Guatemalan Historical Clarification Commission
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The Guatemalan Historical Clarification Commission was a truth commission established to investigate and report on human rights violations and acts of violence committed during Guatemala’s internal armed conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Guatemalan Historical Clarification Commission canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
commission of inquiry
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truth commission ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
CEH
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Comisión para el Esclarecimiento Histórico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairperson | Christian Tomuschat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedViolenceAs | acts of genocide against Maya groups ⓘ |
| collected | testimonies from victims and witnesses ⓘ |
| conflictInvestigated |
Guatemalan civil war
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Guatemalan internal armed conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala ⓘ |
| endTime | 1999 ⓘ |
| establishedFor |
clarification of acts of violence during the Guatemalan civil war
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investigation of human rights violations during the Guatemalan internal armed conflict ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Government of Guatemala
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Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundMajorityResponsibility | Guatemalan state forces and related paramilitary groups NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundMinorityResponsibility | Guatemalan guerrilla organizations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre | transitional justice mechanism ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Guatemala City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| identifiedVictimGroup | Maya indigenous population NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Agreement on the Establishment of the Commission to Clarify Past Human Rights Violations and Acts of Violence
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Oslo Accord between the Government of Guatemala and the URNG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mandate |
clarify human rights violations and acts of violence connected with the armed conflict
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formulate recommendations to promote peace and national reconciliation ⓘ prepare a report with objective findings about the conflict ⓘ |
| member |
Alfredo Balsells Tojo
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Otilia Lux de Cotí NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | negotiated peace accords in Guatemala ⓘ |
| recommended |
institutional reforms
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measures to combat impunity ⓘ recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples ⓘ reparations for victims ⓘ |
| reportedOn |
forced disappearances
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human rights violations by insurgent forces ⓘ human rights violations by state forces ⓘ internal displacement ⓘ massacres of civilians ⓘ sexual violence ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| reportPublicationDate | 1999 ⓘ |
| reportTitle | Guatemala: Memoria del Silencio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1994 ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodInvestigatedEnd | 1996 ⓘ |
| timePeriodInvestigatedStart | 1960 ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
documentary research
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field investigations ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Central American conflicts of the 1980s
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Guatemalan Historical Clarification Commission
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