Truth commissions

Here are entered works on temporary government bodies, generally established after a totalitarian or authoritarian regime has been succeeded by a democratic one, for the purpose of investigating human rights violations that were committed during a defined period in the past.
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001002255
- info:lc/authorities/sh2001002255
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh2001002255#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Commissions, Truth
- Reconciliation commissions
Broader Terms
- Governmental investigations
Related Terms
- Human rights
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://stitch.cs.vu.nl/vocabularies/rameau/ark:/12148/cb13757022t
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://d-nb.info/gnd/4541305-8
Sources
- found: Work cat.: 00391126: Gairdner, D. Truth in transition, c1999.
- found: PAIS on 1stsearch, Dec. 12, 1999 (truth commissions, reconciliation commissions)
LC Classification
- JC580
General Notes
- Here are entered works on temporary government bodies, generally established after a totalitarian or authoritarian regime has been succeeded by a democratic one, for the purpose of investigating human rights violations that were committed during a defined period in the past.
Change Notes
- 2001-01-18: new
- 2001-03-29: revised

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