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HUMAN, HSAge Description Showing 321 to 340 of 856 First Page•Previous Page 13 •14 •15 •16 •17 •18 •19 •20 •21 Next Page•Last Page... a result, the Commission adopted a policy of low-level corroboration when determining whether or not a person was a victim of a gross violation of human rights. In essence, this meant that instead of a full investigation, a series of corroborative ‘pointers’ would be established – for ... should have acted from a moral standpoint. According to SANLAM: Any notion that business could have acted as a watchdog of the government as far as human rights violations are concerned is totally unrealistic and should be dispelled. Business was unable to act in that way in the past and will not ... ... Madikizela-Mandela’s attitude towards the Commission 108 Madikizela-Mandela chose not to submit a statement to the Commission detailing the human rights violations she suffered at the hands of the apartheid government and its security forces. She indicated during her first in camera ... ... self-defence only. However, the fact that SDUs were armed and yet were not under any clear military discipline led to numerous situations in which human rights violations occurred. Two examples of this are the Katlehong SDUs on the East Rand (see Volume Three) and Khayelitsha SDUs in Cape Town ... Responsibility and accountability for the examination and identification of human remains 104. A number of different civil society structures may decide in the future to embark on exhumation program. In this regard it is important to note the following: a The state is the authority with the ... ... AND THE INJURY OF AN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN A SHOOTING INCIDENT AT VILJOENSKROON ON 19 APRIL 1990. SUCH ACTS AMOUNT TO GROSS VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE SAP IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEM. 168 Several statements were made to the Commission by victims who were unwittingly caught up ... ... objective and, in the applicant’s absence and without holding a hearing, refuse the application for amnesty. W here no gross violation of human rights had been committed 30. If it was satisfied that the formal requirements had been met, the Committee would inform the applicant that ... ... and Concluding Comments ...... 160 CHAPTER 8 Administrative Report ...... 165 SECTION THREE The Intersection between the Work of the Human Rights Violations Committee and the Amnesty Committee CHAPTER 1 The Former South African Government and its Security Forces ...... 181 ... ... steps into account: a ‘Identification’ is defined as ‘individualisation by the attribution of birth,name or other appropriate name to human remains’.28 b Identification is one aspect of the investigation into a death, which seeks answers to other questions (e.g. the cause of ... THE DNP, AND THAT IT ROUTINELY ENGAGED IN ASSAULT AND TORTURE OF THOSE WHOM IT PERCEIVED AS OPPONENTS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT. FOR THE GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS COMMITTED THROUGH THESE UNLAWFUL ACTS, THE SAP AND THE BOPHUTHATSWANA POLICE ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. QwaQwa 111 In 1989, ... ... over detainees. Detentions were frequently accompanied by torture. 303 In December 1987, the Prisoners’ Welfare Programmes (Priwelpro), a human rights group in Umtata, published a report on security activity in the homeland in 1987 (up to 15 November). It claimed that 238 people had ... Government and the ANC. Through the chain of command within the armed struggle the ANC had control of and was responsible for the violence and gross human rights violations committed by its members and supporters, who were acting in accordance with ANC stated policies. The same applies in respect ... ... audited by it may have been incurred, or assets may have been acquired, from the relevant secret funds for the purpose of committing gross human rights violations. THE COMMISSION FINDS THAT: SECRET FUNDING WAS USED TO PROMOTE A POLITICAL CLIMATE THAT LED DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY TO ... necessary to look at what sort of violations fall into each category (what constitutes severe ill treatment, for example). Each of the categories of human rights violations was broken up into sub-headings5, so a clearer picture emerges from a more detailed look at the violations. These charts show ... ... More than 10,000 Inkatha members and supporters were killed and hundreds of thousands of them were dispossessed or suffered untold misery and gross human rights violations because of the armed struggle waged against Inkatha. The TRC made certain findings relating to the KZP which suggested that ... ... terms of the Geneva Conventions, civilians are protected by principles of international law derived from established custom, from the principles of humanity and from the dictates of public conscience. There can be no justification for the choice of civilians as targets. 76. The amnesty decisions ... Overview of violations 40 Torture and severe ill-treatment were the predominant form of gross human rights violations reported for this fifteen-year period: that is, torture 41%; severe ill treatment 38%; associated violations 11%; killings 7%; attempted killings 1%; abduction 1%. 41 All ... ... 5 (Findings Volume), the basis upon which it found, on a balance of probabilities, that the SADF and Inkatha are nonetheless accountable for the human rights violations committed by Caprivi trainees. 2. Volume 1, Chapter 12, paragraph 44 (l) , page 444: Tembisa (26-28 November 1996). ... captured soldiers may not be harmed. 20. The Report stated further: The Commission’s confirmation that the apartheid system was a crime against humanity does not mean that all acts carried out in order to destroy apartheid was necessarily legal, moral and acceptable. The Commission with the ... ... PRESIDENT PARAMOUNT CHIEF KAISER DALIWONGA MATANZIMA, WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ORDERING OR SANCTIONING VARIOUS ACTS WHICH AMOUNT TO GROSS VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS – INCLUDING THE DETENTION OF MR EZRA ZEERA MTSHONTSHI, THE DETENTION OF MR PHINDILE MFETI AND THE BANISHMENT AND DESTRUCTION OF ... |
