1995
Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation / TRC Act
The Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act created the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
established
legislation
The Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act created the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Significance
The Act gave the democratic state a legal framework for public truth-telling, amnesty hearings and victim testimony about apartheid-era abuses.
Why it matters
The Act gave the democratic state a legal framework for public truth-telling, amnesty hearings and victim testimony about apartheid-era abuses.