1996–1999
Truth and Reconciliation Commission process
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission held hearings, considered amnesty applications and investigated gross human-rights violations from the apartheid era.
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission held hearings, considered amnesty applications and investigated gross human-rights violations from the apartheid era.
Significance
The process created a public record of abuses while exposing the limits of truth recovery after decades of repression.
Why it matters
The process created a public record of abuses while exposing the limits of truth recovery after decades of repression.
Disputed interpretations
The TRC process faced limits created by destroyed records, contested testimony and incomplete disclosure.