10 Commissioning justice Truth commissions and criminal justice [A] Truth and Reconciliation Commission could play an important role in ensuring justice and accountability. Criminal courts, by themselves, may not be suited to reveal the broadest spectrum of crimes that took place during a period of repression, in part because they may convict only on proof beyond a reasonable doubt. In situations of mass crime, such as have taken place in Darfur, a relatively limited number of prosecutions, no matter how successful, may not completely satisfy victims’ expectations of acknowledgement of their suffering. What is important, in Sudan, is a full disclosure of the whole range of criminality. Report of the International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur to the United Nations Secretary-General, pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1564 of 18 September 2004, 25 January 2005, p156, para 617. TRUTH COMMISSIONS ESTABLISHED BETWEEN 2005 AND 2010 (7) Republic of Korea: Truth and Reconciliation Commission, 2005; Liberia: Truth and Reconciliation Commission, 2005; Canada: Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission, 2006; Ecuador: Truth Commission (Comisión de la Verdad), 2007; Solomon Islands: Truth and Reconciliation Commission, 2008; Kenya: Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission, 2008; Togo: Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (Commission Vérité, Justice et Réconciliation), 2009. The truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission of Kenya is the second truth commission to operate in a country where the ICC is conducting an investigation. Amnesty International April 2010 Index: POL 30/004/2010

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