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truth and reconciliation 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 ac ...
is a commission tasked with discovering and revealing past wrongdoing by a government (or, depending on the circumstances,
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s also), in the hope of resolving conflict left over from the past. They are, under various names, occasionally set up by states emerging from periods of internal unrest,
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; Algeria:The Ad Hoc Inquiry Commission in Charge of the Question of Disappearances formed in 2003 to investigate human rights violations that occurred in the 1990s. ; Argentina: Created by
President of Argentina The president of Argentina, officially known as the president of the Argentine Nation, is both head of state and head of government of Argentina. Under Constitution of Argentina, the national constitution, the president is also the Head of go ...
Raúl Alfonsín Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín (; 12 March 1927 – 31 March 2009) was an Argentine lawyer and statesman who served as President of Argentina from 10 December 1983 to 8 July 1989. He was the first democratically elected president after the 7-yea ...
on 15 December 1983, the
National Commission on the Disappearance of Persons National Commission on the Disappearance of Persons (Spanish: ', CONADEP) was an Argentine organization created by President Raúl Alfonsín on 15 December 1983, shortly after his inauguration, to investigate the fate of the (victims of force ...
(''Comisión Nacional sobre la Desaparición de Personas'') investigated human rights violations, including 30,000
forced disappearance An enforced disappearance (or forced disappearance) is the secret abduction or imprisonment of a person with the support or acquiescence of a State (polity), state followed by a refusal to acknowledge the person's fate or whereabouts with the i ...
s, committed during the
Dirty War The Dirty War () is the name used by the military junta or National Reorganization Process, civic-military dictatorship of Argentina () for its period of state terrorism in Argentina from 1974 to 1983. During this campaign, military and secu ...
. The research of the commission, documented in the Never Again (''Nunca Más'') report, included individual cases on 9,000 disappeared persons. The report was delivered to Alfonsín on 20 September 1984 and opened the door to the
Trial of the Juntas The Trial of the Juntas () was the judicial trial of the members of the ''de facto'' military government that ruled Argentina during the dictatorship of the '' Proceso de Reorganización Nacional'' (''el Proceso''), which lasted from 1976 to 1 ...
, the first major trial held for war crimes since the
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in Germany following World War II and the first to be conducted by a civilian court. ; Australia: In March 2021, the state of Victoria announced the creation of the first commission of inquiry in
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
into the "violent dispossession and genocide of Aboriginal people during colonisation". ; Bangladesh:
War Crimes Fact Finding Committee The War Crimes Fact Finding Committee was a group set up in Bangladesh to investigate the Human rights abuses carried out during the Bangladesh Liberation War. The organisation investigates war crimes and pressures the government of Bangladesh to ...
, set up in Bangladesh to investigate the
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carried out during the
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. ; Bolivia: The National Commission of Inquiry into Disappearances was the first of a series of Latin American commissions. It formed in 1982 but did not complete its report. ; Brazil: The non-punitive
National Truth Commission In Brazil, the National Truth Commission () investigated human rights violations of the period of 1946–1988 – in particular by the authoritarian military dictatorship that ruled Brazil from April 1, 1964 to March 15, 1985. The commission ...
(''Comissão Nacional da Verdade'') was approved in late 2011 by the Federal Senate and sanctioned by President
Dilma Rousseff Dilma Vana Rousseff (; born 14 December 1947) is a Brazilian economist and politician who served as the 36th president of Brazil from 2011 until her impeachment and removal from office on 31 August 2016. She is the only woman to have held the ...
. The commission will last for two years and consist of seven members appointed by the President. Members of the commission will have access to all government files about the 1946–1988 period and may convene victims or people accused of violations for testimony, although it will not be mandatory for them to attend. After the end of the two years period, the commission will issue a report with its findings. The group will not have, however, the obligation to disclose everything they discover. ; Canada: The
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC; []) was a truth and reconciliation commission active in Canada from 2008 to 2015, organized by the parties of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement. The commission was offi ...
was a commission investigating the human rights abuses in the
Canadian Indian residential school system The Canadian Indian residential school system was a network of boarding schools for Indigenous peoples. The network was funded by the Canadian government's Department of Indian Affairs and administered by various Christian churches. The sch ...
. It ran from June 2008 through June 2015. ; Chad: formed a Commission of Inquiry into Crimes and Misappropriations committed by former president Hissene Habre in 1990 which reported there had been 40,000 killings and 200,000 cases of torture under Habre's rule. ; Colombia: The National Commission for Reparation and Reconciliation (''Comisión Nacional de Reparación y Reconciliación'') existed in 2007, and the Special Jurisdiction for Peace was created in 2016. ; Congo (Democratic Republic): A peace agreement in 2004 mandated the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (DRC) which issued an administrative report in 2007. ; Chile: The National Truth and Reconciliation Commission (''Comisión Nacional de Verdad y Reconciliación;'' popularly known as the "Rettig Report"), created in April 1990, investigated deaths and disappearances, particularly for political reasons, under
Augusto Pinochet Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (25 November 1915 – 10 December 2006) was a Chilean military officer and politician who was the dictator of Military dictatorship of Chile, Chile from 1973 to 1990. From 1973 to 1981, he was the leader ...
's rule. The report was released in 1991. The National Commission on Political Imprisonment and Torture ("Valech Report") also investigated human rights abuses from the reign of Pinochet. Released in 2004 and 2005, the commission differed from the previous one in that it investigated non-fatal violations of human rights, such as torture, and also covered children whose parents had disappeared or been killed. The report of this commission was used by the government of Chile to give out pensions and other benefits to survivors. ; Czech Republic: The
Office for the Documentation and the Investigation of the Crimes of Communism The Office of the Documentation and the Investigation of the Crimes of Communism (, abbrev. ÚDV) is the Czech police subdivision which investigated criminal acts from 1948 to 1989 which were unsolvable for political reasons during the Czechoslov ...
(''Úřad dokumentace a vyšetřování zločinů komunismu'') is a subdivision of Czech criminal police which investigates criminal acts from the period 1948-1989 which were unsolvable for political reasons during the Czechoslovak communist regime. ; Ecuador:
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(''La Comisión de la Verdad'') was established by the government to investigate the violation of human rights especially during the period of 1984 to 1988. ; El Salvador: Established by the
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(instead of the Government of El Salvador), the establishment of the
Commission on the Truth for El Salvador The Truth Commission for El Salvador () was a restorative justice truth commission approved by the United Nations to investigate the grave wrongdoings that occurred throughout the country's twelve year civil war. It is estimated that 1.4 percent o ...
(''Comisión de la Verdad para El Salvador'') was part of
Chapultepec Peace Accords The Chapultepec Peace Accords were a set of Peace treaty, peace agreements signed on January 16, 1992, the day in which the Salvadoran Civil War ended. The treaty established peace between the El Salvador, Salvadoran government and the Farabund ...
to end the
Salvadoran Civil War The Salvadoran Civil War () was a twelve-year civil war in El Salvador that was fought between the government of El Salvador, backed by the United States, and the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), a coalition of left-wing guer ...
. The commission investigated murders and executions committed during the war, including that of
Óscar Romero Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (15 August 1917 – 24 March 1980) was a prelate of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Salvador, Archdiocese of San Salvador, the Titular ...
in 1980 and six Jesuits in 1989. ; Fiji: Reconciliation and Unity Commission. ; Finland: In October 2021, Finland established a truth and reconciliation commission to gather the experiences of the
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of the actions of the Finnish authorities and investigate their consequences for the Sámi. The term of the commission continues until 31 December 2025. ; Gambia: The ''
Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) is a truth commission in The Gambia to investigate the Yahya Jammeh era from 1994 to 2017. The process from the announcement of the commission to its launch lasted from 20 July 2017 to 1 ...
(TRRC) Act'' was enacted by the
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in December 2017 to investigate human rights violations during the period of
Yahya Jammeh Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh (born 25 May 1965) is a Gambian politician and former soldier, who served as President of the Gambia from 1996 to 2017. He was the Chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) from 1994 ...
's rule. It was sworn in on October 15, 2018. ; Germany: Created a Commission of inquiry into crimes of the SED in East Germany after unification in 1992. ; Ghana: National Reconciliation Commission. ; Guatemala:
Historical Clarification Commission The Commission for Historical Clarification (; abbreviated CEH) was a Guatemalan government commission established in 1994 in order to investigate atrocities and human rights violations committed during the Guatemalan Civil War, which began in 1962 ...
(''Comisión para el Esclarecimiento Histórico''). ; Haiti: The Haitian National Truth and Justice Commission. ; Honduras: The
Honduras Truth and Reconciliation Commission The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC; []) in Honduras began its work on May 4, 2010 and submitted a final report in July 2011. The commission was created due to its inclusion as one of the measures in the “Accord for National Reconciliati ...
investigated events around the 2009 Honduras coup d'état. ; Ireland:
Forum for Peace and Reconciliation The Forum for Peace and Reconciliation () was a forum established by the government of Ireland in October 1994 as part of the Northern Ireland peace process. Initiation The Forum was envisaged in paragraph 11 of the Downing Street Declaration ...
, launched in 1994 sought to reconcile communities in conflict in Northern Ireland. ;Kenya : Waki Commission;
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. ; Liberia:
Truth and Reconciliation 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 ac ...
. ; Mauritius: The Truth and Justice Commission of the Mauritius was an independent
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 ac ...
established in 2009, which explored the impact of
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and
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in
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. The commission was tasked to investigate the dispossession of land, and “determine appropriate measures to be extended to descendants of slaves and indentured laborers.” It was “unique in that it ealtwith socio-economic class abuses" and explored the possibility of reparations. The Commission attempted to cover more than 370 years, the longest period of time that a truth commission has ever covered. ; Morocco:
Equity and Reconciliation Commission The Equity and Reconciliation Commission (, , ; IER) was a Moroccan truth and reconciliation commission active under a two-year mandate from 2004 to 2005 focusing on human rights abuses committed during the Years of Lead mainly under King Hass ...
(IER). ; Nepal: Nepalese Truth Commission reported in 1991 on the period 1961–1990. A new Commission on Investigation of Disappeared Persons (CIDP) formed on 10 February 2015. ; New Zealand: Established in 1975, the
Waitangi Tribunal The Waitangi Tribunal (Māori: ''Te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi'') is a New Zealand permanent commission of inquiry established under the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975. It is charged with investigating and making recommendations on c ...
is a judicial body consistent with a truth commission which makes recommendations on claims brought to the tribunal by Māori relating to legislation, policy, actions or inactions by the Crown that are purported to be in breach of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi. ; Nigeria:A
Human Rights Violations Investigation Commission Nigeria's Human Rights Violations Investigation Commission, also known as the Oputa Panel after its leader Chukwudifu Oputa, was a commission that was developed following the collapse of the military dictatorship that controlled Nigeria until 199 ...
formed in 1999 and reported in 2002. ; Norway: In 2018, a Norwegian truth commission was formed to investigate the experiences of
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and
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(Norwegian Finns) subject to Norwegian authorities' policies of Norwegianization. On 9 May 2019, the commission's mandate was extended to include also the
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. The commission submitted its report on 1 June 2023. ; Panama: The Panama Truth Commission (''Comisión de la Verdad'') was established in 2000 and reported that the former military regime had engaged in torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment. ; Paraguay: Truth and Justice Commission (''Comisión de Verdad y Justicia''). ; Peru :
Truth and Reconciliation 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 ac ...
''(Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación)''. ; Poland:
Institute of National Remembrance The Institute of National Remembrance – Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation (, abbreviated IPN) is a Polish state research institute in charge of education and archives which also includes two public prosecutio ...
, for historical research and
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; Philippines: In 2010, President
Benigno Aquino III Benigno Simeon Aquino III (; born Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III; February 8, 1960 – June 24, 2021), also known as Noynoy Aquino and colloquially as PNoy, was a Filipino politician who served as the 15th president of the Philippines ...
announced that a
Philippines Truth Commission The Philippine Truth Commission was created to find out the truth about reports of large scale graft and corruption in the previous government; to put a closure to them by the filing of the appropriate cases against those who were involved. Furthe ...
would be formed to investigate unresolved issues concerning the previous administration of President
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal-Arroyo (; born April 5, 1947), often referred to as PGMA or GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician who served as the 14th president of the Philippines from Presidency of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, 2001 to 2010 ...
. On July 30, 2010, a month after being sworn in as the 15th
President of the Philippines The president of the Philippines (, sometimes referred to as ) is the head of state, head of government and chief executive of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-ch ...
, Aquino signed Executive Order No. 1, creating the Philippine Truth Commission of 2010. However, the
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invalidated the executive order because of its apparent transgression of the
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for singling out the Arroyo administration. In his ponencia i
Biraogo vs. Truth Commission
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Jose C. Mendoza blatantly tagged Aquino's Truth Commission "as a vehicle for vindictiveness and selective retribution." ; Rwanda

International non-governmental organizations created an International Commission of Investigation on Human Rights Violations in Rwanda since October 1, 1990 that reported in 1993; it did not advance afterwards due to the
Rwandan genocide The Rwandan genocide, also known as the genocide against the Tutsi, occurred from 7 April to 19 July 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War. Over a span of around 100 days, members of the Tutsi ethnic group, as well as some moderate Hutu and Gre ...
of 1994. A new National Unity and Reconciliation Commission formed in 1999 to promote reconciliation after the genocide. ; Seychelles: Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission is to investigate complaints of alleged human rights violations committed in relation to the 1977 Coup. ; Sierra Leone: After the end of the Sierra Leone civil war in 1999, the country created a Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission which reported that both sides had targeted civilians, including children, and called for improvements in democratic institutions and accountability. ; Solomon Islands:
Truth and Reconciliation 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 ac ...
. On April 29, 2009, a Truth and Reconciliation Commission was launched by the
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. Its aim would be to "address people’s traumatic experiences during the five year ethnic conflict on Guadalcanal (1999–2003)". It is modelled on the
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of
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. Its public hearings commenced in March 2010. ; South Africa: After the transition from
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,
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authorized a truth commission under the leadership of former Anglican Archbishop
Desmond Tutu Desmond Mpilo Tutu (7 October 193126 December 2021) was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then Archbishop ...
to study the effects of apartheid in that country. The commission was simply called the
Truth and Reconciliation 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 ac ...
. ; South Korea: The Presidential Truth Commission on Suspicious Deaths in the Republic of Korea reported in 2004. A second
Truth and Reconciliation 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 ac ...
opened in 2005. There has also been a local truth commission for Jeju island. ; Sri Lanka: Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission. After an 18-month inquiry, the commission submitted its report to the President on 15 November 2011. The report was made public on 16 December 2011, after being tabled in the
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. ; Sweden: On March 2020, Swedish government decided to appoint a truth commission to investigate violations and abuses againts
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, Kvens and . The commission submitted its report on 15 November 2023.: Another truth commission was formed to investigate past abuse of the
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by the Swedish state. The members of the commission were appointed in 2022, and its report is due on 1 December 2025. ; Taiwan:
Transitional Justice Commission The Transitional Justice Commission (TJC; ) was an independent government agency of the Republic of China (Taiwan) active from 31 May 2018 to 30 May 2022 based on the Act on Promoting Transitional Justice. The commission is responsible for the in ...
(''促進轉型正義委員會'') is an independent government agency responsible for the investigation of injustices committed by the government between 15 August 1945 and 6 November 1992, including the
February 28 Incident The February 28 incident (also called the February 28 massacre, the 228 incident, or the 228 massacre) was an anti-government uprising in Taiwan in 1947 that was violently suppressed by the Kuomintang–led nationalist government of the R ...
as well as White Terror. ; Timor-Leste (East Timor):
Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation in East Timor The Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation in East Timor (more commonly known by its Portuguese acronym CAVR: ) was an independent truth commission established in East Timor in 2001 under the UN Transitional Administration in East T ...
(''Comissão de Acolhimento, Verdade e Reconciliação de Timor Leste''; 2001–2005); Indonesia–Timor Leste Commission of Truth and Friendship (2005–2008). ; Togo: Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission established in 2009 to investigate the period from 1958 to 2009. ; Tunisia: Truth and Dignity Commission (2014) ; Uganda: Uganda Commission of Inquiry into Violations of Human Rights (1986-1994). ; Ukraine:
Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance The Ukrainian Institute of National Memory (UINM, ), also translated as the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance, is the central executive body operating under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. Established on 31 May 2006 as a special org ...
(Український інститут національної пам'яті), founded by President
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in 2006. ; Uruguay: The Investigative Commission on the Situation of Disappeared People and its Causes operated in 1985 and produced a report covering the years 1972–1983. A new Peace Commission was authorized by the president to look into the same period, and reported in 2003. ; United States: The Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission was a non-governmental body that ran in 2004–2006 to investigate deadly events in the city that took place around 3 November 1979 and came to be known as the Greensboro Massacre. The Maine Wabanaki-State Truth and Reconciliation Commission investigated child welfare issues among the Wabanaki peoples. ; Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of): A Commission of Truth and Reconciliation was created in 2001 but did not complete its report.


Multinational

; Bulgaria / North Macedonia: A commission for historical and educational issues was created by the mutually signed relations regulation agreement in 2019 but still did not complete its report.


See also

*
Truth and Reconciliation Commission (disambiguation) 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 ac ...
* Truth Commission (disambiguation)


References


External links


International Center for Transitional Justice, Truth and Memory page
{{Truth and Reconciliation Commission *