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Using African Truth and Reconciliation Commission documentation for truth telling and reconciliation
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Information Systems and Technology. University of South Africa (Unisa), Pretoria, South Africa.
2021 (English)In: Education for Information, ISSN 0167-8329, E-ISSN 1875-8649, Vol. 37, no 1, p. 113-120Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Truth and Reconciliation Commissions (TRCs) are established to document violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in post-conflict societies. The intent is to excavate the truth to avoid political speculations and create an understanding of the nature of the conflict. The documentation hence results in a common narrative which aims to facilitate reconciliation to avoid regression to conflict. TRCs therefore do a tremendous job and create compound documentation that includes written statements, interviews, live public testimonies of witnesses and they also publish final reports based on the accumulated materials. At the end of their mission, TRCs recommend the optimal use of their documentation since it is of paramount importance to the reconciliation process. Despite this ambition, the TRCs’ documentation is often politicized and out of reach for the victims and the post-conflict societies at large. The TRCs’ documentation is instead poorly diffused into the post conflict societies and their findings are not effectively disseminated and used.

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2021. Vol. 37, no 1, p. 113-120
Keywords [en]
Truth and Reconciliation Commissions, documentation, human rights and post-conflict societies
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Peace and Conflict Studies Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified
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URN: urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-41205DOI: 10.3233/EFI-200436ISI: 000629177700008Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85102572469OAI: oai:DiVA.org:miun-41205DiVA, id: diva2:1528992
Available from: 2021-02-17 Created: 2021-02-17 Last updated: 2025-02-20Bibliographically approved

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