A previous post discussed how a truth commission was established in South Africa. It was the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. It began in 1995. It was created to help promote understanding and not vengeance. It was suppose to promote reparations and not retaliation. It was established as an informal court, a forum for victims and perpetrators crimes during apartheid. Many people had no idea what happened to family members that disappeared during apartheid. If a person came to the forum and told the truth and could prove that their crime w as politically motivated, they could be granted a type of pardon. But if a person did it out of hate, they could be taken to prison. There was a lot of resistance to this and people had a hard time forgiving people and letting them get away with murder. On the other hand though some people got closure and had the power to forgive. The country had to face it together, so it was able to prevent something more serious from happening.
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