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LATEST UPDATE

October 2007: The Commission only ran for 2 of the 3 years of its mandate, and therefore did not produce a final report.

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TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE PROCESSES

Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Updated in October 2007


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Updated in January 2008


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Truth and Reconciliation Commission

europe serbiaNAME OF MECHANISM

Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) for Serbia and Montenegro.

YEARS OF OPERATION

2001-2003

MANDATE AND OPERATIONS

Mandate: Established by then President, Vojislav Kostunica to investigate war crimes committed in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo over the last decade.

Staff: 15 Commissioners

Results: The Commission failed to produce any results.

LATEST UPDATE

October 2007: The Commission only ran for 2 of the 3 years of its mandate, and therefore did not produce a final report.

Criticisms of the Commission included a lack of consultation with NGOs and victims, both before and during operations, and a lack of impartiality since the commissioners were all of the same political and ethnic group.

Lack of support from the Government and civil society prevented the TRC from becoming independent and effective.