Hearings

Hearings across the country

The Commission heard evidence in public across the country. These are the transcripts, grouped by the kind of hearing and the place it was held. Choose a type below, then a city or topic. Every hearing for a place is gathered under one collection, which you can sort and search.

Every amnesty, human rights violation and special hearing has been read into a structured record: who applied or testified, who spoke and how often, the case numbers on the transcript, and — for amnesty hearings — the Amnesty Committee decision that later resolved the matter. That is 40,928 speaker records across 3,727 transcripts. To follow a single matter end to end, use the case register.

Amnesty hearings

Where people applied for amnesty and gave evidence about politically motivated acts. Grouped by the city where the hearing sat.

2,225 transcripts across 39 cities

Human rights violation hearings

Where victims and their families told the Commission what happened to them. Grouped by the town or city that hosted the hearing.

1,342 transcripts across 51 cities

Special hearings

Hearings on set themes and events, from the role of business, the faith community and the media to the Mandela United Football Club and the Trojan Horse killings.

160 transcripts across 20 topics

Reparation and rehabilitation workshops

Workshops where those affected discussed reparation and the way forward.

11 transcripts across 8 places