Togo: How to deal with the past for lasting reconciliation? - Bernard Anoumo Dodji Bokodjin - Bog

After the post-electoral crisis of 2005 following the death of President Eyadema GNASSINGBE, Togo's political class, following an inter-Togolese dialogue, signed an agreement called the Global Political Agreement (APG) in August 2006. Two years after this agreement, the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (CVJR) was set up, with a mandate to "shed light on acts of politically motivated violence committed in the past (1958 to 2005) and to study ways of appeasing the victims". After 34 months of work, the CVJR published volume 1 of its report, containing a reparations program for victims and 68 recommendations for rebuilding the State, strengthening social cohesion and reconciliation. Three other volumes of the CVJR report have yet to be published, more than 10 years after the commission completed its work. In 2014, the High Commission for Reconciliation and the Strengthening of National Unity (HCRRUN) was created with the aim of "implementing the recommendations and reparations program drawn up by the CVJR". The HCRRUN has begun its work, with a focus on reparation for victims.