Issued by: Truth and Reconciliation Commission
3 October 1997
STATEMENT BY THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN CAPE OFFICE OF THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION
Members of the Reparation & Reconciliation Committee will bring a two-day visit to the Kimberley next week to inform provincial and regional structures about the Committee's policy proposals for reparation.
The policy was recently approved by the Commission. The proposals will be handed to the State President for ratification by Parliament, but the implementation of Urgent Interim Reparation will be handled by the TRC until July next year.
On Tuesday, October 7, Commissioner Glenda Wildschut and Regional R & R Coordinator, Mr Louis du Plooy, will meet with non-governmental organisations, community briefers, and other institutions which have helped with the care of people who made human rights violation statements to the TRC.
The attendants will be given feed-back about the process through which statements have been corroborated and the number of people found to be victims as defined by the Act. They will also be briefed on the proposed reparation policies.This follows after a policy workshop held in the city in May this year, where their advice on the policy was sought.
On Wednesday, October 8, the TRC representatives will meet with Northern Cape Premier, Manne Depicho, members of the provincial legislature and heads of the provincial departments. They will also be briefed about the policy proposals and how this could be implemented on a regional level.
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