Item PWPFOCI001 - Focus on Political Repression in Southern Africa - Issue 1

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US UK-PWP01 PWPFOC001-PWPFOCI001

Title

Focus on Political Repression in Southern Africa - Issue 1

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Extent and medium

1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)

Context area

Name of creator

International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF)
(1956-1992)

Repository

UK-PWP

Archival history

Presumed collected and preserved by an anti-apartheid archival repository.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

South African History Archive (SAHA)

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Issue No. 1 of 'Focus' bulletin, dated November 1975, detailing the intensification of political repression in Southern Africa, including mass detentions, torture, political trials under the Terrorism Act, and increasing use of banning orders. Specific cases, trials, and legislative actions in South Africa, Rhodesia, and Namibia are described.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Retained permanently for historical research on Southern African political repression and human rights violations.

Accruals

No further accruals expected for this item.

System of arrangement

Single item within the 'Focus' series of IDAF publications.

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Conditions governing access

Open for research use.

Conditions governing reproduction

Reproduction allowed with proper citation of IDAF as source.

Language of material

  • English

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    Physical characteristics and technical requirements

    OCR version of original printed bulletin; readable condition.

    Finding aids

    Uploaded finding aid

    focus-publication.pdf

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    Existence and location of originals

    Originals held by the South African History Archives.

    Existence and location of copies

    Digital copy available through the PWP projects and other Archives.

    Related units of description

    IDAF series on legal trials, banned persons, and apartheid legislation.

    Related descriptions

    Publication note

    Focus', Issue No. 1. International Defence and Aid Fund, November 1975.

    Notes area

    Note

    First issue of 'Focus'—a regular bulletin intended to highlight political repression in Southern Africa.

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    Description identifier

    ISADG-IDAF-Focus-1

    Institution identifier

    IDAF-Archive

    Rules and/or conventions used

    ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition

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        Archivist's note

        Description created by archival assistant using ISAD(G) standard from OCR version of the original newsletter.

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