The truth commission is an increasingly common fixture of newly democratic states with repressive or strife-ridden pasts. From South Africa to Haiti, truth comm

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This book is a definitive exploration of truth commissions around the world and the anguish, injustice, and the legacy of hate they are meant to absolve.

In a sweeping review of forty truth commissions, Priscilla Hayner delivers a definitive exploration of the global experience in official truth-seeking after wid