Resources & Tools

July 2009

Truth Commission: Panama Truth Commission (Comisión de la Verdad de Panamá)
Duration: 2001 - 2002
Charter: Executive Decree No. 2, January 18, 2001
Commissioners: 7
Report: Public report

Countries: Panama | Issue Areas: Rule of Law, Transitional Justice
July 2009

Commission of Inquiry: The Special Prosecution Process by the Office of the Special Prosecutor
Duration: 1993 – 2007(?)
Charter: Proclamation No. 22/1992
Commissioners: more than 400 staff at peak
Report: [Public report on first year of activities]

Countries: Ethiopia | Issue Areas: Rule of Law, Transitional Justice
July 2009

Truth Commission: Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Duration:  2009 – 2010 (expected)
Charter: Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act 2008 (No. 5 of 2008)
Commissioners: 5
Report: Not yet issued

July 2009

Truth Commission: Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation
Duration: 2 years anticipated
Charter: Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission Bill
Commissioners: 7
Report: The commission is still in session.

Countries: Kenya | Issue Areas: Rule of Law, Transitional Justice
USIP officials on a recent trip to Iraq standing with children in a park reconstructed with US funds in Nasiriya
February 2009

The Iraq PRT program has highlighted the challenges that the U.S. government faces in conducting operations in conflicted environments. The Iraq PRT Project collected insights and lessons learned from government, military, and non-governmental officials. Interviews were conducted by the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training under a contract with the Institute of Peace.

March 2008

A list of links to Foreign Affairs Ministries web sites.

Issue Areas: Governance
October 2007
September 2007
Issue Areas: Peacebuilding, Religion
Credit: CIA World Factbook
May 2007

Truth Commission: Truth Commission to Impede Impunity
Duration:  2007 - 2009
Charter: Ministerial Accord No. 305
Commissioners: 4
Report: Public report expected in September 2009

 

Countries: Ecuador | Issue Areas: Rule of Law, Transitional Justice
April 2007
Issue Areas: Governance