Truth and reconciliation commission of South Аfrica

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Apartheid ("the state of being apart“), was a system of racial

Apartheid ("the state of being apart“), was a system of racial

segregation in South Africa enforced through legislation by the National Party (NP), the governing party from 1948 to 1994. Under apartheid, the rights, associations, and movements of the majority black inhabitants and other ethnic groups were curtailed and Afrikanerminority rule was maintained.
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Sharpeville Massacre, 1960 in 1974 UN tried to get South Africa

Sharpeville Massacre, 1960
in 1974 UN tried to get South Africa out

of the UN.
The Soweto uprising, 1976
the South African government ended apartheid in 1994
Nelson Mandela became president when apartheid was ended.
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Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela

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Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa was established by the

Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa was established by the

Government of National Unity based on the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, No. 34 of 1995
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The commission was tasked with investigating human rights abuses committed from

The commission was tasked with
investigating human rights abuses committed from 1960

to 1994
allowing victims the opportunity to tell their story;
granting amnesty;
constructing an impartial historical record of the past;
drafting a reparations policy.
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu (the chair of the commission) Alex Boraine (the deputy chair)

Archbishop Desmond Tutu (the chair of the commission)

Alex Boraine (the deputy

chair)
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THE COMMITTEES OF THE TRC: Human Rights Violations (HRV) Committee to

THE COMMITTEES OF THE TRC:

Human Rights Violations (HRV) Committee to investigate human

rights abuses that took place between 1960 and 1994, based on statements made to the TRC.
Reparation and Rehabilitation (R&R) Committee to provide victim support
to formulate policy proposals and recommendations on rehabilitation and healing of survivors.
Amnesty Committee(AC) to consider that applications for amnesty were done in accordance with the provisions of the Act. 
+ REGISTER OF RECONCILIATION
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Victim’s role 22,000 statements from victims Public hearings at which victims

 Victim’s role

22,000 statements from victims
Public hearings at which victims gave testimony

about gross violations of human rights, defined in the Act as torture, killings, disappearances and abductions, and severe ill treatment suffered at the hands of the apartheid state
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Indictees Ms Winnie Madikizela Mandela “With our boxes of matches and

Indictees

Ms Winnie Madikizela Mandela
“With our boxes of matches and our

necklaces we shall liberate this country."
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Indictees Several high-level members of the former police were convicted for

Indictees

Several high-level members of the former police were convicted for the

attempted murder of Reverend Frank Chikane in 1989.
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Indictees The trial of former minister of defense Magnus Malan and

Indictees

The trial of former minister of defense Magnus Malan and nineteen

others were charged together with other former senior military officers for murdering 13 people (including seven children) in the KwaMakhutha massacre in 1987
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The importance of commission in post-conflict situation 1) The TRC TRC

The importance of commission in post-conflict situation
1) The TRC TRC allowed

victims of apartheid to be heard.
2)The TRC made detailed recommendations for a reparations program:
Financial
symbolic
community
3) Also the Comission recommended to reform society and political system to include faith communities, businesses, the judiciary, prisons, the armed forces, health sector, media and educational institutions in a reconciliation process.