guarantees of non-repetition. State Parties shall repeal legislative measures that inhibit prospects for truth such as broad based laws on State secrecy and indemnity laws that have often been utilised to obscure State responsibility for large-scale acts of torture in times of conflict and repression. At the conclusion of truth commissions or other processes aimed to ensure peace and stability, State Parties shall have comprehensive policies for establishing archives that embody the right to know and for facilitating memorialisation initiatives that honour victims of torture and other ill-treatment. 69. In observing the right to a fair and effective remedy for victims of torture in the context of transitional justice, State Parties shall adopt a complementary and holistic approach to justice that incorporates the retributive, restorative and redistributive elements of justice with a view to upholding the requirements of accountability, reparation, sustainable peace, healing and reconciliation. Retributive justice shall be applied in a manner that re-affirms and upholds the rule of law and maintains general deterrence within society and prevents recidivism. Restorative justice shall be utilised to foster dialogue between victim and perpetrator at community level as a pathway to healing. Redistributive justice should interrogate the different levels in society and address structural and systematic injustices and distributive inequalities. 70. In addressing large-scale acts of torture and other ill-treatment, State Parties shall ensure that their justice approaches are premised on a consultative, all-inclusive and participatory approach that ensures both respect for the dignity and rights of victims and victim communities and the demands for building a common future transcending the divisions that conflicts occasion and guaranteeing non-repetition. Reparation programmes established by State Parties shall adhere to the threshold of prompt, full and effective access to redress; consist of all forms of reparation and provide redress for collective harm as outlined in this General Comment. 71. State Parties shall address structural conditions that allow for the perpetuation of torture and other ill-treatment. State Parties shall undertake security sector reforms that advance civilian oversight, 21

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