expects the TRC to put into place that will cleanse and sanctify the land, unifying the people into a national space disregarding ethnic, religious, creed, or social statuses of those who might be opposed to the proccess.
		Statutorily, the TRC which comprises nine commissioners, five men and four women, is mandated to document all abuses, validate and establish the narratives of both victims and victimizers or perpetrators, paying particular attention to women, children, the elderly, and other vulnerable members of society.
		She said while in tune with the advice of some Liberians it would be better to let bygone be bygone the avoidance of the truth and reconciliation process in order to avoid the difficulties involved will be even riskier to the present and future of the nation and its people.
	allafrica.com /stories/200602210220.html (842 words)

	Publications - Truth and Reconciliation Commission
		The psychological implications of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa.
		Neumann, J. Reconciliation and the Transformation of Conflicts: The Reconciliation and Reconstruction Programme of the Quaker Peace Centre.
		Simpson, G. "Truth, Dare or Promise": Civil society and the proposed commission on truth and reconciliation.
	www.csvr.org.za /pubslist/pubstrc.htm (2034 words)

	Race Matters - Truth & Reconciliation Commission
		The commission was established in 1995, as a constitutional compromise to avert continued bloodshed.
		The commission's report may be a basis for developing a shared memory, but there is also the risk that it will provoke violent anger as future generations learn of the unpunished crimes that were committed against their ancestors.
		With regard to the international implications of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, it should be recognized that apartheid did not involve genocide or ethnic cleansing.
	www.racematters.org /truthreconciliationcomm.htm (964 words)

	Greensboro Truth & Reconciliation Commission
		Many (but not all) truth commissions were able to address gaps in information by using subpoena power that we, as a grassroots commission, did not have.
		Our standard of evidence, like many truth commissions, is the “balance of probabilities,” also known as “preponderance of evidence” This means that based on the totality of evidence before us, if an individual piece of evidence was judged “more likely than not” to be true, we took it as fact.
		For example, the Commission explored not only what the law was that allowed lawyers to strike potential jurors based on their race, but also why such a jury does not satisfy the ideal of justice and why this has changed to a different standard today.
	gtrc.blogspot.com (8568 words)

	In Support Of A Truth And Reconciliation Commission
		Gyude Bryant was selected to head the caretaker government base on the assumption that he would bring neutrality, reconciliation, healing, and oneness to the process of moving the country from the miserable year created by our own failings.
		Truth and Reconciliation – albeit amidst all its controversy can go a long way in healing wounds that were created.
		Truth and Reconciliation can be a unifying factor for all of us Liberian.
	www.theperspective.org /truthandreccommission.html (1341 words)

	INCORE: Conflict Data Service: Thematic Guides
		Volume one discusses key concepts and debates, volumes two and three address the commission of gross violations of human rights, volume four addresses the nature of the society in which gross violations of human rights took place, and the final volume is a conclusion, based on analyses, findings and recommendations of the Commission.
		Campbell poses the question whether the TRC is a viable model for justice and reconciliation in a post-authoritarian society.
		The Commissions of Inquiry Act, outlining the mandate of the Uganda TRC which was established in 1986.
	www.incore.ulst.ac.uk /cds/themes/truth.html (2241 words)

	www.TruthCommission.org \| Bibliography
		"Truth without Reconciliation in Chile: Testimonies of the Tortured and the case against Augusto Pinochet." Unpublished paper presented at the conference on the TRC at Wits University, June 1999.
		"Truth Commissions: Institutional Strategies for Trust Construction and Conflict Management." Unpublished paper presented at the conference on the TRC at Wits University, June 1999.
		Indicators and Implications from the South African TRC." Unpublished paper presented at the conference on the TRC at Wits University, June 1999.
	www.truthcommission.org /bibliography.php?lang=en (867 words)

	Establishing a Localized Process for a Truth and Reconciliation Commission
		PRIME will conduct preliminary analysis of the data and gather a team of experienced Truth and Reconciliation ‘partners’ from regions that have undertaken ‘localized’ Truth and Reconciliation processes—‘partners’ who have worked together on the ground in such places as South Africa, Rwanda, and France-Germany, to share the lessons they have learned from their experiences.
		Successful use of "localized" interviews and encounters in building attitudes of reconciliation and in potentially finding local resolutions to conflicting claims will provide the foundation for follow-on efforts to gain support for the establishment of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission based on techniques tested and proven during the one year evaluation effort.
		The museum would maintain the Truth and Reconciliation Commission database, together with related artifacts, photographs, maps and relevant historical documents, which would become the core of an educational resource for future generations.
	www.vispo.com /PRIME/truthandreconciliation.htm (2376 words)

	It's Time Mississippi Established a Truth and Reconciliation Commission
		The TRC process underscores the importance of telling the unvarnished truth about past events in order to move forward toward reconciliation between former “warring” enemies.
		I spoke with many people in Neshoba County who are striving to understand the truth, and who are burdened by the responsibility they carry with them for the actions of their community and their state.
		Her concerns about the impact of the Killen decision and the consequences of a truth and reconciliation process are echoed by others in and out of Mississippi.
	hnn.us /articles/29718.html (1723 words)

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