The Truth And Reconciliation Commission

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:The Truth And Reconciliation CommissionISBN13:9780821422786ISBN10:0821422782Author:Burton, Mary Ingouville (Author)Description:In 1995, South Africa's New Government Set Up The Truth And Reconciliation Commission, A Lynchpin Of The Country's Journey Forward From Apartheid In Contrast To The Nuremberg Trials And Other Retributive Responses To Atrocities, The Trc's Emphasis On Reconciliation Marked A Restorative Approach To Addressing Human Rights Violations And Their Legacies The Hearings, Headed By Bishop Desmond Tutu, Began In Spring Of 1996 The Commission Was Set Up With Three Purposes: To Investigate Abuses, To Assist Victims With Rehabilitation, And To Consider Perpetrators' Requests For Amnesty More Than Two Decades After The First Hearings, The Trc's Legacy Remains Mixed Many Families Still Do Not Know What Became Of Their Loved Ones, And The Commission Came Under Legal Challenges Both From Ex-President F W De Klerk And The African National Congress Yet, The Trc Fulfilled A Vital Role In The Transition From Apartheid To Democracy, And Has Become A Model For Other Countries This Latest Addition To The Ohio Short Histories Of Africa Series Is A Trenchant Look At The Trc's Entire, Stunningly Ambitious Project And As A Longtime Activist For Justice In South Africa And A Former Commissioner Of The Trc, Mary Ingouville Burton Is Uniquely Positioned To Write This Complex Story Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Ohio University PressPublication Date:2017-08-01Weight:0.3 lbsDimensions:0.4'' H x 6.9'' L x 4.2'' WNumber of Pages:160Language:English

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