Ghana: No Hiding Place for Former Oppressors; the National Reconciliation Commission (NRC), Modelled on South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Is Now in Full Flight. and What Harrowing Tales Are Coming out! (around Africa)

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Since the NRC began its public hearings at the Old Parliament House in Accra on 14 January this year, many tears have been shed by victims, witnesses and some members of the public as gory stories of abductions, killings, tortures and seizure of property under former governments, particularly Jerry Rawlings', have been told.

The NRC was set up by President John Kufuor's government to promote national reconciliation a la South Africa. It is now hearing over 3,000 complaints and petitions received nationwide from victims of human rights abuses. At the end of it all, the NRC will recommend appropriate redress for victims of abuse during the periods of unconstitutional rule (from 6 March 1957 to 6 January 1993). …