The Peruvian Truth Commission's Historical Memory Project: Empowering Truth-Tellers to Confront Truth Deniers

摘要: This article examines the role memory recuperation projects play in responding to and preventing periods of state repression abuse. In particular, author discusses case Peruvian Truth Reconciliation Commission (TRC) that worked for two years produce its 2003 Final Report. Investigating internal armed conflict (1980–2000), TRC sought engage victims-survivors testimony taking order write a new official version violence between various parties conflict, including forces, paramilitaries, insurgent groups, local defense committees. The proposes it is not just product has potential curative preventive purposes but also process empowering formerly silenced become protagonists human rights movement holds government accountable. Moreover, by helping break down entrenched habits fear distrust, nurturing democratic value free expression, TRC...