Truth Without Reconciliation A Human Rights History of Ghana

Although truth and reconciliation commissions are supposed to generate consensus and unity in the aftermath of political violence, Abena Ampofoa Asare identifies cacophony as the most valuable and overlooked consequence of this process in Ghana. By collecting and preserving the voices of a diverse c...

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title Truth Without Reconciliation A Human Rights History of Ghana
title_auth Truth Without Reconciliation A Human Rights History of Ghana
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title_full Truth Without Reconciliation A Human Rights History of Ghana Abena Ampofoa Asare
title_fullStr Truth Without Reconciliation A Human Rights History of Ghana Abena Ampofoa Asare
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Asian Studies
Human Rights
Law
Middle Eastern Studies
Political Science
Human rights Ghana History
Reconciliation Political aspects Ghana
Truth commissions Ghana History
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