Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Africa)
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Africa) was a post-apartheid restorative justice body established in the mid-1990s to investigate human rights abuses, promote national healing, and facilitate amnesty in exchange for full disclosure of politically motivated crimes.
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| Predicate | Object |
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public inquiry
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restorative justice body ⓘ truth and reconciliation commission ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | TRC ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Nelson Mandela ⓘ |
| approach |
conditional amnesty in exchange for full disclosure
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restorative justice ⓘ |
| chairperson | Desmond Tutu ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Government of National Unity (South Africa) ⓘ |
| conditionForAmnesty |
full disclosure of relevant facts
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political motivation of the act ⓘ proportionality of the act to the political objective ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| criticisms |
amnesty perceived as impunity by some victims
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insufficient material reparations for victims ⓘ |
| endDate | 2002 ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | post-apartheid era ⓘ |
| finalReportPublicationDate | 2003 ⓘ |
| finalReportSubmittedTo |
President of South Africa
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Thabo Mbeki ⓘ |
| focus |
accountability for abuses by both state and liberation movements
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gross human rights violations including killings, abductions, torture, and severe ill-treatment ⓘ |
| hasSubBody |
Amnesty Committee
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Human Rights Violations Committee ⓘ Reparation and Rehabilitation Committee ⓘ |
| influenced | later truth commissions worldwide ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Latin American truth commissions ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | multiple official languages of South Africa ⓘ |
| legacy |
contributed to public record of apartheid-era abuses
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model for transitional justice mechanisms ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, No. 34 of 1995 ⓘ |
| locationOfMainOffices | Cape Town ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive national and international coverage ⓘ |
| methodology |
perpetrator testimony
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public hearings ⓘ victim testimony ⓘ |
| oversawProcess | victim reparations recommendations ⓘ |
| oversightBody | Commissioners appointed by President of South Africa ⓘ |
| purpose |
consider applications for amnesty for politically motivated crimes
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investigate gross human rights violations committed during apartheid ⓘ promote national unity and reconciliation ⓘ provide a platform for victims to share their experiences ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
restorative justice in post-conflict societies
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transitional justice ⓘ |
| reportedNumberOfPublicHearings | hundreds ⓘ |
| reportedNumberOfVictimStatements | over 21,000 ⓘ |
| startDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| timePeriodInvestigatedEnd | 1994 ⓘ |
| timePeriodInvestigatedStart | 1960 ⓘ |
| viceChairperson | Alex Boraine ⓘ |
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