Publications
Articles, publications, books, tools and multimedia features from the U.S. Institute of Peace provide the latest news, analysis, research findings, practitioner guides and reports, all related to the conflict zones and issues that are at the center of the Institute’s work to prevent and reduce violent conflict.
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Amid a Changing Global Order, NATO Looks East
Truth Commission: Solomon Islands
Truth Commission: Truth and Reconciliation Commission Duration: April 29, 2009 (date of inauguration); January 15, 2010 (start of operations) – 2011 (expected). Extensions by the Prime Minister are possible, but limited to one year. Charter: Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act 2008 (No. 5 of 2008) Commissioners: 5 Report: Not yet issued
Special Prosecutor's Office: Ethiopia
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]
Truth Commission: Panama
Truth Commission: Panama Truth Commission (Comisión de la Verdad de Panamá) Duration: 2001 - 2004 Charter: Executive Decree No. 2, January 18, 2001 Commissioners: 7 Report: Public report
Truth Commission Digital Collection
The United States Institute of Peace’s Truth Commissions Digital Collection is part of the Margarita S. Studemeister Digital Library in International Conflict Management. The collection contains profiles of truth commissions and substantive bodies of inquiry from nations worldwide - offering general background information on the composition of each body, links to the official legislative texts establishing such commissions, and each commission's final reports and findings.
Truth Commission: Peru 01
Truth Commission: Truth and Reconciliation Commission Duration: 2001 - 2003 Charter: Supreme Decree No. 065-2001-PCM Commissioners: 12 Report: Public report
Commission of Inquiry: Peru 86
Commission of Inquiry: Commission of Inquiry to Investigate the Massacre of Prisoners Duration: 1986 - 1988 Charter: Not available Commissioners: 13 Report: Public minority report