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7. Making Sense of the Findings from Timor-Leste and Solomon Islands

verfasst von : Holly L. Guthrey

Erschienen in: Victim Healing and Truth Commissions

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The interview responses from each case are compared and contrasted in this chapter, and the implications of these findings in the broader context of post-conflict truth-telling are also discussed. This chapter highlights similarities and differences between cases in order to assist in drawing conclusions about what the data means. I weave together the findings from both cases within the broader transitional justice literature to better situate the results in relation to debates within the field.

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Vorheriges Kapitel Solomon Islands: Case Study Analysis

Nächstes Kapitel Conclusion

Hugo suggested during our interview that he experienced a sense of catharsis after giving testimony, but he did not explicitly say that he received sympathy after telling his story during a CAVR national public hearing. He did however mention that he experienced this in relation to his participation in the community reconciliation process, which was part of the CAVR’s work. As mentioned, because the Solomon Islands TRC did not have an equivalent to the CRP in their work, comparisons were made only between experiences during the national public hearings. Thus, although Hugo’s experience of having his suffering acknowledged is not included in this comparison, it is worth mentioning that the receipt of sympathy may have impacted upon his overall sense of catharsis from the process.

David Akin is an anthropologist who has expertised in Solomon Islands culture, particularly on Malaita province.

The TRC Act (2008) states: ‘The overwhelming desire and aspirations of the people is for the customary reconciliation process customary reconciliation process to be supplemented by establishing a forum in which, both the victims and the perpetrators of human rights violations could share their experiences so as to get a clearer understanding of the past in order to facilitate healing and true reconciliation within the communities’. Although reconciliation is highlighted as an aim, the level at which reconciliation was meant to occur is not mentioned, nor is the inclusion of traditional reconciliation practices in the work of the TRC.

This information was provided voluntarily by interviewees to contextualise their responses to other questions as I did not specifically ask about incidences of past abuse.

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Titel: Making Sense of the Findings from Timor-Leste and Solomon Islands
verfasst von: Holly L. Guthrey
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: Victim Healing and Truth Commissions
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-12486-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-12487-2

Copyright-Jahr: 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12487-2_7