Article
Dealing with a Legacy of Mass Atrocity: Truth Commissions in Uganda and Chile
Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights
(2001)
Abstract
After a period of mass atrocity committed at the hands of the State, societies are left trying to find a way to deal with what has taken place. Many States have attempted to utilise a form of the truth commission as an instrument of social learning and political change. Acknowledgement is central to this process. Such commissions in both Uganda and Chile were tempered with societal realities and met with varying degrees of success.
Keywords
- truth commissions,
- acknowledgement,
- Uganda,
- Chile
Disciplines
Publication Date
December, 2001
Citation Information
Joanna R. Quinn. "Dealing with a Legacy of Mass Atrocity: Truth Commissions in Uganda and Chile" Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights Vol. 23 Iss. 4 (2001) p. 383 - 402 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/joanna-quinn/19/