Mary Burton
Mary Burton served as a commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa. She moved to South Africa in 1961, where she joined the Black Sash, a human-rights group formed in 1955 and made up of white South African women. Between 1986 and 1990, she was its National President. She was elected to the Council of the University of Cape Town, and from 2000 to 2003, she was its Deputy Chairperson. In 1994 she served as the Provincial Electoral Officer in the Western Cape, and at the same time became a South African citizen. In 1995 she was appointed as a commissioner on the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission. She is currently a member of the governing Trust of the Black Sash. She maintains an active interest in matters related to human rights and the reduction of poverty and inequity.
