CSVR | CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF VIOLENCE AND RECONCILIATION
Ghana’s National Reconciliation Commission (2002-2004) was mandated to investigate violations and abuses of human rights during the periods of what was termed ‘unconstitutional government’ from 1966 to 1969, 1972 to 1979, and 1981 to 1993. According to its founding legislation, the objectives and functions of the commission included establishing an accurate, complete and historical record...
Franklin Oduro is the Program Director for Elections for the National Democratic Institute of International Affairs, Ethiopia office. Until recently, he was the Director of Programs and Deputy Executive Director at the Accra-based Ghana Center for Democratic Development, a research and policy think tank. His research interests include post-transition politics of human rights accountability/transitional justice/truth...