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Seychelles Truth Commission Hearing
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Seychelles Truth Commission completes its mandate in hardship

In three months exactly, the mandate of the Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission (TRNUC) in Seychelles is due to end. With limited resources and political support, the Commission is struggling to prepare its final report, finalize its reparations policy, and has yet to answer, more than three years after its creation, questions from Seychelles […]
By Rita Gay
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