Dealing with the Past: Conventional Truth, Inconvenient Truth or Unpopular Truth about Kosovo
Dealing with the Past: Conventional Truth, Inconvenient Truth or Unpopular Truth about Kosovo

Summary/Abstract: This article will address the case of Kosovo on human rights violations during the armed conflict and the consequences as well as the future of the country in human rights protection. The Kosovo war was an armed conflict where many people died, many others were lost and some of them are not found yet. Across the country many survivors of the bloody conflicts still don't know what happened to their missing loved ones. In order to have reconciliation and transition, people should be aware that they need to understand what happened in the past, which is often complex. Every society has the right to know the truth about past events, as well as the motives and the circumstances in which crimes can be committed, in order to prevent repetition of such acts in the future. After providing a brief theoretical frame about truth and reconciliation commissions, the author brings some personal hopes for the future of judicial system in Kosovo.

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