How does the GTCRP define “truth” and “reconciliation”?
The GTCRP’s perspective on truth is based primarily on the insight of Eduardo Gonzales, who coordinated public hearings for the recently completed Peruvian Truth Commission and who spoke at the Project’s spiritual preparation conference in November 2003. The GTCRP does not presume that the Commission will find one absolute truth concerning the events of November 3rd. We do anticipate, however, that the final report will incorporate many different perspectives and will filter out misinformation and falsehoods. This process will be successful to the degree that a rich, varied, complex narrative rendering of the “truth” of November 3rd emerges from the Commission’s work and that the community gradually acknowledges and understands this component of its history. Our basic assumption regarding reconciliation is that it cannot truly be realized in the absence of truth. Once the truth is agreed upon and reckoned with, the community can tailor for itself a reconciliation process that includes
