Human rights and the truth commissions of Ecuador and Peru

Within the processes of transitional justice, truth commissions have been the most widely used mechanisms. Their search for justice and truth is a difficult challenge to achieve. They are proper state agencies that serve to investigate themselves, which complicates their task and credibility. However, there is the exogenous influence of international human rights that contribute greatly to its implementation. This article examines the ways in which these standards influence on truth commissions, analyzing the cases of Peru and Ecuador. In such aspects of truth commissions, based on ideas and principles of human rights, replicable patterns and best practices for similar investigations can be traced.