Yasmin Sooka

Yasmin Sooka is a South African human rights lawyer and activist. She served as a Deputy Chairperson of the Human Rights Violations Committee of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission and later served on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Sierra Leone. Quotes “Law doesn’t often bring justice and I think that what the Commission represented for me was the chance to bring morality and law together to achieve justice.” SABC Truth and Reconciliation Commission “When people look at the work of the Commission they should remember that within a two year period we’ve changed the discourse forever about human rights violations and nobody will deny that they took place.” SABC Truth and Reconciliation Commission “It’s really about how to get to a point where you build a relationship which is based on the absence of fear, but which is based on a sense of accountability which comes from sharing and some sense of truth.” South African History Archive “There’s a big difference between telling the truth about everything you’ve been involved in, and the question of full disclosure.” Centre for Social Justice, Stellenbosch University “All of us need to make a concerted effort to create new pathways for social justice ensuring that everyone has a just and fair opportunity for success.” Centre for Social Justice, Stellenbosch University External links Category:South African women Category:Human rights activists Category:South African lawyers Category:Living people