služba za utjerivanje istine

English translation: truth (recovery) commission

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Serbian term or phrase:služba za utjerivanje istine
English translation:truth (recovery) commission
Entered by: Karen Ordanic

14:46 Mar 29, 2005
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Serbian term or phrase: služba za utjerivanje istine
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Karen Ordanic
Local time: 02:58
truth (recovery) commission
Explanation:
The main purpose of a truth commission is to investigate the truth, within a limited space of time, of past human rights violations, and to issue a comprehensive official report of its findings, together with recommendations. (http://www.csvr.org.za/papers/paphd5.htm)

A Truth Commission is but one of a number of possible approaches to truth recovery,commemoration and healing. (http://sinnfein.ie/pdf/Truth.pdf)

Dimitrijevic, Nenad, 2003, "Suocavanje s losom prosloscu: treba li Srbiji i Crnoj Gori komisija za istinu" ["Facing the Evil Past: Does Serbia and Montenegro Need a Truth Commission"] (http://www.eurozine.com/article/2004-04-23-ilic-en.html)
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služba za utjerivanje istine
truth (recovery) commission


Explanation:
The main purpose of a truth commission is to investigate the truth, within a limited space of time, of past human rights violations, and to issue a comprehensive official report of its findings, together with recommendations. (http://www.csvr.org.za/papers/paphd5.htm)

A Truth Commission is but one of a number of possible approaches to truth recovery,commemoration and healing. (http://sinnfein.ie/pdf/Truth.pdf)

Dimitrijevic, Nenad, 2003, "Suocavanje s losom prosloscu: treba li Srbiji i Crnoj Gori komisija za istinu" ["Facing the Evil Past: Does Serbia and Montenegro Need a Truth Commission"] (http://www.eurozine.com/article/2004-04-23-ilic-en.html)

MayaImp
Local time: 07:58
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PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Svima puno hvala.

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