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HUMAN, HSAge Description ... of the Reparation and Rehabilitation Committee (RRC) was to affirm, acknowledge and consider the impact and consequences of gross violations of human rights9 on victims, and to make recommendations accordingly. In doing so, the RRC had access to a rich source of information about reparations, ... than one-tenth of all the people who made statements. It is important to stress that all the statements received the same degree of attention by the Human Rights Violations Committee. In order to provide this attention, it became necessary to curtail the public hearings and focus on the mass of ... ... and to that end the Commission shall- a facilitate, and where necessary initiate or co-ordinate, inquiries into- (i) gross violations of human rights, including violations which were part of a systematic pattern of abuse; (ii) the nature, causes and extent of gross violations of human ... ... information or subjective opinions. There is also ‘healing’ truth, the kind of truth that places facts and what they mean within the context of human relationships -both amongst citizens and between the state and its citizens. This kind of truth was central to the Commission. 44 The Act ... ... HER IN CUSTODY AND TORTURING HER FURTHER. THE COMMISSION FINDS THE DISTRICT SURGEON AND THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AT THE TIME RESPONSIBLE FOR GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. THE COMMISSION FINDS THAT MR GERALD THEBE WAS ARRESTED ON 29 JULY 1977 AS HE SECRETLY TRIED TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY. HE WAS ... ... amnesty process towards revealing the truth about what had happened to many victims and their loved ones. 67 In helping reveal details of gross human rights violations and the systems, motives and perspectives that made such violations possible, the amnesty process assisted the Commission in ... ... National Overview ■ PREFACE 1 This chapter seeks to provide an overview of the context in which conflict developed and gross violations of human rights occurred. Other chapters in this volume focus specifically on the nature and extent of violations committed by the major role-players ... ■ TOWARDS THE RESTORATION OF HUMAN DIGNITY: PERPETRATORS 33 Reconciliation meant that perpetrators of gross human rights violations must be given the opportunity to become human again. Ms Cynthia Ngewu, whose son was killed by the police in the ‘Gugulethu Seven’ incident, confirmed this ... ... constituted a ‘legitimate military target’ – the people who were killed or injured by such explosions are all victims of gross violations of human rights perpetrated by the ANC. While it is accepted that targeting civilians was not ANC policy, MK operations nonetheless ended up killing ... ... could provide support to investigators engaged in fieldwork, and compile general, overall analyses of trends and patterns, for example, in gross human rights violations or in perpetrator or victim groupings. 60 Whereas the original concept of the analysis function was based on the notion of ... ... it shifts the primary focus of crime from the breaking of laws or offences against a faceless state to a perception of crime as violations against human beings, as injury or wrong done to another person. b It is based on reparation: it aims for the healing and the restoration of all concerned ... ... and the sharing information will heighten the effectiveness of the actions taken to ascertain the fate of persons unaccounted for. Management of human remains and information on the dead 119. The principle responsibility for the proper handling of the dead without adverse distinction, and the ... ... during the Commission’s mandate period is to be found in the statistics compiled by the Commission directly from submissions by victims of gross human rights violations. These established the IFP as the foremost perpetrator of gross human rights violations in KwaZulu and Natal during the ... and afford it – that is, the white population.79 The first black psychologist to qualify in South Africa did so in the early 1960s. By 1998, the Human Sciences Research Council estimated that there were 3 897 psychologists in South Africa, 3 587 (92 per cent) of whom were white. Mental health ... ... Group Ltd
Toyota S A
Transnet
Tucker, R S K
Tyacke, E and Lowry, D
Van Niekerk, P
Van Zyl, J
Wiehahn, N
Zimema, P M
Children and Youth
Human Rights Committee
Junior Rapportryerbeweging
Justice Goldstone, R J - several submissions
KwaZulu-Natal Programme for Survivors of ... ... organised medical profession 87 The Commission recommends that: THE STATUTORY COUNCILS GOVERNING THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS BE PROACTIVE IN PROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS. THE STATUTORY COUNCILS BE GIVEN A PROACTIVE CAPACITY TO INVESTIGATE UNETHICAL/UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, WITHOUT HAVING TO DEPEND ON THE ... Promotion of a human rights culture 21 To enhance the development of a human rights culture, which is a cornerstone of reconciliation, the Commission recommends that: THE GOVERNMENT RECOMMIT ITSELF TO REGULAR AND FAIR ELECTIONS. THE GOVERNMENT RECOMMIT ITSELF TO OPEN, CLEAN AND TRANSPARENT ... ... A monthly activity report with recommendations was submitted to the Commission for inclusion on its agenda for discussion and adoption.6 The Human Rights Violations Committee Findings Task Group, which included the vice-chairpersons, the executive secretary and one representative from each ... Volume ONE Chapter TWO Historical Context ■ GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN POLITICAL & HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE1 Chief Justice DP Mahomed has said:1For decades South African history has been dominated by a deep conflict between a minority which reserved for itself all control over the ... from a past marked by conflict, injustice, oppression,and exploitation to a new and democratic dispensation characterised by a cultureof respect for human rights without coming face to face with our recent history.No one has disputed that. The differences of opinion have been about how weshould ... |
