September 12, 2025Open Access

Why the Truth Fails: A Comparative Approach to Ethiopia’s Abandoned Truth Commission

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Ethiopia's truth commission failed due to public rejection of amnesty for perpetrators, unlike Sierra Leone.
Findings show that local attitudes towards justice significantly influenced the effectiveness of truth commissions.
Comparative analysis with Most Different Systems Design provides insights into differing outcomes in Ethiopia and Sierra Leone.
The legacy of ethnic power dynamics plays a crucial role in shaping post-conflict justice mechanisms.

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Qualitative research reveals outcomes of truth commissions, highlighting Ethiopia's rejection of amnesty for retributive justice.

C. Neville Rolfe (2025) studied this question.

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