| Charles Villa-Vicencio | |
| Birth Date: | 7 November 1942 |
| Nationality: | South African |
| Workplaces: | University of Cape Town |
| Boards: | Director of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission |
| Discipline: | Religious studies |
Charles Villa-Vicencio (born 7 November 1942) is an Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Cape Town.[1] He is also a Visiting research professor at Georgetown University. He was a director of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission which organised the public hearings on the atrocities committed during apartheid.
He was a professor of religion and society at the University of Cape Town.[2] He is presently an Emeritus Professor of that university.[1] He was the National Research Director of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
A regular contributor to debate in South Africa, his present work is largely in the area of transitional justice. He is currently worked, or has worked, in countries with fractious societies ripped apart by civil war or ethnic strife. These range from the Basque separatist movement, Peru, Sri Lanka, Colombia, Rwanda, and other African countries.
He is a senior research fellow in the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation which he founded in 2000 after his gig at the TRC.