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HUMAN, HSAge Description Showing 401 to 420 of 856 First Page•Previous Page 17 •18 •19 •20 •21 •22 •23 •24 •25 Next Page•Last Page... it became aware again of the high cost that has been paid by so many for freedom. Commissioners were almost overwhelmed by the capacity of human beings to damage and destroy each other. Yet they listened, too, to stories of great courage, concluding often with an astonishing generosity ... ... services. Priority access to specific services can be arranged simply through the issuing of some form of identification. Gross violations of human rights committed outside the borders of South Africa 80 The amnesty applications elicited by the amnesty provisions in the founding Act were ... ... for the establishment of special units to follow up on the uncompleted work of the Investigation Unit, in particular to investigate gross human rights violations that resulted from the political conflicts on the past, should be resisted. Such action would militate against the spirit of ... ... displaced persons and address the problems of displaced communities. Appropriate local treatment centres 100 Victims and survivors of gross human rights violations have complex physical and emotional needs which can be most appropriately addressed by multi-disciplinary teams – taking ... Research and publications 91 The Commission recommends that: THE PROFESSIONAL BODIES, STATUTORY COUNCILS, AND THE HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS BODY (REFERRED TO ABOVE) MONITOR RESEARCH PRACTICES, ESPECIALLY AMONG VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WHOSE MEMBERS MAY BE UNAWARE OF THEIR RIGHTS. THERE BE A ... ... that the Commission would assist and support victims was founded in the spontaneous commitments made by Commissioners serving on panels during the human rights violations hearings. Although such commitments were understandable in the traumatic environment of the time, these declarations were ... ... without apologies by those responsible or forgiveness by victims, is also reflected in the following individual testimonies: 95 At the Parys human rights violations hearing in April 1997, Ms Mathabiso Marie Sekhopa said: In 1990, it was in September on the twenty-second. It was on Sunday. ... ... COMMENTS 373. The purpose of this chapter was to examine the extent to which the amnesty process enlarged the Commission’s knowledge of the human rights violations committed by the state. By employing the ‘carrot and stick’ principle adopted in the founding Act, it was hoped that ... ... it the Middle East, Northern Ireland, Somalia, Rwanda – we should never forget our ability to forgive.11 Ivy Gcina and Irene Crouse 66 At the human rights violation hearing in Port Elizabeth, veteran activist and ANC MP Cikizwa Ivy Gcina gave harrowing testimony on her torture in detention ... ... a number of statements from citizens of neighbouring countries, including Namibia, alleging that they had suffered gross violations of their human rights as a result of actions of representatives of the previous South African government. The Commission, lacking the resources and time to ... ... for the restoration of our land to its rightful owners – the African majority. 76 For the ANC, apartheid was, quite starkly: “a crime against humanity”. 77 By contrast, for supporters of the NP, ‘separate development’ was a defensible policy fashioned in order to solve local ... ... It is an honest admission that the perspective of the Commission and its members is a complex one. 7 Section 3(1)(a). 8 R Baumeister, Evil: inside human violence and cruelty. New York: W. H. Freeman, 1997, p. 18. 9 De Kock (1997). 10 South West African People’s Organisation. Perpetrators as ... ... time, would have wanted in my life with me at my darkest hours. That is the kind of person I would have wanted with me. In my limited capacity as a human being, he has all the respect that I could muster and I believe that if any of my members have the courage of their conviction and if they ... policy of apartheid was concerned, they were deeply mistaken. None of these unconventional projects was intended to lead to any gross violations of human rights … but … they did create an atmosphere conducive to abuses. 34 Former MK leader Mr Ronnie Kasrils, speaking during the ... ... Problems and challenges encountered by regional offices Victims who approached the Commission after the cut-off date for making the initial human rights violation statement 46. The fact that that only those declared to be victims by the HRVC or Amnesty Committee were eligible for ... Policing 68 The Commission found that members of the SAPS were responsible for a substantial proportion of human rights violations committed during its mandate period. These recommendations are based on the Commission’s understanding of the role played by the South African Police (SAP) in the ... ... from KwaZulu and Natal, the Amnesty Committee dealt with applications from MHQ personnel administratively as they were not directly linked to gross human rights violations. There is, as a consequence, little detail available on the quantities of weaponry involved, the frequency of handover or the ... ... to a stable and fair society and the institutional, administrative and legislative measures which should be introduced to prevent the commission of human rights violations.1 2 However, the Act goes further and grants the Commission powers to make recommendations concerning any matter with a ... ... or co-ordinate, inquiries into … (iii) the identity of all persons, authorities, institutions and organisations involved in [gross violations of human rights] (iv) the question whether such violations were the result of deliberate planning on the part of the State or a former state or any of ... ... hearing. This was regulated by the provisions of the Act, which compelled the Committee to hear all applications concerning a gross violation of human rights (as defined), at public hearings and gave the Committee the discretion as to how it would deal with all other matters. In practice, most ... |
