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HUMAN, HSAge Description Showing 541 to 560 of 856 First Page•Previous Page 24 •25 •26 •27 •28 •29 •30 •31 •32 Next Page•Last Page■ 1983–1989 Overview of violations 233 This period was notable for the highest levels of gross human rights violations experienced in the former Transvaal. Reported levels of
severe ill treatment (approximately 1 700 violations), torture (about 1 200 violations) and killing (850 ... ... of weapons 4 Possession of weapons 7 Other 2 218. Of these one hundred applications, ninety-three involved hearable matters involving gross human rights violations, while seven were dealt with administratively in chambers. These seven non-hearables involved primarily the illegal ... ... protest until the 1970s. Hence, the level of killing violations during this period is relatively low (the fourth most significant category of all human rights violations, after severe ill treatment, torture and associated violations) Where perpetrators of killings are identified by victims, the ... ... exacted swift and violent penalties from those they found guilty of offences. 256 In its submission to the Commission, the UDF placed the gross human rights violations committed by its members and supporters into a context including factors such as political immaturity, a climate of mistrust ... ... said: … but things happened which were not authorised, not intended, or of which we were not aware … I have never condoned gross violations of human rights … and reject any insinuation that it was ever the policy of my party or government. 19 In contrast, there is the perception of ... that our security legislation and the state of emergency created circumstances which were conducive to many of the abuses and transgressions against human rights … We acknowledge that our implementation of unconventional projects and strategies likewise created such an atmosphere. ... demand sharp vigilance and radical change. The various Commissions recently established provide a good start. The vigorous promotion of a culture of human rights, of equality and mutual respect in every sector, is of paramount importance. Particular attention needs to be given to language codes ... is sufficiently plain that language, discourses and ideological processes are important factors in the understanding of the motives of perpetrators. Human beings act in terms of the meanings of particular situations. 22 P du Preez, Genocide. London: Bayers/Bowerdean, 1994. ... ... incident reports, as well as statistics for monitoring the performance of the information flow. 15. The database linked the findings of the Human Rights Violations Committee ( H RVC) with the decisions from the Amnesty Committee to provide lists of victims to the Reparation and ... well as hard copy. Documents archived by the Documentation Centre included the following: a all the Commission’s intellectual assets; b original human rights violations (HRV) statements and Investigative Unit working files; c amnesty applications; d amnesty decisions; e amnesty hearing ... COURT, THE CHARGES WERE WITHDRAWN. THE COMMISSION FINDS THE FORMER STATE AND THE MINISTER OF POLICE DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMMISSION OF GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS UNNECESSARILY USED TO STOP A GATHERING OF UNARMED PEOPLE. POLICE FAILED TO GIVE AN ORDER TO ... ... of national unity and reconciliation, and despite humiliation and embarrassment, came forward and were sincere in admitting to horrendous acts of human rights violations. 35. Finally tribute is paid to all the staff members, interpreters, transcribers, technicians, lawyers and all those who ... ... in the leadership of the struggle of the masses of our people for the end of the hateful system of apartheid, appropriately dubbed a crime against humanity by the international community. In the course of our people’s struggle, with the intent to induce the apartheid government of the ... ... AND RELATED MATTERS MUST BE RESPECTED. IN THIS REGARD, PARTICULAR ATTENTION NEEDS TO BE GIVEN TO THE RELEASE OR WITHHOLDING OF DETAILS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS STATEMENTS IN CASES WHERE INDIVIDUALS FEEL THEIR SAFETY IS PREJUDICED. VICTIMS HAVE THE RIGHT OF ACCESS TO THEIR OWN FILES, ... was involved in various forms of political protest during the 1990s. Much of this protest activity was extremely violent and led to a range of gross human rights violations. In 1990, following Mr F W de Klerk’s speech unbanning the ANC and other political organisations, members of the ... ... were not as common. Victim organisations 6 In the region covered by the Johannesburg office, the bulk of the victims of gross violations of human rights in the three categories of killing, severe ill treatment and torture belonged to the United Democratic Front (UDF) or the African ... ... Appointment: 1 March 1996 The Reparation and Rehabilitation Committee . . . . . . . . T Grenville-Grey Date of Appointment: 18 December 1997 The Human Rights Violations Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr R Richards Date of Appointment: 1 September 1996 The Amnesty Committee . . . . ... ... STATE, THE MINISTER OF POLICE, THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE AND MEMBERS OF THE BOPHUTHATSWANA DEFENCE FORCE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMMISSION OF GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN THE ODI AREA ON 7 MARCH IN THAT UNNECESSARY AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS USED, PROPER ORDERS TO DISPERSE WERE NOT GIVEN, ... ... applicants [AC1998/0009]. 101. A factor mentioned in many incidents was the use of traditional medicine or ‘muti’ while preparing to perpetrate human rights violations. For example, Mr Phumlani Derrick Mweli, told the Committee: MR MWELI: The traditional healer will come. We did not know ... ... AND THE INJURY OF MANY OTHERS, INCLUDING CLASINA VOGEL, ON 24 JULY 1964. THE COMMISSION FINDS JOHN HARRIS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMMISSION OF GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. 9 SAIRR Survey, 1964. 10 John Harris’s widow made a statement to the Commission [KZN/MR/008/DN]. Imprisonment 80 People ... |
