Critique of the Analysis of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission by Academia
Context of project
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) is a body which the Government of National Unity established to assist the South African nation grapple with the gross human rights violations that occurred during apartheid. It is based on the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act 34 of 1995. Investigations of reconciliation in South Africa justly consider the work of the TRC despite the fact that it finished its operation more than a decade ago. The TRC has evolved into a global fundamental reference point to new commissions because of its scale, reputation and a prevalent conviction that it helped South Africans acknowledge …show more content…
Security forces were given an unconditional power for the purpose of securing the welfare of whites, this unbridled freedom was fronted as the state of emergency. Like power, truth does not function in abstraction, it is manifested by a complex of vital connections which are socially framed. Truth, as exemplified by the TRC, was an obligatory confession, a threat of a trial lingered for those reluctant to face their victims and recount the story of atrocity. With contrition not an obligation for the confession, any narrative by the perpetrator was acknowledged as truth and, in the absence of witnesses, victims relied on the confessions of the perpetrators who could have promoted only the truth that advanced their freedom. Telling any truth thus proved to be an incentive to the perpetrators who aimed at avoiding prosecution at all …show more content…
Security forces were given an unconditional power for the purpose of securing the welfare of whites, this unbridled freedom was fronted as the state of emergency. Like power, truth does not function in abstraction, it is manifested by a complex of vital connections which are socially framed. Truth, as exemplified by the TRC, was an obligatory confession, a threat of a trial lingered for those reluctant to face their victims and recount the story of atrocity. With contrition not an obligation for the confession, any narrative by the perpetrator was acknowledged as truth and, in the absence of witnesses, victims relied on the confessions of the perpetrators who could have promoted only the truth that advanced their freedom. Telling any truth thus proved to be an incentive to the perpetrators who aimed at avoiding prosecution at all
Context of project
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) is a body which the Government of National Unity established to assist the South African nation grapple with the gross human rights violations that occurred during apartheid. It is based on the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act 34 of 1995. Investigations of reconciliation in South Africa justly consider the work of the TRC despite the fact that it finished its operation more than a decade ago. The TRC has evolved into a global fundamental reference point to new commissions because of its scale, reputation and a prevalent conviction that it helped South Africans acknowledge …show more content…
Security forces were given an unconditional power for the purpose of securing the welfare of whites, this unbridled freedom was fronted as the state of emergency. Like power, truth does not function in abstraction, it is manifested by a complex of vital connections which are socially framed. Truth, as exemplified by the TRC, was an obligatory confession, a threat of a trial lingered for those reluctant to face their victims and recount the story of atrocity. With contrition not an obligation for the confession, any narrative by the perpetrator was acknowledged as truth and, in the absence of witnesses, victims relied on the confessions of the perpetrators who could have promoted only the truth that advanced their freedom. Telling any truth thus proved to be an incentive to the perpetrators who aimed at avoiding prosecution at all …show more content…
Security forces were given an unconditional power for the purpose of securing the welfare of whites, this unbridled freedom was fronted as the state of emergency. Like power, truth does not function in abstraction, it is manifested by a complex of vital connections which are socially framed. Truth, as exemplified by the TRC, was an obligatory confession, a threat of a trial lingered for those reluctant to face their victims and recount the story of atrocity. With contrition not an obligation for the confession, any narrative by the perpetrator was acknowledged as truth and, in the absence of witnesses, victims relied on the confessions of the perpetrators who could have promoted only the truth that advanced their freedom. Telling any truth thus proved to be an incentive to the perpetrators who aimed at avoiding prosecution at all