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South African Truth Commission

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004596

A restorative justice body established in South Africa after the end of apartheid, tasked with investigating human rights abuses committed during that period. Its primary goals were to uncover the truth, grant amnesty to perpetrators who fully disclosed their actions, and provide reparations to victims. The commission operated from 1996 to 1998, documenting thousands of testimonies.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004596
FieldLaw
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004596",
  "term": "South African Truth Commission",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A restorative justice body established in South Africa after the end of apartheid, tasked with investigating human rights abuses committed during that period. Its primary goals were to uncover the truth, grant amnesty to perpetrators who fully disclosed their actions, and provide reparations to victims. The commission operated from 1996 to 1998, documenting thousands of testimonies.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/south-african-truth-commission/"
}

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