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Togo: The Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission reports results

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Togo, Citizen Media, Governance, Human Rights, Law, Politics

Gabriel Adonou, quoting Monsignor Nicodème Barrigah-Benissan, Bishop of Atakpamé and president of the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (CVJR) in Togo, writes [1] [fr] in his blog,”I blog for life [2]” [fr]: “By the 17th of last December, the commission had received a total of 18,571 depositions […] According to evaluations performed by the United Nations, the commissions preceding the CVJR received between 7,000 and 20,000 testimonies or depositions.