The Brazilian Truth Commission

Bringing together some of the worlds leading scholars, practitioners, and human-rights activists, this groundbreaking volume provides the first systematic analysis of the 20122014 Brazilian National Truth Commission. While attentive to the inquirys local and national dimensions, it offers an illuminating transnational perspective that considers the Commissions Latin American regional context and relates it to global efforts for human rights accountability, contributing to a more general and critical reassessment of truth commissions from a variety of viewpoints.