U.S. Institute of Peace

05/06/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/06/2024 12:06

It’s Not Too Late for Solomon Islands’ Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Established in 2008, the Solomon Islands Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was tasked with investigating the country's civil conflict that killed 200 people and displaced more than 20,000 others between 1998 and 2003. The commission was the first of its kind in the Pacific Islands region, and its proponents hoped it could heal people's lasting trauma by addressing human rights violations, promoting national unity and fostering reconciliation.