A key event in South Africa’s recent past was the granting of amnesty through the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. This thought-provoking collection of essays explores issues such as:

· Was amnesty in South Africa a political compromise?
· What are the advantages of truth commissions versus legal trials?
· Who decided who was granted amnesty and on what grounds?
· How do the victims feel about the truth commission process?
· Did the amnesty process make a meaningful contribution to reconciliation?

Contributors to the volume include Antjie Krog, Alex Boraine, George Bizos and Albie Sachs, Dumisa Ntsebeza, Van Zyl Slabbert, and Pumia Gobodo-Madikizela.

ABOUT THE EDITORS
CHARLES VILLA-VICENCIO is the director of the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation. He was formerly the National Research Director of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

ERIK DOXTADER is an assistant professor of rhetoric at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a Senior Research Fellow in the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation.

CATEGORY
Human Rights/AFRICA