Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- September–October 1985 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 issue (printed periodical, 12 pages); paper
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF) was established to support individuals and groups opposed to apartheid in South Africa and other forms of political repression in Southern Africa. It provided legal aid, published newsletters and bulletins, and supported the families of detainees and political prisoners.
Repository
Archival history
Published as part of the FOCUS series by IDAF to document repression and human rights abuses in Southern Africa. Retained as part of the IDAF publications collection.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred to UK-PWP by International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF) as part of their publications archive.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This issue of FOCUS documents incidents of violence, repression, and human rights abuses in Namibia during 1985, including acts of sabotage, attacks on civilians, and inquests into killings by South African forces. It includes reports on the extension of Security Districts, censorship, military operations, and the impact on civilians. The issue also provides subscription information and outlines the objectives of IDAF.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
All issues of FOCUS are retained permanently as part of the historical record of anti-apartheid and human rights activism.
Accruals
No further accruals expected for this issue.
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically within the FOCUS publication series.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Original held by UK-PWP (International Defence and Aid Fund Publications Collection).
Existence and location of copies
Copies may exist in other anti-apartheid archives and libraries, including the British Library and university special collections.
Related units of description
Other issues of FOCUS (PWPFOCI001–PWPFOCI0XX); IDAF publications and pamphlets.
Publication note
FOCUS is published six times a year by the International Defence and Aid Fund for Southern Africa (IDAF) under Clause (iii) of its objects.
Notes area
Note
ISSN: 0308-3586. Typeset by The Alden Press (London & Northampton) Ltd and printed by Honey Press Ltd, Banbury. Includes sources and abbreviations for referenced press reports.
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF) (Subject)
- SWAPO (Subject)
- South African Defence Force (SADF) (Subject)
- Hans Rohr (Subject)
- Helena Nuyuni (Subject)
- Victoria Amoomo (Subject)
- Vihelmina Shalimba Wakalondwa (Subject)
- Maria Kambangula (Subject)
- Barbara Kasiku (Subject)
- Raphael Gerard (Subject)
- Gerard Raphael (Subject)
- Rudolf Erasmus (Subject)
- Brian Bartlett (Subject)
- Elia Simon (Subject)
- Immanuel Petrus (Subject)
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Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition, 2000.
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
Script(s)
Arabic
Sources
Archivist's note
ISSN: 0308-3586. Typeset by The Alden Press (London & Northampton) Ltd and printed by Honey Press Ltd, Banbury. Includes sources and abbreviations for referenced press reports.