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Why truth commissions sometimes deepen community divisions

Everyone says the commission is helping our country heal but my village is more divided now than before we started talking about what happened.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Formal truth-telling processes can exacerbate local conflicts rather than resolve them, contradicting their intended purpose.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Truth and reconciliation commissions?”

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