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Transitional Justice Mechanisms and the Right to Truth

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Many countries, from South Africa to Guatemala, have established truth commissions to uncover records of human rights violations. These bodies have become a central tool of transitional justice, championed by the United Nations.

Why this is interesting

What happens when a country has to confront a past full of atrocities? How can a society recover and ensure such things never happen again?