Media Summary: In the late 1700s the white settlers in South Africa forced slaves to carry identity books so that they could control their movements. On Thursday the Truth Commission completed its long round of public hearings into the 1986 deaths of a group of young men ... Once the Truth Commission has wound up its work there's no doubt that we can expect a spate of books from commissioners ...
Trc Episode 80 Part 06 - Detailed Analysis & Overview
In the late 1700s the white settlers in South Africa forced slaves to carry identity books so that they could control their movements. On Thursday the Truth Commission completed its long round of public hearings into the 1986 deaths of a group of young men ... Once the Truth Commission has wound up its work there's no doubt that we can expect a spate of books from commissioners ... There is a danger that truth commissioners and the public could start suffering from torture fatigue. At every sitting of the ... The names of Eugene de Kock, Dirk Coetzee and Joe Mamasela have become household names in South Africa the last few ... This policeman will tell in chilling detail how he helped murder the husbands of three of the widows who gave evidence this week.
Some apartheid practices did untold damage to generations of South Africans. Practices such as the pass laws and the hostel ... We also introduce you to a woman who explains what solitary confinement does to the human mind and we tell you more about ... In the same as South Africans think their problems are unique; they tend to think our Truth Commission is also unique. In fact there ... The Truth Commission's Committee on Human Rights Violations also had hearings in the Boland this week. It was mostly the tale ... A number of key figures and a large number of so-called foot soldiers have not yet submitted their amnesty applications to the ... Some amnesty applicants suffer from severe post-traumatic stress disorder,. This results in memory lapses.
