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COMPENDIUM OF CONFLICTS IN UGANDA
(2) For the purposes of this section a member of the Commission shall discharge the
functions of his or her office impartially and independently in good faith without fear,
favour, bias or prejudice.
9. Quorum of the commission.
(1) The quorum of the commission is seven commissioners for meetings and nine
commissioners for hearings.
(2) The quorum of a committee of the Commission is three commissioners.
10. Procedure of the Commission.
(1) Subject to this Act, the Commission shall regulate its own procedure.
(2) The Commission shall observe the rules of natural justice.
PART III- FUNCTIONS OF THE NATIONAL TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION
11. Functions of the commission
(1) The functions of the Commission are -
(a) to facilitate, initiate and coordinate, inquiries into –
(i) gross violations or abuses of human rights, including violations which were part
of a systematic pattern of abuse;
(ii) the nature, causes and extent of gross violations or abuses of human rights,
including circumstances, factors, context, motives and perspectives which led to the
violations or abuses;
(iii) the identity of all persons, authorities, institutions and organisations involved in
gross violations or abuses of human rights;
(b) to collect information and receive evidence from any person, including persons
claiming to be victims of gross human rights violations or the representatives of the
victims, their fate or location and the nature and extent of the harm suffered by the
victims;
(c) to provide a platform for victims, perpetrators and the community to give an
account of the gross violations and abuses of human rights;
(d) to promote and encourage the preservation of the memory of the events
through memorials, archives, renaming of roads, among others;
(e) to promote reconciliation between the victims and the perpetrators and
the reintegration of perpetrators into the community through the establishment and
disclosure of the truth;
(f) to come up with reconciliation initiatives and encourage inter-communal
reconciliation in collaboration with the relevant institutions;
(g) to recommend to the Amnesty Commission to grant amnesty to perpetrators
of gross violations or abuses of human rights arising out of war or rebellion against the
Republic of Uganda;
(h) to grant amnesty to perpetrators under this Act who are not eligible for
amnesty under the Amnesty Act;
(i) to establish procedures and arrangements for the participation of victims in the
reconciliation process and design mechanisms for the protection of witnesses appearing
before the Commission;
(j) to prepare a comprehensive report which sets out its activities and findings,
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