To mark Human Rights Month in South Africa this year, the South African History Archive (SAHA), in conjunction with the SABC, is launching aspecial websiteon the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). TheTRCwas court like body establishedinSouth Africaafter the abolition ofapartheid. Witnesses who were identified as victims of gross human rights violations were invited to give statements about their experiences, and some were selected for public hearings. Perpetrators of violence could also give testimony and request amnestyfrom both civil and criminal prosecution.
On March 21, 2013, it will be 10 years since the final report of the TRC was presented to government. In the last 10 years and 15 years since the series was last broadcast, what progress has been made in South Africa’s journey to reconciliation?
You will be able to access the87-part ‘Truth Commission Special Report’ television series, last broadcast 15 years ago.Previously unavailable to most South Africans, the weekly television series has now been brought out of the archives, digitised and repackaged to make the work of the TRC more universally accessible and to supportongoing transitional justice and reconciliation work in South Africa. All episodes of the television series have been catalogued, transcribed, indexed and linked to relevant sections of the official TRC Final Report, transcripts from TRC hearings, amnesty decisions, submissions made to the TRC and other related resources, to form a seamless viewable and searchable resource.
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