Truth and Reconciliation Commission

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was organized to give the chance for people in South Africa to tell their stories of gross discrimination and human rights violations. Thousands of people came to testify and the testimonies were aired on local radio and television stations. The Commission is generally considered to have been a great success and has been used as a model for commissions in several other areas of the world.

If you are interested in learning about apartheid in South Africa, I recommend visiting this website. The website was designed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission as a forum for the testimonies that the commission collected after apartheid. Click on one of the cities listed in a row at the top and then start reading the testimonies. As a warning, reading the testimonies can be emotionally hard to handle, as they range from people being stoned to policemen arbitrarily shooting people in the back. The website has thousands of testimonies and is very thorough.