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Credit: CIA World Factbook
December 1995

Truth Commission: Commission of Truth and Reconciliation
Duration: 1995 – 2002
Charter: Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, No. 34 of 1995
Commissioners: 17
Report: Public report

 

Countries: South Africa | Issue Areas: Rule of Law, Transitional Justice
Credit: CIA World Factbook
September 1995

Commission of Inquiry: International Commission of Inquiry for Burundi
Duration: 1995 - 1996
Charter: UN Security Council Resolution S/RES/1012
Commissioners: 5
Report: Public report

 

Countries: Burundi | Issue Areas: Rule of Law, Transitional Justice
Credit: CIA World Factbook
July 1995

Truth Commission: Study Commission for the Overcoming of the Consequences of the SED Dictatorship in the Process of German Unity
Duration: 1995 - 1998
Charter: Act No. 13/1535
Commissioners: 36
Report: Public report

 

Countries: Germany | Issue Areas: Rule of Law, Transitional Justice
Credit: CIA World Factbook
April 1995

Truth Commission: National Truth and Justice Commission
Duration: 1994 – 1996
Charter: Executive Order
Commissioners: 7
Report: No public report

 

Countries: Haiti | Issue Areas: Rule of Law, Transitional Justice
Credit: CIA World Factbook
January 1995

Commissions of Inquiry: Commissions of Inquiry into the Involuntary Removal or Disappearance of Persons
Duration: 1995 – 2000
Charter: Presidential Proclamations
Commissioners: 3 for each commission (in total 11 commissioners)
Report: Public reports

 

Countries: Sri Lanka | Issue Areas: Rule of Law, Transitional Justice
Credit: CIA World Factbook
January 1993

Commission of Inquiry: International Commission of Investigation on Human Rights Violations in Rwanda Since October 1, 1990
Duration: 1993
Charter: No formal charter
Commissioners: 10
Report: Public report

 

Countries: Rwanda | Issue Areas: Rule of Law, Transitional Justice
Credit: CIA World Factbook
July 1992

Truth Commission: Commission on the Truth for El Salvador
Duration: 1992 – 1993
Charter: El Salvador: Mexico Peace Agreements—Provisions Creating the Commission on Truth
Commissioners: 3
Report: Public report

 

Countries: El Salvador | Issue Areas: Rule of Law, Transitional Justice
Credit: CIA World Factbook
May 1992

Truth Commission: Study Commission for Working Through the History and the Consequences of the SED Dictatorship in Germany
Duration: 1992 - 1994
Charter: Act No. 12/2597
Commissioners: 27
Report: Public report

 

Countries: Germany | Issue Areas: Rule of Law, Transitional Justice
Credit: CIA World Factbook
December 1990

Truth Commission: The Commission of Inquiry into the Crimes and Misappropriations Committed by Ex-President Habré, His Accomplices and/or Accessories
Duration: 1991 - 1992
Charter: Decree No. 014 /P.CE/CJ/90
Commissioners: 12
Report: Public report

 

Countries: Chad | Issue Areas: Rule of Law, Transitional Justice
Credit: CIA World Factbook
May 1990

Truth Commission: National Commission for Truth and Reconciliation
Duration:  1990 - 1991
Charter: Supreme Decree No. 355
Commissioners: 8
Report: Public report

 

Countries: Chile | Issue Areas: Rule of Law, Transitional Justice