لجان الحقيقة و المصالحة كآلية لتحقيق المصالحة و السلام : لجنة الحقيقة و المصالحة لجنوب إفريقيا

Abstract EN

Modern states face widespread violation of humanitarian law and human rights.

The efforts toward criminal justice are not enough because those post-conflict societies are confronted the challenges of national transitions so judging the heinous crimes of the past mustn’t compromise the country’s future.

Truth commissions especially the South African one appears as the best approach to consolidate peace and reconciliation.

So the following article tells the powerful story of victims, perpetrators, truth commission staff members, and other actors faced with the challenge of uncovering and then revealing the truth.

The objective must be a successful transition from civil strife to peaceful coexistence and democracy.