Archived Voices: Refiguring Three Women’s Testimonies Delivered to the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission

The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) executed a vital process of transitional justice and was one of the country’s most important efforts toward moving away from its past of injustice, discrim­ination, and intolerance to a future founded on the recognition of human rights, de...

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Udgivet i:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/temoigner,
Auteurs principaux: Krog, Antjie, Mpolweni, Nosisi
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Sprog:Anglais
Udgivet: Témoigner. Entre histoire et mémoire 2021
Online adgang:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Summary:The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) executed a vital process of transitional justice and was one of the country’s most important efforts toward moving away from its past of injustice, discrim­ination, and intolerance to a future founded on the recognition of human rights, democracy, and equality. The TRC’s main task was to address the human rights abuses of the past through a process of truth and amnesty. It used the testimonies of victims/survivors and amnesty applic...