[nasional_list] [ppiindia] Managers of Truth Commissions Affinity Group (MTC
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Managers of Truth Commissions Affinity Group (MTC)
Seventh Meeting
February 21-25, 2005
Hyatt Aryaduta Hotel
Jalan Prapatan 44-48
Jakarta 10110
The Process of Creation of Truth-Seeking Mechanisms in Indonesia
The need for authoritative historical clarification and fair settlement of
human rights violations are essential components of meaningful democratic
transitions. Truth commissions have been useful tools to achieve those goals,
when established after careful consultation and enjoying wide credibility. The
creation of truth commissions must be a careful process, responding to
authentic needs and national characteristics; while the experience of some
commissions may serve as powerful inspiration, imitation may lose the
opportunity to incorporate the rich lessons of actual practice.
The Indonesian House of Representatives approved in September 2004 a bill for
the creation of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), charged with the
clarification of cases of gross human rights violations occurred during a
period of over fifty years, since the independence of Indonesia. While the
intention to revisit the painful legacies of an often authoritarian and violent
past is commendable, the project has been criticized by national and
international organizations as limited in its powers of historical review and
slanted against the interests of the victims.
Also, in December 2004, the Indonesian and the Timorese governments announced
their intention to establish a bilateral "Truth and Friendship Commission"
(TFC) to provide a non-judicial solution to the problem of outstanding impunity
for the crimes committed by pro-Indonesian militias during the popular
consultation that took place in Timor Leste in 1999. Such a proposal has been
rejected by both Indonesian and Timorese civil society organizations.
In such a juncture, it is desirable to share the lessons learned in truth
commissions established in other countries, identifying the best practices as
well as the mistakes, ascertaining the desirable relations between
truth-seeking and criminal justice and contributing in a positive way to enrich
the Indonesian process of historical clarification and transitional justice.
Managing Truth Commissions (MTC)
MTC is a group of like-minded experts created in New York in December 2002, as
an initiative sponsored by the International Center for Transitional Justice
(ICTJ). Its objective is to promote the exchange of ideas and strategies among
senior managers of existing and past truth commissions, contributing to the
best success of historical clarification initiatives around the world.
Members of MTC have since met in Lima, Peru; Bellagio, Italy; Freetown, Sierra
Leone; Rabat, Morocco and Asuncion, Paraguay to discuss the progress of
existing truth commissions and share experiences regarding best practices in
terms of their establishment, their relation with other transitional justice
initiatives, their functions and powers, their results, etc.
A meeting of MTC members will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia, on February 21 to
24, in order to share with key Indonesian stakeholders the lessons learned in
other countries and cooperate to identify the purported weaknesses of the
existing project and help chart better alternatives. The meeting will
facilitate closed-doors specialized discussion of the bill approved by the
Indonesian parliament, as well as a public panel for journalists and the
general public.
Objectives
1.. To examine the bill proposing a Truth and Reconciliation Commission for
Indonesia, as well as the proposal of a bilateral Indonesian and Timorese
"Truth and Friendship Commission" identifying their weaknesses and arriving at
recommendations to address the concerns of civil society.
2.. To share lessons learned around the world in fundamental aspects of the
establishment of truth commissions, particularly regarding their functions,
form of establishment, composition, powers and complementarity with criminal
justice.
3.. To contribute to situate official truth-seeking in a comprehensive
transitional justice strategy consistent with State duties, the rights of
victims and the best practices identified in other experiences.
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