The families of the Cradock Four victims, who were murdered by apartheid police in June 1985, are pressing the South African government for accountability. The four men, involved in community organizing, were detained, tortured, and killed, with their deaths initially denied by authorities. Inquests into their murders yielded no justice, and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission later confirmed they were targeted activists. Families feel abandoned as calls for accountability go unheeded, revealing the ongoing impact of apartheid-era violence and the struggle for recognition and reconciliation in South Africa.
The four activists were brutalized as part of a calculated measure to suppress dissent under apartheid, yet no one has been held accountable for their murders.
Despite the hearings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, justice for the families of the Cradock Four remains elusive as their perpetrators were never identified.
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