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  2. National Unity and Reconciliation Commission (Rwanda)

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    The goals of the Gacaca courts are “to enable truth-telling,” “to promote reconciliation,” “to eradicate the culture of impunity,” “to speed up the trial of genocide suspects,” and “to demonstrate Rwanda’s own problem-solving capacity.” [17] [15] These courts "encourage offenders to confess, to express public apology, and ...

  3. Gacaca court - Wikipedia

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    The Gacaca trials also served to promote reconciliation by providing a means for victims to learn the truth about the death of their family members and relatives. They also gave perpetrators the opportunity to confess their crimes, show remorse and ask for forgiveness in front of their community.

  4. List of truth and reconciliation commissions - Wikipedia

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    Truth and Reconciliation Commission. On April 29, 2009, a Truth and Reconciliation Commission was launched by the Government of the Solomon Islands. Its aim would be to "address people’s traumatic experiences during the five year ethnic conflict on Guadalcanal (1999–2003)". It is modelled on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South ...

  5. The genocide was ignited on April 6, 1994, when a plane carrying President Juvénal Habyarimana, a member of the Hutu majority, was shot down as it prepared to land in Rwanda's capital, Kigali.

  6. Truth commission - Wikipedia

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    A world map showing all the truth and reconciliation commissions in Museum of Memory and Human Rights, Santiago, Chile. A truth commission, also known as a truth and reconciliation commission or truth and justice commission, is an official body tasked with discovering and revealing past wrongdoing by a government (or, depending on the circumstances, non-state actors also), in the hope of ...

  7. Category:Truth and reconciliation commissions - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Truth and reconciliation commissions" ... International Commission of Investigation on Human Rights Violations in Rwanda since October 1, 1990; J.

  8. International Commission of Investigation on Human Rights ...

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    The Rwandan government committed itself to several of the recommendations that had been put forth in the commission's final report, including a commitment to ensure the upholding of human rights in Rwanda regardless of ethnicity or political affiliation, promotion of national reconciliation, and a guarantee to carry out all aspects of the ...

  9. Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Wikipedia

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    A truth and reconciliation commission is an official body tasked with discovering and revealing past wrongdoing by a government or other actors, in the hope of resolving conflict left over from the past.