Truth and Reconciliation Commissions: Do They Do Justice to Justice?
October 23 - 25, 2007
Convened by Padraig O'Malley, Moakley Chair for Peace and Reconciliation
Participants from El Salvador, Chile, Guatemala and South Africa who had been part of a truth and reconcilation process, gathered at UMass Boston to lend their experience to those from Northern Ireland who are beginning the process of examining their history. A representative from Serbia will help determine if another conference of this sort should be held.
"In May 2007, bitter political enemies became partners in a power-sharing government in Northern Ireland. Now that there is peace, can reconciliation follow?"
from the Conference Mission Statement
A Public Event Concluded the Conference
"What was it all about? Apartheid, racism, and a skewed division of the resources of our rich and beautiful country."
Mary Burton, South Africa
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