You look at truth commissions that have taken place in other countries and that's been one of the cardinals or principles behind them.

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"These archives are fundamental to the processes of re-democratization in the region, particularly in a context in which the Southern Cone countries have established mechanisms such as Truth Commissions or Commissions for Peace, in order to guarantee the right to memory, truth and justice, especially for the victims of dictatorships and their families, " says Jorge Grandi, Director of the UNESCO Montevideo Office.

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But after a few embarrassing hiccups in the past two years, the Swiss have now taken the lead in facing up to the past, setting up two imposing commissions to dig up the truth.

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