Truth and Reconciliation Commission reports
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission reports are the official findings and recommendations of South Africa’s post-apartheid inquiry into human rights abuses, documenting testimonies, atrocities, and the process of national reconciliation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Truth and Reconciliation movement in South Africa | 0 | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical document
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investigative report → official government report → |
| aimsTo |
establish as complete a picture as possible of gross human rights violations between 1960 and 1994
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promote national unity and reconciliation → |
| alsoKnownAs | TRC reports → |
| author |
Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Africa)
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surface form:
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa
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| availableAt |
Government of South Africa
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surface form:
South African Government Publications
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| availableOnlineAt |
Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (South Africa)
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surface form:
Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, South Africa
South African History Archive (SAHA) → |
| chairpersonOfCommission | Desmond Tutu → |
| commissionMember |
Alex Boraine
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Dumisa Ntsebeza → Yasmin Sooka → |
| country | South Africa → |
| coversEvent |
Sharpeville massacre
→
Soweto Uprising →
surface form:
Soweto uprising
politically motivated killings in apartheid South Africa → state-sponsored torture in apartheid South Africa → |
| describesPeriod | 1960–1994 → |
| documents |
enforced disappearances
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extrajudicial killings → state repression under apartheid → testimonies of perpetrators of human rights abuses → testimonies of political organizations → testimonies of victims of apartheid → torture → |
| follows | Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings → |
| hasPart |
Final volume on amnesty decisions and updates
→
Volume 1: South Africa’s political conflict in the 1960s–1990s → Volume 2: The human rights violations → Volume 3: Institutional and special hearings → Volume 4: The legal findings and accountability → Volume 5: Reparation and rehabilitation → |
| inception | 1998 → |
| influenced | later truth commissions worldwide → |
| language |
Afrikaans
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English → |
| legalBasis | Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, No. 34 of 1995 → |
| mainSubject |
apartheid-era human rights violations in South Africa
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gross human rights violations → national reconciliation in South Africa → transitional justice in South Africa → |
| numberOfVolumes | 7 → |
| partOf |
Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Africa)
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surface form:
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa
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| publicationDate |
1998
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2003 → |
| publisher |
Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Africa)
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surface form:
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa
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| recommends |
institutional reforms
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memorialization of victims → prosecutions in cases where amnesty was not granted → reparations for victims of apartheid → |
| typeOfTruthCommissionOutput | final report → |
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this entity surface form:
Truth and Reconciliation movement in South Africa