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"Forgiveness and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa"
Jeffrey Sonis, Ph.D., in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan, proposes to study the potential role of forgiveness in improving racial and ethnic tension. He will also provide practical information to South Africa on the efficacy of the Truth and Reconciliation process. Doing so may serve long-term societal aims such as prevention of cycles of revenge, and development of faith in the structure of the government. This study will identify and follow victims of human rights abuses, half of whom testified before the TRC and half of whom did not.
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