Commissioning Justice: Truth commissions and criminal justice
Amnesty International
2010, Amnesty International:
This paper is based on Amnesty International’s experience and assessment of the work of truth commissions in many countries around the world over the past decades, and is being published in order to contribute to the debate about ‘Truth and reconciliation processes as a complement to criminal justice’ at the Review Conference of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (Kampala, Uganda, 31 May to 11 June 2010). Part One offers an overview of the 40 truth commissions established between 1974 and 2010. Part Two analyses their practice with respect to amnesty and prosecutions; and the Annex presents a list of the organization's publications on truth commissions since 1986.
Table of contents:
SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
PART ONE: TRUTH COMMISSIONS AROUND THE WORLD
Truth commissions established between 1974 and 1995
Truth commissions established between 1995 and 2001
Truth commissions established between 2001 and 2004
Truth commissions established between 2005 and 2010
PART TWO: TRUTH COMMISSIONS, AMNESTY AND PROSECUTIONS
The practice of truth commissions rejects the granting of amnesty for crimes under
international law in connection with truth-seeking processes
The practice of truth commissions allows the granting of amnesty in connection with truthseeking
processes only when the amnesty excludes crimes under international law
The practice of truth commissions strongly supports the prosecution of crimes under
international law
ANNEX: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL’S PUBLICATIONS ON TRUTH COMMISSIONS
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