Mandate: Established by the National Reconciliation Commission Act 2002, Act 611, to seek and promote national reconciliation among Ghanaians by establishing an accurate historical record of human rights violations and abuses inflicted on persons by public institutions and public officers from March 5, 1957 through January 6, 1993 and to recommend redress for the wrongs committed.

The Commission had the power to compel presence (as it did in the case of former President Rawlings).

Staff: Nine commissioners, with Mr. Justice K. E. Amua-Sekyi  as Chairperson, appointed by President J. Kufuor in consultation with the Council of State, and approximately 70 additional staff members. 

Budget: 5 Mil.US$

Structure: Commission is set up in 6 committees: Legal Profession, Professional Bodies other than legal, the Press, the Labour and Students Movement, the Security Services, Religious Bodies and Chiefs