The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established so that South Africans could speak about their experiences during apartheid as well as testify to the public (" For all voices, for all victims” by Antjie Krog, 2013). The main objective of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was the hearings, which were an indicator of democracy and transition. voice, for all the victims”, Antjie Krog used this poem as a response to the events of the apartheid era and the struggles that those who were oppressed during those years Additionally, this poem reminds readers. not only the struggles experienced during apartheid, but it continues to speak about the human rights that were violated by the oppressed groups of South Africa and covers the multiple changes that had to take place for the rise of apartheid. of democracy to take place effectively. Testimony of Antjie Krog using "For all voices, for all victims" as a response to apartheid: In his poem "For all voices, for all victims", Antjie Krog uses the first stanza as support for the argument that "For All Voices, For All Victims" was actually written in response to the struggles experienced during apartheid before the start of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. This proof comes to life from the first line, “because of you” (Krog, in Carolin, 2014: 1.1) of his poem “For all the voices, for all the victims”, where Antjie Krog addresses someone . : thanks to you, this country is no longer between us but inside. The people being talked about are those who were oppressed and victimized during the height of apartheid. In this stanza, the structure of the address allows the reader to reason that both, middle of paper......all his people, can also be considered a nation where all races come together. as one, which is ultimately what the new South Africa represents (“For All Voices, For All Victims” by Antjie Krog, 2013). This article now puts to rest the argument that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was in fact an opportunity for those who struggled during the apartheid era to learn from and build on the past to find their place in post-apartheid South Africa, which has become a country where citizens feel they belong. Works Cited Krog, Antjie. “For all voices, for all victims.” Eng 2A – South African poetry. Selected poems. Ed. Andrew Carolin, 2014, p. 6. “For All Voices, For All Victims” by Antjie Krog. (October 19, 2013) Retrieved April 28, 2014 from Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/denae7/antjie-krog-for-all-victims-for-all-voices.