Abstract

REYES, Carlos; GRONDONA, Gino  and  RODRIGUEZ, Marcelo. Impact Assessment of the Truth Commission in Ecuador: psychosocial contributions to the current debate on reparations for victims. Rev. psicol. polít. [online]. 2015, vol.15, n.32, pp. 119-136. ISSN 1519-549X.

The Truth Commission in Ecuador (CVE), and the report No Truth No Justice (2010), was established as a measure of recognition of the Ecuadorian State to successive violations human rights that occurred since 1984-88, and thereafter until 2008. In this context, this research seeking to find out the impact of the work of the committee, as well as psychosocial aspects such as: emotional sharing, perceived social climate, forgiveness and societal growth. The sample was conformed of 387 participants between 19 and 79 years in direct, indirect and non-affected population victims. Direct victims have greater knowledge and a better evaluation of the work of the CVE, socially shared her emotions about what happened and receive further growth in the company following the report that the other two groups. Also, the direct victims are considered the urgency of addressing primarily economic repair, followed by judicial and psychological. These findings and their implications for the current debate in Ecuador on the repair are analyzed.

Keywords : Ecuador Truth Commission; Evaluation; Emotional Sharing; Societal Growth; Repair Victims.

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