TOPIC 2

Question 1

WHAT ARE TRUTH COMMISSIONS? TOTAL DEFINITION

Answer 1

Non judicial, independent panels of investigation that are establish to investigate and report human rights violations in a country.
State bodies (they must be implemented by the country, despite being independent)- which are established to investigate past human rights violations in a particular country, which can include violations by the military, state forces or the armed opposition forces.

Question 2

WHO IS CONDUCTING THE TRUTH TELLING IN THE COMMISSION?

Answer 2

-NATIONAL MEMBERS.
-INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS
these members in the commission have the sovereignty , the jurisdiction to investigate and research abouth the past situation

Question 3

WHICH IS THE CONTENT OF THE TRUTH COMMISSIOIN? WHAT DO THEY SEARCH FOR?

Answer 3

• the causes
• the circunstances
• the perpetrators’ identity
• the ultimate fate and whereabouts of the victims (where are the victims, in case of dissaperance)

Question 4

IN THE CASE OF SOUTH AFRICA (the video that we saw) HOW IS THE TRUTH COMMISSION COMPOSED?

Answer 4

The truth commision has 17 members. It has 3 committees:
1ºHuman rights violations
2ºAmnesty committee
3ºReparations and rehabilitation committee

Question 5

WHICH ARE THE PRINCIPLES THAT TRUTH COMMISSIONS FOLLOW?

Answer 5

1º INDEPENDENCE
2º COMPLEMENTARITY
3º VICTIMS ‘EMPOWERMENT
4º FLEXIBILITY

Question 6

WHAT DO THEY USE in truth commissions to achieve their goals?

Answer 6

• public testimony
• final reports
• policy recomendations
• memorials
• exhumations
• documentations centers

Question 7

OBJECTIVES OF THE TRUTH COMMISSION?

Answer 7

1º Establecer los hechos sobre eventos pasados
2º Proteger, reconocer y empoderar a las victimas
3º Fomentar y promover un cambio institucional, social y politico.