Peace & Trust

Our report, produced in 2018 together with our partner Interpeace and support of the Government of Finland and the Robert Bosch Stiftung, argues that reconciliation requires a tailor-made approach and lasting attention from all segments of society: if we invested a fragment of what is spent in war on reconciliation, lasting peace might well be enjoyed by many more citizens around the world.

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This summary, produced in 2019, includes the core chapters of the full report “Challenging the Conventional: Making Post-Violence Reconciliation Succeed”, as well as a brief overview of the four case studies on reconciliation in Guatemala, Northern Ireland, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa.

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The Kofi Annan Foundation and the International Centre for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) partnered for this report, “Challenging the Conventional: Can Truth Commissions Strengthen Peace Processes” to explore the interplay of peacebuilding and truth seeking.

Published in 2014, the report was the outcome of case study research and a high-level symposium that brought together policy makers, practitioners, and scholars.

This report. available in English, Spanish and French, highlights critical issues that peace mediators and transitional justice practitioners should take into account when considering a truth-seeking mechanism as part of a peace process, among them: 1) clarity of purpose from different stakeholders; 2) the context, especially political conditions and motivations; 3) the timing and sequencing; 4) the distinction between human rights obligations and what is “merely” good practice; and 5) the credibility and capabilities of those leading the process.

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