Abstract

This collection of essays reflects on truth and reconciliation commissions (TRCs) and related mechanisms that have taken place in Indonesia, Timor-Leste and Melanesia with a view towards informing other processes that engage historical approaches to resolve conflict. It documents global innovations in TRCs pioneered in this region, as well as the pivotal, trans-national nature of civil society’s influence on them. Rather than providing a legalistic or institutional account, this volume seeks to capture the unique quality of expression fostered by each truth-seeking response. It demonstrates the lyrical power of truth-telling to unravel dominant narratives and structural inequalities that perpetuate human rights violations and abuses.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5038/1911-9933.13.3.1717

Recommended Citation

Lipscomb, Leigh-Ashley (2019) "Book Review: Flowers in the Wall: Truth and Reconciliation in Timor-Leste, Indonesia and Melanesia," Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal: Vol. 13: Iss. 3: 171-172.
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5038/1911-9933.13.3.1717

Available at: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/gsp/vol13/iss3/16