沙佩维尔大屠杀幸存者及遇难者家属正在南非高等法院发起法律诉讼，寻求推翻1961年的赦免法以获得司法补偿。1 这场屠杀发生于1960年3月21日，警察向参加反对种族隔离通行证法示威的和平抗议者开枪，至少69人遇难，最新估计上升至91人；超过200人受伤，据估计向人群射出超过1300发子弹。1 1961年赦免法保护了警察和政府不受刑事起诉或民事诉讼，导致施暴者从未被追究责任。1
南非人权律师组织与英国律师事务所Leigh Day联合提起诉讼，主张该赦免法违反1994年民主南非宪法。1 诉讼案件包括获得集体诉讼认可，约70名受害者及其家属可集体起诉国家，这一举措可能导致对仍活着的涉案人员提起刑事指控。1 南非政府表示已多年支持种族隔离受害者，并不反对幸存者和家属寻求法律救济。1 真相与和解委员会已向560名获认可的种族隔离时代暴力受害者发放约3100万美元个人赔款。1
Survivors and families of victims from the Sharpeville massacre are mounting a legal fight to overturn a 1961 amnesty law that has shielded perpetrators from prosecution for decades.1 The massacre occurred on March 21, 1960, when police opened fire on peaceful demonstrators protesting against apartheid pass laws, killing at least 69 people, with recent estimates suggesting the death toll may have reached 91.1 More than 200 people were injured, and authorities fired over 1,300 bullets into the crowd.1
The 1961 amnesty law has prevented both criminal prosecution and civil lawsuits against the police officers and government officials involved in the violence.1 A coalition of South African human rights lawyers and the British law firm Leigh Day has filed a case in the country's High Court, arguing that the amnesty law violates the 1994 democratic South African Constitution.1 The legal action seeks collective class-action status, potentially allowing approximately 70 victims and their family members to pursue a joint lawsuit against the state.1 The case could also lead to criminal charges being brought against surviving perpetrators.1
The South African government stated it has supported apartheid-era violence victims for years and does not oppose survivors and families pursuing legal remedies.1 Previously, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission had distributed approximately 31 million dollars in individual reparations to 560 recognized apartheid-era violence victims.1
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