Özet:

In the framework of the peace agreements, one of the mechanisms through which it seeks to guarantee victims’ right to truth, reparation and reconciliation is the Truth Commission. These components, derived from the peace agreements, have an extrajudicial mandate and seek to recognize the human rights violations that occurred in the framework of the armed conflicts, prioritizing the testimonies of the victims beyond the official narratives about what happened. From a comparative perspective, this article seeks to analyze the work developed by the truth commissions in South Africa, Peru, El Salvador and Guatemala and the report of the Truth Commission in Colombia based on the regional approach they generated in the construction of their final report.

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