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Truth commission

A truth commission, also known as a truth and reconciliation commission or truth and justice commission, is an official body tasked with discovering and revealing past wrongdoing by a government (or, depending on the circumstances, non-state actors also), in the hope of resolving conflict left over from the past. Truth commissions are, under various…

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South Africa

Other commissions

Reconciliation with indigenous peoples

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related to Further reading · 70
Truth commission → Adriana, Alice Pease, Amérique, Archibugi, Arnaud Martin, Australia, Bodies, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, Canada, Conflict Management, Corntassel, Creation, Crime, Demanding Truth, Dennis Thompson, Elin, Eric, Exploring, Facing Challenge
related to history · 29
Truth commission → Alfonsín, An, Argentina Raúl Alfonsín, Argentina's National Commission, Bolivia, Commission, December, Disappearance, Disappearances, Germany, Inquiry, Inquiry Into Disappearances, It, January, Juntas, Latin America, National Commission, National Reorganization Process, Never Again, Nunca Más
related to External links · 25
Truth commission → Action, Can Truth Commissions Strengthen, Conventional, Creating, Displacement, Effective Truth Commission, Elements, ICTJ, ICTJChallenging, ICTJThe Case, ICTJTruth Seeking, Kofi Annan Foundation, KoreaTruth Commissions Digital Collection, Memory PageDrafting, Peace, Peace Processes, Practical Tool, Reconciliation Commission, Republic, The International Center
related to Other commissions · 25
Truth commission → Africa, Approximately, Augusto Pinochet's, Chile's Commission, Commission, Commissions, Congo, Following South Africa's, For, In Brazil, In Scandinavia, It, National Human Rights Program, National Truth Commission, Nordic, Panama Truth Commission, Pinochet's, Political Imprisonment, Reconciliation, Sierra Leone
related to South Africa · 20
Truth commission → Africa, African National Congress, Amnesty, Approximately, April, Bishop Desmond Tutu, Commissions, During, Formal, Human Rights Violations, National Party's, Nelson Mandela, Rehabilitation, South Africa, South Africa's, The, The ANC's, Those, To, With South Africa
related to Reconciliation · 12
Truth commission → Congo, El Salvador, In, Kenya, Less, Morocco's Equity, Reconciliation, Reconciliation Commission, Reparations, This, Truth, Within
related to Truth-seeking · 8
Truth commission → As, Increasingly, One, Their, This, Thus, Truth, While
related to Definition · 6
Truth commission → According, Challenge, Priscilla Hayner, Transitional Justice, Truth Commissions, Unspeakable Truths
related to Sweden · 5
Truth commission → In, Sweden, Swedification, Swedish, Sámi

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Truth commissionrelated to DefinitionAccording0.60section
Truth commissionrelated to DefinitionPriscilla Hayner0.60section
Truth commissionrelated to DefinitionUnspeakable Truths0.60section
Truth commissionrelated to DefinitionTransitional Justice0.60section
Truth commissionrelated to DefinitionChallenge0.60section
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Truth commissionrelated to External linksTruth0.60section
Truth commissionrelated to External linksReconciliation Commission0.60section
Truth commissionrelated to External linksRepublic0.60section
Truth commissionrelated to External linksKoreaTruth Commissions Digital Collection0.60section
Truth commissionrelated to External linksUnited States Institute0.60section
Truth commissionrelated to External linksPeace0.60section

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