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Commissioning justice
Truth commissions and criminal justice
PART ONE: TRUTH COMMISSIONS
AROUND THE WORLD
Map 1: Truth commissions around the world 1974-2010, © Francesca Pizzutelli 2010. This map is for illustrative purposes only. The
boundaries shown and the designations used do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by Amnesty International.
TRUTH COMMISSIONS ESTABLISHED BETWEEN 1974 AND 1995 (12)
Uganda: Commission of Inquiry into the Disappearances of People, 1974; Bolivia:
National Commission of Investigation of Disappeared Citizens (Comisión Nacional
de Investigación de Ciudadanos Desaparecidos), 1982; Argentina: National
Commission on the Disappearance of Persons (Comisión Nacional sobre la
Desaparición de Personas, CONADEP), 1983; Uruguay: Investigative Commission
on the Situation of Disappeared People and its Causes (Comisión Investigadora
sobre Situación de Personas Desaparecidas y Hechos que la Motivaron), 1985;
Uganda: Commission of Inquiry into Violations of Human Rights, 1986; Nepal:
Commission of Inquiry to Locate the Persons Disappeared during the Panchayat
Period, 1990; Chile: National Commission for Truth and Reconciliation (Comisión
Nacional de Verdad y Reconciliación), 1990; Chad: Commission of Inquiry on the
Crimes and Misappropriations Committed by the Ex-President, His Accomplices
and/or Accessories (Commission d'enquête sur les crimes et détournements commis
Amnesty International April 2010
Index: POL 30/004/2010