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Restorative justice approach has made a considerable progress in recent years. Truth commissions are one of the towering examples of this approach. It can be observed that truth commissions are specifically created in states where massive human rights abuses such as civil war, military coup and genocide have taken place. In South Africa, Chile and Peru, truth commissions have had considerable success in achieving trurh and securing prosecution. On the other hand, it has been adduced that commissions may injure those seeking justice and open the way to remission. In this paper, first of all, general information on truth commissions will be presented. In the following sections, pros and cons of such commisions will be dealt with and possible solutions will be elaborated

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