A/HRC/24/42 Contents Page I. Introduction ............................................................................................................. 1 3 II. Activities of the Special Rapporteur ....................................................................... 2–17 3 A. Country visits and regional consultations ....................................................... 2–5 3 B. Communications and press releases ................................................................ 6–7 3 C. Other activities ................................................................................................ 8–17 4 III. The right to truth ..................................................................................................... 18–20 5 IV. Selected current problems in the operation of truth commissions and proposed responses to increase their effectiveness ................................................................. 21–89 6 A. The state of the field: achievements and challenges ....................................... 23–31 6 B. Ex ante challenges .......................................................................................... 32–70 9 C. Ex post challenges .......................................................................................... 71–89 20 Conclusions and recommendations ......................................................................... 90–106 25 A. Conclusions .................................................................................................... 90–101 25 B. Recommendations........................................................................................... 102–106 27 V. 2 Paragraphs