This book is a profound exploration of truth commissions around the world, and the anguish, injustice, and the legacy of hate they are meant to absolve. Hayner examines twenty major truth commissions established around the world paying special attention to South Africa, El Salvador, Argentina, Chile, and Guatemala.
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Hayner, a program director at the International Center for Transitional Justice in New York City, explores how states and individuals might reckon with horrible abuses of the past, specifically focusing on the role played by official bodies set up to investigate and report on a pattern of past human rights abuses, an approach pioneered in South Africa. Distributed in the US by Taylor and Francis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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