Special Report Transcript Episode 54, Section 3, Time 19:37

By lunchtime as the hearings draw to a close the Committee looks back at the Human Rights Violations hearings which started in April last year. // Over these past months we have been taken by victims like yourselves today, we have been taken into what I can only describe as the very heart of darkness, into the most cruel and lonely corners of the human temperament. We have heard terrible stories of assault, abduction, torture and death from every corner of this country. But we’ve also heard stories about the strength and the triumph of the human spirit over adversity. // In my personal discussions with people who’ve given testimony the vast majority are very grateful to have had that opportunity to be acknowledged and so as we have grappled our way through this process, from that first hearing in East London to this hearing in Ladybrand, we have slowly learnt more and more about the cruel past we’ve had to deal with. But also as Richard says about the incredible bravery and fortitude of people.

Notes: Richard Lyster (TRC Committee Member); Ilan Lax (TRC Committee member)

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