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w w w . t r u t h c o m m i s s i o n . o r g Design Factors > Amnesty Click on the text of an entry or on the details icon () to see detailed information for any factor/Truth Commission combination in the table below. You may also click on a design factor to see an explanation of that factor, or click the name of a Commission to see background information for that Commission. Amnesty   Dimensions Commissions   Argentina Chile El Salvador Guatemala South Africa Amnesty [Yes] – suspended and partially reestablished in later years Yes – strongly supported by judiciary Yes Yes Yes Timing Passed prior to establishment of commission – repealed by Alfonsín government – stepwise reintroduced in later years Passed prior to establishment of commission – highly stable, but increasingly challenged since Pinochet’s arrest in 1998 Passed after completion of commission – highly stable Passed prior to establishment of commission Passed prior to/ with establishment of commission (constitution) – granted consecutively Conditions Initially general blanket amnesty; later limited to lower and middle ranks General blanket amnesty General blanket amnesty Conditional amnesty Limited and conditional amnesty     Argentina Chile El Salvador Guatemala South Africa Dimensions Commissions Icon Key Opens a smaller pop-up window above the current screen. Goes to another site on the Internet.   Privacy Policy Copyright © 2001-2002 www.TruthCommission.org