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HUMAN, HSAge Description Showing 241 to 260 of 856 First Page•Previous Page 9 •10 •11 •12 •13 •14 •15 •16 •17 Next Page•Last Pagein the two applications be urgently dealt with. 130 The Commission sought a further order compelling Dr Basson to appear before the Commission’s Human Rights Violations Committee on Wednesday, 29 July 1998, and to answer all questions lawfully put to him. 131 Dr Basson’s application had ... ... of legislative and administrative measures that contribute to the maintenance of a stable society and the prevention of the re-occurrence of human rights violations. 38 Policy development was also informed by the work and recommendations of other Truth Commissions, in particular the ... ... labour bureaux where they would be induced or forced to volunteer. Joel Carlson, a Johannesburg attorney, uncovered some of the gross violations of human rights that resulted from the system. An affidavit by Robert Ncube in the late 1950s stated: After I had been there [on a farm] for about four ... ... part of the chain of oppression of those who resisted apartheid.2 Numerous statements to the Commission provided extensive evidence of gross human rights violations suffered by prisoners, either in detention or serving prison sentences. This testimony supported the considerable body of ... competing claims on its resources, but at the same time, to have regard to the ‘untold sufferings’ of individuals and families whose fundamental human rights had been invaded during the conflict of the past. 2 2 10. The Court offered some examples of such reparations, including: bursaries and ... Findings on the Inkatha Freedom Party 110 As stated above, gross violations of human rights occurred in all the homelands. In some, like Bophuthatswana, Ciskei, Transkei and KwaZulu, they occurred on a vast scale. There is, however, one significant difference between KwaZulu and the other three. ... ... branch away. She sat down with me and said that as long as I was in her prison, she would not allow the special branch near me.” 138 At the human rights violation hearing in Port Elizabeth, Ms Ivy Gcina told of the kindness of her warder at North End Prison, a Ms Irene Crouse: The same ... ■ INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS International human rights instruments 112 The Commission recommends that: SOUTH AFRICA RATIFY, IN PARTICULAR: THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS (ICCPR) AND BOTH ITS PROTOCOLS; THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ... Psychological problems 20 Internationally, the best-documented psychological consequences of human rights violations relate to the effects of torture. Torture can lead to wide ranging psychological, behavioural and medical problems, including post-traumatic stress disorder whose symptoms include ... Decriminalisation 20 Individual and social healing are lengthy, complex processes, of which the restoration of human dignity must be seen as an essential part. One of the most important contributions of the Commission was to help decriminalise the actions of the majority of those victims who ... to region 7 As the convening commissioner, Dr Fazel Randera assumed overall responsibility for the work of the office. He was also a member of the Human Rights Violations Committee. Joint deputy chairpersons of that committee, lawyers Ms Yasmin Sooka and Mr Wynand Malan1 were based in this ... to members of the security forces. Violations committed in the course of armed combat are not considered by the Commission to be gross violations of human rights. 204 In 1978, three APLA insurgents were arrested for establishing an arms cache in Krugersdorp. The following year in Transkei, five ... Housing provision 113 It is recommended that specific attention be given to establishing housing projects in communities where gross violations of human rights led to mass destruction of property and/or displacement. The appropriate ministry should put the necessary mechanisms in place. ... office) on the Commission’s database. Investigations 39 The regional investigation unit was assigned to conduct investigations on behalf of the Human Rights Violations and Amnesty Committees. Because the national Human Rights Violations Committee did not set guidelines on levels of ... ■ PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF GROSS VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS10 South Africa’s history of repression and exploitation severely affected the mental well-being of the majority of its citizens. South Africans have had to deal with a psychological stress which has arisen as a result of ... ... John Deegan’s account of this incident to the Commission’s conscript hearing, Cape Town, June 1997.) 73 Three factors are central to the human rights situation in South West Africa (Namibia) in the Commission’s mandate period. The first is the fact that the South African presence in ... Volume FIVE Chapter TWO Victims of gross violations of human rights ■ INTRODUCTION The list which follows was taken from the database of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (the Commission) on 30 August 1998. It contains the names of all those people who, by that date, had been found by ... ... which whole communities were indiscriminately affected. Concluding remarks 28 The Commission did not try to carry out a census of violations of human rights. It had neither the time nor the resources to do so. Consequently, we will never know exactly how many people suffered during the ... ... for in this list. 126 Those who died of natural causes, accidents or were killed in combat are not considered by the Commission to be victims of human rights abuse. There were, however, certain cases which suggested aggravating circumstances where detainees are said to have died of ... ... POLICE AND THE BOPHUTHATSWANA GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SEVERE ILL TREATMENT OF THE BRAKLAAGTE RESIDENTS AND FOR GROSS VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS. THE COMMISSION FINDS THAT THE POLICE REFUSED TO ALLOW A JULY 1989 MEETING OF BRAKLAAGTE AND LEEUWFONTEIN RESIDENTS TO GO AHEAD, AND ... |
