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people's warExplanation Showing 201 to 220 of 916 First Page•Previous Page 7 •8 •9 •10 •11 •12 •13 •14 •15 Next Page•Last Page... in which ordinary people gave high levels of electric shocks to innocent people in a laboratory, point out further processes in the steps towards violent actions.20 118 Two intertwined sets of processes are discernible from Milgram’s work. On the one hand, there are those forces that ... ... that they were doing their duty. Clearly they perceived themselves as authorised from above. Such people were praised, promoted and received awards for such activities (Eugene de Kock was, for instance, repeatedly decorated). Compliance with the norms of police culture constituted ... ... drawn or will draw substantially upon the statements, testimony and submissions of victims of violations of human rights have a responsibility towards such victims. THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THAT A PORTION OF THE PROFITS DERIVED FROM SUCH PUBLICATIONS BE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PRESIDENT’S FUND ... the street children that must still attend school and those people who are sitting here who is coming from high schools, you have a responsibility towards us to try to reach your full potential and you must make the most of your normal lives that you have, because we are not able to do it. We have ... ■ PHYSICAL CONSEQUENCES OF GROSS VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS56 Physical injuries and disabilities caused by torture or severe ill treatment exact an immense toll on the individual, community and society. Physical scars and disabilities have been described by one survivor as: “a tattoo, a ... ■ FURTHER FINDINGS Children and youth 159 The Commission endorses the international position that children and youth under the age of eighteen are entitled to special protection from government and society. As the Commission’s statistics have shown, the greatest proportion of victims of ... ... by this time been reduced to tears. Mr Links, who was speaking from the front of the church hall, asked a representative of the family to come forward if they were prepared to forgive him. An aunt came forward to accept the apology. However, she pointed out that the matter could not be ... Psychological abnormalities 88 The claim that violence is due to psychological dysfunction appears to warrant more attention. Nevertheless, the bulk of the international literature on atrocities and perpetrators13 reports little evidence of severe abnormality. Even in regard to sadism ... ... Destabilisation was adopted as a tactic on both sides of the conflict. In communities around the country, people mobilised around the slogan ’Forward to People’s Power’. Forms of opposition included the removal of illegitimate authorities and included strategies for destabilising the ... Reconciliation 35 The Commission recommends that: DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS GROUPS SEEK WAYS TO COMMUNICATE WITH ONE ANOTHER AS A BASIS FOR ELIMINATING RELIGIOUS CONFLICT AND PROMOTING INTER-RELIGIOUS UNDERSTANDING. RELIGIOUS GROUPS SEEK WAYS OF INCORPORATING MARGINALISED GROUPS INTO THEIR ... ... may result. Added to these stresses are fears and worries about the welfare and safety of family and friends. Mr Tshabalala’s cousin, Edward Viyu Charles, was a United Democratic Front (UDF) activist in Welkom. He was constantly harassed and, in 1987, was killed by the police. At the ... ... In the famous Velasquez Rodriguez case6, the Inter-American Court held that a state is under an obligation to “provide compensation as warranted for damages resulting from the violations [of the rights recognised by the Convention]”. On numerous other occasions – most recently in ... ■ THE WAY FORWARD 109 During the life of the Commission, other issues relating to national unity and reconciliation were highlighted. Important aspects of reconciliation at a community level as well as the need for a deep, practical commitment by ordinary citizens to the reconciliation ... ■ RURAL COMMUNITIES 165 Much of the media and literature on human rights violations and its consequences published to date have focused on the urban areas. The Commission’s human rights violation hearings and post-hearing workshops allowed for a unique insight into opposition, violations ... ... of wholesale reforms in the prison system. However, the prisons department manufactured a perjury charge against him and the newspaper. Numerous warders and prisoners were used to deny ‘a fraction’ of his descriptions, and he was again sent to prison. 56 Benjamin Pogrund, the journalist ... ■ WORKING WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS 58 From the start, the Cape Town regional office sought to develop meaningful and constructive interaction with different organisations and structures in order to maximise the Commission’s activities in all areas. In the Western Cape, a strong lobby of ... ■ METHOD OF WORK Commissioners allocated to region 11 Two of the national commissioners were allocated to this region: the Revd Dr Khoza Mgojo and Mr Richard Lyster. Both had a record of extensive work in KwaZulu-Natal. 12 The Commission appointed four committee members to support its work ... ... office also experienced some difficulties in attempting to document repression on the Cape Flats. A number of activists were reluctant to come forward to talk about their experiences or to refer others to the Commission. Many expressed discomfort with the fact that the legislation did not allow ... ... sub-regions that were each visited by a team of statement takers over a period of two to three weeks. Where there were sufficient statements to warrant it, a hearing was held at a central point in that sub-region. 25 The Research Department supplied statement takers with a chronology of ... ... history of the area, and the failure of the SAP and KZP to investigate properly and deal with the situation. k Hearing on the ‘Seven Day War’, Pietermaritzburg (November 1996). The eleventh and final hearing of 1996 took place in Pietermaritzburg. This was an event hearing that heard ... |
