Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1995-1998
History
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was established in terms of the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act , No 34 of 1995, and was chaired by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. It was a court-like restorative justice body was assembled mainly for the victims of violence during Apartheid, but also hearing the testimonies of perpetrators of violence who were seeking amnesty.
The Commission presented the 5 Volumes of its final report in 1998.