Tag: truth commission
Burundi’s mass graves re-open old wounds
Twenty-six years ago, Prosper saw Burundian soldiers take away his brother and nephew. Neighbours told him soldiers discovered his mother where she was hiding....
Gambian officer admits killing journalist, migrants
A Gambian army officer testified he and two colleagues shot dead journalist Deyda Hydara in 2004 on orders from then- President Yahya Jammeh, providing...
First public testimony given at Tunisia truth commission
Tunisian television broadcast testimony from victims of decades of authoritarian rule on Thursday, a first chance for the public to see the...
Ivory Coast launches post-conflict quest for truth
Ivory Coast has launched a South Africa-style truth and reconciliation commission to try to heal the wounds of a post-election conflict that...
Brazil Truth Commission aims to tackle dark past
Brazil is close to creating a Truth Commission to investigate abuses committed during its 1964-1985 military dictatorship, ending a 26-year taboo on...
