Ghana's National Reconciliation Commission: A Comparative Assessment

ICTJ, Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation; Nahla Valji
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This report evaluates Ghana's National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) against its own objectives and the comparative experiences of truth commissions in other countries. Although the NRC was successful in securing some reconciliation, it was plagued by lack of resources and an overt politicization of the institution and its work.