Professor of History and Global Human Rights, McMaster University
I am a professor of History and Global Human Rights, and Director of the Centre for Peace Studies at McMaster University. I was previously a Human Rights Research Fellow at the Carnegie Council for Ethics and International Affairs, New York and a Research Fellow at the Danish Institute for Human Rights, Copenhagen, Denmark. I am the author of "Human Rights in Africa" (Cambridge University Press) and "Imperial Justice: Africans in Empire’s Court" (Oxford University Press). I write a blog on “Global Human Rights, Social Justice and Peace.” http://giazilo.blogspot.ca
Do truth and reconciliation commissions heal divided nations?
Jan 27, 2019 14:50 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
As long as unresolved historic injustices continue to fester in the world, there will be a demand for truth commissions. Unfortunately, there is no end to the need. The goal of a truth commission in some forms also...
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