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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Truth Commissions in Transitional Justice

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The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission, often praised as a model, faced criticism for granting amnesty to perpetrators without requiring trials, raising questions about whether its truth-for-amnesty trade-off undermined legal accountability and failed to secure justice for many victims.

Why this is interesting

You know South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, but do you know why many experts argue it 'failed' in key ways—and why that actually mattered? The effectiveness of truth commissions is far more complex than headlines suggest.