CRM 3325 : 9 Oct.3325.docx
14 Jul 2014
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Intro: calls to investigate and establish truth about past events have pushed the issue of truth centre stage in transitional justice processes, the process of transition in latin america in 1980s played a crucial role in bringing th etere of truth seeking to the foreground, commonly attributed to the authoritarian regimes which were secretive and deceptive in nature but also to remarkable civil society movements that managed to give a loud and clear voice to the claims, the place that truth assumes within the broader transitional justice framework has been subjected to controversy; truth in a multifaceted concept that bears many meanings and interpretations, rj promises to be an alternative approach in terms of rendering justice to victims and perpetrators in the wake of mass violence, transitional justice process if dominated by a truth seeking mechanisms and those where the main emphasis is placed in criminal justice.
