Unspeakable truths
Subtitle: facing the challenge of truth commissions
By: Priscilla B. Hayner.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 353
ISBN-13: 9780415924771; 9780415924788
Subjects: Truth commissions.; Human rights.; Political atrocities.; Political persecution.; Amnesty.; Reconciliation.; Human_Rights
Description: "Drawing from close to five hundred interviews in over a dozen countries, Unspeakable Truths takes a critical look at the world's truth commissions, challenging many common assumptions about these bodies and their impact. As she explores the inner workings of these commissions, Hayner uncovers heartwrenching stories about the pain, as well as the enormous power, of bringing past atrocities to light.

For those concerned with the fate of democracy and freedom on the international stage, Unspeakable Truths is essential reading."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-304) and index.
Table of contents: title: Confronting past crimes; title: Why a truth commission?; title: Five illustrative truth commissions; title: Sixteen less-prominent commissions; title: What is the truth?; title: Truth versus justice : is it a trade-off?; title: Naming the guilty; title: Healing from the past; title: An eye to the future : reconciliation and reforms; title: Reparations for state crimes; title: Leaving the past alone; title: Truth commissions and the international criminal court : conflict or complement?; title: Inside the commission : problems and practicalities; title: Challenges and assistance from the outside.