Jeremy Boraine, his son, confirmed that his father had passed away in the early hours of Wednesday after a long battle with illness. While he was in remission from cancer, he had reportedly stopped eating and had been growing weaker.Boraine was a lawyer and theologian who is best known for putting forward the idea of South Africa having a Truth and Reconciliation Commission. He went on to be its vice chair alongside Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, from 1996 to 1998.From 1986 to 1995, Boraine headed two South African non-profit organisations concerned with ending apartheid and addressing the legacy it left behind.In October 2000 Boraine was awarded the President’s Medal for Human Rights in Italy.In November 2000, Boraine published a book titled A Country Unmasked, and in 2008 his biography, A Life in Transition.
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