A Victim-Centered Reflection on Truth Commissions and Prosecutions as a Response to Mass Atrocities

Aldana, Raquel

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“…Otras voces defienden la necesidad de la justicia retributiva para proporcionar alivio a las víctimas y cuestionan que las comisiones de la verdad ofrezcan una especie de "justicia de segunda mano", para países en desarrollo donde los más afectados por la violencia política han sido, en general, sectores vulnerables y marginados de la sociedad (Aldana, 2006). Además, la judicialización de las violaciones de los derechos humanos aporta al establecimiento del Estado de derecho y reafirma que nadie está por fuera del alcance de la ley (Dávalos, 2015).…”

Section: La Verdad Que Producen Las Comisiones De La Verdadunclassified

El papel de las comisiones de la verdad en los procesos de transición: aproximación a un estado de la cuestión

Marin

Gómez

2020

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La justicia transicional ofrece mecanismos para garantizar la verdad, la justicia, la reparación y la no repetición a las víctimas de abusos contra los derechos humanos perpetrados durante regímenes dictatoriales y conflictos armados. Se trata de un marco jurídico que ha cobrado auge desde las últimas décadas del siglo veinte y, particularmente en Colombia, se ha constituido en una herramienta para afrontar los períodos posteriores a las negociaciones con grupos armados ilegales en los últimos veinte años. Así lo corrobora, entre otras, la presente revisión de 129 estudios y debates sobre experiencias de Comisiones de la Verdad entre 1997 y 2019.

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Section: La Verdad Que Producen Las Comisiones De La Verdadunclassified

El papel de las comisiones de la verdad en los procesos de transición: aproximación a un estado de la cuestión

Marin

Gómez

2020

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“…The ad hoc tribunals and hybrid courts, while dealing with the accountability of individuals for serious international crimes, have seen little focus on the crimes of enforced disappearances. There has however been a focus on disappearances in general by truth commissions (Aldana, 2006), various UN bodies, regional commissions and regional courts. Even with such advances, more can be done.…”

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Why victimology should focus on all victims, including all missing and disappeared persons

Sarkin

2019

International Review of Victimology

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This article examines issues concerning the scope and role of victimology specifically as far as they relate to missing and disappeared persons. It argues that victimology ought to have a greater effect on the world by dealing with more victims, and that it should not be a solely academic discipline. It is contended that victimology should confront the real issues that arise for the victims after the crimes they suffer, and thus it needs to play a far more pragmatic, practical role. It is reasoned that broadening the study of who victims are, how they become victims and how their fate and suffering could have been avoided will also have a meaningful effect. This is also true regarding what can be done to reduce the numbers of (potential) victims. The article specifically calls on victimology to deal with victims who have gone missing. It argues that even amongst victimologists studying the widest variety of affected victims, there is almost no focus on the missing. The article goes into detail about who the missing are, and analyses the circumstances surrounding missing persons, whether as a result of war, human rights abuses such as enforced disappearances, or disasters, organized violence, migration and many more. The article also touches upon the processes of finding missing persons and considers their legal, technical and societal implications.

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“…114 Second, victims should not be pressured to feel healed or reconciled, as they have a right to feel angry, resentful, or even vengeful. 115 Third, several interviewees mentioned that visiting the sites can be traumatising or distressing for survivors. As one interviewee described, visiting the sites can be a 'big trigger' for survivors who may 'react with [an] extreme…trauma reaction.'…”

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Whose Voices are Heard? Victimhood and Dark Tourism in Cambodia.

2019

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the Department of Education (Northern Ireland)-Global Challenges Research Fund. In Cambodia we were fortunate to be partnered with the Documentation Centre of Cambodia (DC-Cam), a local leader in the work on memory, truth, justice and healing. Farina So and Youk Chhang allowed this partnership to happen. Within DC-Cam, Chenda Seang and Dany Long provided excellent research assistance, translation and logistical support. Most importantly, we owe a considerable debt of gratitude to our interviewees, not only for their time and generosity, but for their willingness to speak to us about the most difficult and sensitive topics. We hope that in some small way, this research report will contribute to supporting their voice and agency as Cambodia continues to transition from the legacy of its past.

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A Victim-Centered Reflection on Truth Commissions and Prosecutions as a Response to Mass Atrocities

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El papel de las comisiones de la verdad en los procesos de transición: aproximación a un estado de la cuestión

El papel de las comisiones de la verdad en los procesos de transición: aproximación a un estado de la cuestión

Why victimology should focus on all victims, including all missing and disappeared persons

Whose Voices are Heard? Victimhood and Dark Tourism in Cambodia.

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