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The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was set up by the Government of National Unity to help deal with what happened under apartheid. The conflict during this period resulted in violence and human rights abuses from all sides. The TRC had a very difficult task, as many came before the Commission requesting amnesty for committing and contributing to acts of horrible hatred and killings. These acts included some of the most horrendous acts of the century, and even matched the mindset of some famous genocide leaders. Many who appeared in front of the Commission's, according to the article “Truth or Consequences, the Committee in action” were, “already jailed as a part of long-term prison sentences. The justice system had determined that those individuals needed to pay for the crimes they committed…” The TRC used a rigorous set of standards an applicant had to meet to be granted amnesty. Most of the cases brought to the Commission were denied, as they did not follow the strict requirements for political amnesty. As the article states, these set of ideals had 4 main parts. A: The crime must have been committed for political reasons. These include actions in opposition to apartheid or in furtherance of apartheid policies. B: Participation must be on behalf of a publicly recognized political organization. C: The complete truth must be revealed, which included naming names as well as the full extend of involvement and atrocities committed in commission of the crime. And finally D: Applicant must show remorse and sorrow for your actions. If and only then when these standards were met, the participant’s case would be reviewed and eligible for political forgiveness and amnesty. Each and every decision made by the TRC was made on a “case-by-case basis” and each candidate was given a fair hearing. Most importantly, anything a candidate revealed or admitted during the Commission's could not be held against him as an individual in judicial affairs or trails. Each contestant had the freedom to admit the full truth of their actions, which in return, crafted truthful accounts from the candidates of their crimes. In total, the TRC ran over 7,000 cases, and only about 800 of those cases were granted full forgiveness. That was a success rate of only 8.75 %. Shocking, right?