The TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION (TRC) model in transitional justice is associated with:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D.
1. The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was established by the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act 34 of 1995, chaired by Archbishop Desmond Tutu (Nobel Peace Prize 1984).
2. Three committees:
3. (i) HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS COMMITTEE — listened to victims;
4. (ii) AMNESTY COMMITTEE — granted CONDITIONAL AMNESTY to perpetrators who fully disclosed politically motivated crimes;
5. (iii) REPARATION AND REHABILITATION COMMITTEE — recommended reparations.
6. The TRC model has been emulated in over 40 countries (Argentina, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Sierra Leone, Liberia, etc.).
7. India does not have a similar formal mechanism (though Liberhan Commission on Babri Masjid demolition, Justice Sachar Committee on Muslims have done similar work).
8. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: International HR Treaties + Indian Constitutional Jurisprudence — South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission 1995-1998_
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