Presentation/Lecture | 2010

"Truth seeking in a transitional justice context"

Elin Skaar (2010)
Swedish Foundation for Human Rights 15 April 2010
http://www2.amnesty.se/ap.nsf/webbreportage/5B0C3CFA7A6E32E1C125770E004D42CB?opendocument

Seeking the truth about atrocities that have been committed during authoritarian rule or during a state of civil war is a key concern after the transition to more democratic rule and peace. This seminar - the first in a series of six about transitional justice - examines to what extent "the right to truth" is a human right and further how truth commissions can establish the "truth" about human rights violations and contribute to the future protection of human rights.

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http://www2.amnesty.se/ap.nsf/webbreportage/5B0C3CFA7A6E32E1C125770E004D42CB?opendocument

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