Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Africa)

Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Established	1996
Location	Cape Town, South Africa
Composition method	Court-like restorative justice
Authorized by	Nelson Mandela; (founder); Archbishop Desmond Tutu; (chairman); Alex Boraine; (deputy chairman);
Judge term length	Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, No. 34 of 1995
Type of tribunal	TRC
Website	www.justice.gov.za/trc/

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was a court-like restorative justice body assembled in South Africa in 1996 after the end of apartheid. Authorised by Nelson Mandela and chaired by Desmond Tutu, the commission invited witnesses who were identified as victims of gross human rights violations to give statements about their experiences, and selected some for public hearings. Perpetrators of violence could also give testimony and request amnesty from both civil and criminal prosecution.

The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation was established in 2000 as the successor organisation of the TRC.

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