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.
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Target entity: Truth and Reconciliation Commission reports Context triple: [Nelson Mandela, describedBySource, Truth and Reconciliation Commission reports]
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Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices is an annual U.S. State Department publication that assesses and documents the human rights conditions in countries around the world.
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Royal Commission of Inquiry into the rebellion
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the rebellion was a British investigative body established to examine the causes, conduct, and aftermath of the Morant Bay Rebellion in Jamaica and to assess the actions of colonial authorities.
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Hunter Commission
The Hunter Commission was a British-appointed committee of inquiry established in 1919 to investigate the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and related events in Punjab.
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Committee on Enforced Disappearances
The Committee on Enforced Disappearances is a United Nations expert body that monitors states’ implementation of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.
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Black Reports
Black Reports is an early compilation of decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court, published by reporter Henry Black before the establishment of the official United States Reports series.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Truth and Reconciliation Commission reports Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices is an annual U.S. State Department publication that assesses and documents the human rights conditions in countries around the world.
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B.
Royal Commission of Inquiry into the rebellion
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the rebellion was a British investigative body established to examine the causes, conduct, and aftermath of the Morant Bay Rebellion in Jamaica and to assess the actions of colonial authorities.
-
C.
Hunter Commission
The Hunter Commission was a British-appointed committee of inquiry established in 1919 to investigate the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and related events in Punjab.
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D.
Committee on Enforced Disappearances
The Committee on Enforced Disappearances is a United Nations expert body that monitors states’ implementation of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.
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E.
Black Reports
Black Reports is an early compilation of decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court, published by reporter Henry Black before the establishment of the official United States Reports series.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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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
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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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