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In the period after civil war or mass atrocity, trials and truth commissions have been used in a growing number of societies to try to bring about social repair and acknowledgement. Unfortunately, they often fail.
The Haitian Commission Nationale de Vérité et de Justice sought to identify instigators, criminals and accessories to the serious human rights violations and the crimes against humanity which had been carried out during the coup d'état, from 29 September 1991 to 15 October 1994, both inside and outside of the country. However, the Commission was beset by a number of problems which resulted in its ultimate failure to achieve goals including acknowledgement and reconciliation. This paper considers those failures, and the lessons that can be learned from its experiences. |
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Name: ISA's 49th ANNUAL CONVENTION, BRIDGING MULTIPLE DIVIDES
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| Quinn, Joanna. "Haiti's Failed Truth Commission: Lessons in Transitional Justice" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the ISA's 49th ANNUAL CONVENTION, BRIDGING MULTIPLE DIVIDES, Hilton San Francisco, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA, Mar 26, 2008 <Not Available>. 2009-05-23 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p251504_index.html> |
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| Quinn, J. R. , 2008-03-26 "Haiti's Failed Truth Commission: Lessons in Transitional Justice" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the ISA's 49th ANNUAL CONVENTION, BRIDGING MULTIPLE DIVIDES, Hilton San Francisco, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA Online <PDF>. 2009-05-23 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p251504_index.html |
Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: In the period after civil war or mass atrocity, trials and truth commissions have been used in a growing number of societies to try to bring about social repair and acknowledgement. Unfortunately, they often fail.
The Haitian Commission Nationale de Vérité et de Justice sought to identify instigators, criminals and accessories to the serious human rights violations and the crimes against humanity which had been carried out during the coup d'état, from 29 September 1991 to 15 October 1994, both inside and outside of the country. However, the Commission was beset by a number of problems which resulted in its ultimate failure to achieve goals including acknowledgement and reconciliation. This paper considers those failures, and the lessons that can be learned from its experiences. |
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| Haiti’s Failed Truth Commission: Lessons in Transitional Justice1 by Joanna R. Quinn2 Working paper. Please do not cite without permission. The social impact of civil and political conflict is profound. In Haiti such conflict was on-going almost from the time the tiny island was discovered in 1492 and worsened over the decades. By the time a truth commission was appointed in the early 1990s the country faced a number of challenges. The Commission nationale de vérité et de justice |
| it ought to be able to foster some level of acknowledgement that could in turn support initiatives toward democracy and justice. Yet it seems that the absence of supportive political will combined with the institutional failures of the Commission have resulted in the failed memory of the majority of Haitians. There is little evidence at all of any lasting impact of the Commission. 83 Joanna R. Quinn and Mark Freeman “Lessons Learned: Practical Lessons Gleaned from Inside the Truth |
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