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The Commission for Historical Clarification (CHC) began working in Guatemala seven months after the signing of the Guatemalan peace accords in Dec 1996. The CHC faced a number of obstacles, including time constraints, the fact that it was never given any legal authority, & extremely ambitious goals. The CHC experience was further complicated by the fact that, though it sought to uncover the truth, its efforts did not lead to the prosecution of the instigators of human rights abuses. In studying the CHC it is also evident that, though truth commissions can promote truth, they seldom promote justice. The CHC & other truth commissions must, therefore, work to find a more just balance among truth, justice, law, politics, & integrity. 61 References. K. Larsen