Truth and Reconciliation Commission: R-ARCSS
Implementations
Truth and Reconciliation Commission – 2018
No progress observed in 2018.
Truth and Reconciliation Commission – 2019
No progress observed in 2019.
Truth and Reconciliation Commission – 2020
The Commission for Truth, Reconciliation, and Healing (CTRH) was not established.
Truth and Reconciliation Commission – 2021
It was reported that a Technical Committee for the National Consultative Process was initiated to establish the Commission for Truth, Reconciliation and Healing (CTRH). While this is an important first step, no further details are available about a timeline for the committee’s work and the establishment of the CTRH[1].
[1] On the Status of Implementation of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (1st April to 30th June 2021). Report no. 011/21. Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC). 15 July 2021.
Truth and Reconciliation Commission – 2022
The RJMEC in its fourth quarterly report of 2022 noted that the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs is in the process of drafting the Compensation and Reparation Bill. [1] There were pressures from citizens and refugee communities to establish and initiate a reconciliation process, but no significant process was made.
[1] RJMEC report 017/2023.
Truth and Reconciliation Commission – 2023
While the public consultation on the formation of the Commission Truth, Reconciliation and Healing (CTRH)was already happening in 2022[1], the commission was established in late 2023, and the Compensation and Reparations bill was tabled in the legislative assembly in December 2023.[2] No further information is available on the work of the CTRH.
[1] “Government of South Sudan launches public consultations on formation of Truth, Reconciliation and Healing Commission.” UNDP South Sudan. https://www.undp.org/south-sudan/news/government-south-sudan-launches-public-consultations-formation-truth-reconciliation-and-healing-commission, March 21, 2024.
[2] RJMEC. 2024. On The Status of Implementation of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan. Report No. 021/23 (January 2024).