GRANT, D J

... unity and reconciliation. 8 A major source of conflict in public debate concerned the question of amnesty. As already mentioned, the decision to grant amnesty was a feature of the negotiated political settlement and became a central responsibility of the Commission. Many participants, however, ...

... The postamble of the interim Constitution states:In order to advance such reconciliation and reconstruction [of society], amnesty shall be granted in respect of acts, omissions and offences with political objectives and committed in the course of the conflicts of the past.1154 The ...

... of scheduling would have to begin again. 27 Once a hearing was concluded, it remained for the Committee to make a decision on whether or not to grant amnesty. Stage six 28 The last administrative steps were taken and the file closed. 29 All of the above steps were managed and supervised ...

... such violations, their fate or present whereabouts and the nature and extent of the harm suffered by such victims; c facilitate and promote the granting of amnesty in respect of acts associated with political objectives, by receiving from persons desiring to make a full disclosure of all the ...

those who reported that they were attempting to cope financially by doing odd jobs such as hawking or with the assistance of a pension or disability grant, 47 per cent also reported symptoms of anxiety, depression and difficulty in coping. 24 Rupp, A & E Sorel, ‘Economic Models’ in National ...

... people in general access to much needed mental health services. Yet, ironically, in an attempt to persuade the Commission’s Amnesty Committee to grant amnesty, a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder was employed by security personnel. 88 The abuse of diagnosis is inextricably linked ...

... a violation, it referred the statement of the person concerned to the Reparation and Rehabilitation Committee. Moreover, if the Amnesty Committee granted amnesty in respect of any act and was of the opinion that a person was a victim of that act, it referred the identified individual to the ...

... on the state to meet the ‘need for reparations’ as enshrined in the Constitution. 9. The Act requires that, once a perpetrator has been granted amnesty, the right of the victims and/or their families to institute criminal and/or civil proceedings is extinguished .17 In 1996, the ...

... received statements from people who were displaced from their homes in Alexandra during 1992, many of whom remain homeless to this day. Ms Esther Grant [JB01763/01GTTEM] who lived opposite Madala hostel said she had to flee her home in 1992 because people were being “slaughtered”. 638 Ms ...

GOVERNMENTS THAT PRESIDED OVER THE VARIOUS HOMELANDS WERE, ACCORDINGLY, A CORNERSTONE OF THE STATE’S POLICY OF APARTHEID IN THAT THEY PURPORTED TO GRANT FULL POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RIGHTS TO BLACK CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC GROUPINGS, BUT ONLY WITHIN DEFINED LIMITED GEOGRAPHIC AND ...

... is the delivery of reparative measures to victims who are in urgent need. During the life of the Commission, urgent interim reparation was granted to certain victims. It was further recommended that all applicants be considered for this grant while awaiting final reparation. Benefits ...

... Suzan ESAU, June ESSACK, Riedewaan EVANS, Gavin FAAS, Adri FABA, July Soul FADANA, Buzile FAFUDI, Rosy Matshidiso FAHRENFORT, Craig FAHRENFORT, Grant FAKATHI, Enoch Knox FAKAZI, David Bano Bekithemba FAKAZI, Harrison Thobani FAKAZI, Nkosiyapha Selnick FAKAZI, Rosemary Nonhlanhla FAKO, ...

... on 29 January 1993. The Inter-American Conventions on Human Rights 18 The Inter-American Convention on Human Rights contains provisions that grant victims of human rights abuse a right to compensation. In the famous Velasquez Rodriguez case6, the Inter-American Court held that a state is ...

... the National Party and Another v the Chairperson, Committee on Amnesty and Others17 95 On 28 November 1997, the Amnesty Committee considered and granted the amnesty applications by thirty seven members - in some instances high profile leaders of the ANC. The applications were considered in ...

... 1980s. Local churches, under the watchful eye of the Security Forces, labelled the initiative “communist-inspired,” and no church in town would grant it support. The communications of members of Potchefstroom University (a prominent ‘Christian National’ institution) who raised their ...

... while their fellow black residents were now foreigners, temporary sojourners in white South Africa, no different from other disenfranchised migrants working outside of their home countries. They became ‘the other’, a short remove from what they were to become, ‘the enemy’. An SADF ...

... with the political and economic structures of apartheid. 30. Between 1950 and 1980, international financial institutions and foreign private banks granted loans to Eskom amounting to at least US$7.5 billion. British banks contributed 26 per cent, banks in France almost 24 per cent, West Germany ...

Recruiting Commission set up by the Chamber of Mines was able to diminish the severe labour shortage in the post-World War II economic boom, while migrant work assured the King of his subjects’ annual repatriation to fulfil tributary labour ‘loyalties’. Tribalism on the Rand originated in ...

... She has, however, had some acknowledgment of what happened to her and her family, as is the case with most of those who received a financial grant of interim reparation. 19. Mrs Gishi’s case raises the recurring question as to whether interim reparation is sufficient . 55 Interview ...

... for the Technikon to make a prosthetic nose for Mr Mothuphi. His transport to Durban was donated by Transnet and he used his interim reparation grant to pay for his stay while he was having treatment . 53. After having the prosthetic nose fitted, Mr Mothuphi was asked if his life had changed: ...