The "fight against impunity" for mass crimes, which emerged as a result of the ravages of the 20th century, aims primarily to promote peacemaking and peacekeeping, security and democracy in the wake of extreme political violence. In the framework of transitional justice, the right to truth constitutes the first pillar of this "fight against impunity". But what is the right to truth and how is it implemented in contexts of persistent impunity?

Sévane Garibian is an SNF Professor at the Law Faculty of the University of Geneva, Associate Professor at the Law Faculty of the University of Neuchâtel, and a Visiting Professor at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights.

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