Reparation and Rehabilitation Committee

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The Reparation and Rehabilitation Committee was a specialized body of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission responsible for addressing victims’ needs through recommendations for compensation, support, and restorative measures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf specialized body
truth commission committee
activeIn 1990s
appliesTo victims of gross human rights violations
country South Africa
dissolvedWith Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Africa)
surface form: Truth and Reconciliation Commission
focus compensation
medical and psychological support
restorative and symbolic measures
social and educational support
formedAsPartOf implementation of the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act
goal acknowledge suffering of victims
contribute to national reconciliation
restore dignity of victims
hasApproach restorative justice approach
victim-centred approach
jurisdiction South Africa
legalBasis Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, No. 34 of 1995
locatedIn Cape Town
South Africa
makesRecommendationsTo Government of South Africa
parentOrganization Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Africa)
surface form: Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa
partOf Truth and Reconciliation Commission
purpose address victims’ needs
formulate recommendations for reparation
promote restorative justice measures
support rehabilitation of victims
relatedTo Amnesty Committee
Human Rights Violations Committee
reportsTo Truth and Reconciliation Commission
responsibility advise government on implementation of reparations
assess needs of victims and survivors
develop reparation policy
monitor interim reparations
propose urgent interim relief for victims
recommend community rehabilitation measures
recommend financial compensation
recommend institutional reforms related to victims’ needs
recommend symbolic reparations
subjectOf Truth and Reconciliation Commission reports
surface form: Truth and Reconciliation Commission Final Report
timePeriod post-apartheid transition in South Africa
usesInformationFrom victim statements collected by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
worksOn reparation policy for apartheid-era abuses

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Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Africa) hasSubBody Reparation and Rehabilitation Committee
Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, No. 34 of 1995 establishes Reparation and Rehabilitation Committee
this entity surface form: Committee on Reparation and Rehabilitation
TRC hasSubBody Reparation and Rehabilitation Committee
subject surface form: Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Amnesty Committee relatedTo Reparation and Rehabilitation Committee