Noble intentions, nagging dilemmas : in search of context-responsive truth commissions in Africa; policy brief

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dc.contributor.authorWachira, George
dc.contributor.authorKamungi, Prisca
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-06T17:55:55Z
dc.date.available2015-01-06T17:55:55Z
dc.date.copyright2010
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThe Nairobi Peace Initiative Africa (NPI-Africa) and the West African Network for Peace-building (WANEP) carried out research on the role of truth commissions in post-accord societies in Africa. This policy brief recommends that truth commissions should be viewed less as default mechanisms of transitional justice and more as tools of last resort, and only when desired goals match the limited capacity of the mechanism. In retrospect, unique transitional and operational circumstances prevailed in South Africa, which rarely obtained in other contexts where truth commissions have been deployed. The paper presents findings from research and offers policy recommendations to truth commission proponents.en
dc.format.extent1 digital file (12 p.)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/53521
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.npi-africa.org/pages/admin/publications/upload/TJRC_Policy_Brief_1329136722.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNairobi Peace Initiative-Africa (NPI-Africa), Nairobi, KEen
dc.subjectTRUTH COMMISSIONSen
dc.subjectAFRICAN COUNTRIESen
dc.subjectPEACEBUILDINGen
dc.subjectRECONCILIATIONen
dc.subjectTRANSITIONAL JUSTICEen
dc.subjectSOUTH AFRICAen
dc.subjectNAIROBIen
dc.subjectAPARTHEIDen
dc.subjectSOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.subjectACCESS TO JUSTICEen
dc.subjectPOST-CONFLICT SOCIETIESen
dc.titleNoble intentions, nagging dilemmas : in search of context-responsive truth commissions in Africa; policy briefen
dc.typePolicy Briefen
idrc.copyright.holderNPI-Africa and WANEP
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.componentnumber106026001
idrc.project.number106026
idrc.project.titleTransitional Justice and the Role of Truth and Reconciliation Commissions in Africa : Emerging Lessons - Phase IIen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC01-7797-4
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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