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Gender justice, truth and reconciliation processes and mechanisms

Gender, justice, and truth commissions (pdf 1.5mb)

This report examines the gender dimensions of the work of truth commissions in investigating and addressing human rights abuses that occur during periods of conflict.

It addresses a range of key issues including:
- The gender dimensions of conflict
- The aims, structures and functions of truth commissions
- The relationship between gender and truth commissions

It also provides 3 case studies of truth commissions established in South Africa, Peru and Sierra Leone, with a focus on the gender dimensions of these experiences.

 

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