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Strategic Choices in the Design of Truth Commissions
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Amnesty See the components for Proceedings.See the components for Dissemination of Findings.
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Amnesty 
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 ArgentinaChileEl SalvadorGuatemalaSouth Africa
Amnesty[Yes] – suspended and partially reestablished in later yearsYes – strongly supported by judiciaryYesYesYes
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TimingPassed prior to establishment of commission – repealed by Alfonsín government – stepwise reintroduced in later yearsPassed prior to establishment of commission – highly stable, but increasingly challenged since Pinochet’s arrest in 1998Passed after completion of commission – highly stablePassed prior to establishment of commissionPassed prior to/ with establishment of commission (constitution) – granted consecutively
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ConditionsInitially general blanket amnesty; later limited to lower and middle ranksGeneral blanket amnestyGeneral blanket amnestyConditional amnestyLimited and conditional amnesty
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 ArgentinaChileEl SalvadorGuatemalaSouth Africa
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