Truth or Reconciliation Mechanism – 1996

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Truth or Reconciliation Mechanism – 1996

1996

Full Implementation Full implementation

The TRC completed its mandate and submitted its report in 1993. Some recommendations were implemented but issues related to commemorating the victims of the conflict did not happen. Similarly, an ongoing forum for truth and reconciliation was never created.1 Due to the general amnesty issued by the Government following the release of the report of the Commission on the Truth in 1993, no one was ever held accountable for the crimes identified by the Commission.2

  1. “Assessment of the Peace Process in El Salvador: Report of the Secretary-General,” United Nations General Assembly (A/51/917), July 1, 1997.
  2. “El Salvador: 10th anniversary of Peace Accords, still no justice for victims of human rights violations,” Amnesty International (AI Index AMR 29/001/2002), January 16, 2002.