Área de identidad
Código de referencia
Título
Fecha(s)
- March–April 1980 (Creación)
Nivel de descripción
Volumen y soporte
1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)
Área de contexto
Nombre del productor
Institución archivística
Historia archivística
Filed in the IDAF Focus bulletin series chronicling the legal and political resistance history of apartheid-era Southern Africa.
Origen del ingreso o transferencia
South African History Archive (SAHA)
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
This issue covers intensifying repression in Namibia, including the introduction of tighter security measures in Ovamboland and Kaokoland, SWAPO detentions, torture reports, amnesty rejections, and detailed accounts of atrocities. A centerpiece is the testimony of Lucia Hamutenya, former SWAPO Legal Secretary, who recounts her arrest, torture, and hallucinations in detention. The issue also addresses continued political trials in South Africa, Pretoria prison conditions for political detainees, calls to free Mandela, a list of over 500 political prisoners, execution statistics, and the deportation of missionaries and conscientious objectors. Developments in the 'homeland' policy in Namibia and the impact on representative authorities are also critically analyzed.
Valorización, destrucción y programación
Retained permanently for historical research on Southern African political repression and human rights violations.
Acumulaciones
No further accruals expected.
Sistema de arreglo
Chronologically ordered as part of IDAF's 'Focus' publication series.
Área de condiciones de acceso y uso
Condiciones de acceso
Open to public, academic, and legal researchers.
Condiciones
Reproduction allowed with proper citation of IDAF as source.
Idioma del material
inglés
Escritura del material
Notas sobre las lenguas y escrituras
Características físicas y requisitos técnicos
OCR version of printed bulletin; fully legible.
Instrumentos de descripción
Uploaded finding aid
Área de materiales relacionados
Existencia y localización de originales
Originals held by the South African History Archives.
Existencia y localización de copias
Digital copy available through the PWP projects and other Archives.
Unidades de descripción relacionadas
Issues 1–26; Namibia 'homeland' legislation, AG26 detention files, testimonies by SWAPO activists.
Nota de publicación
Focus', Issue No. 27. International Defence and Aid Fund, March–April 1980.
Área de notas
Notas
Key issue featuring firsthand torture testimony, detailed structural repression strategies, and implications of the apartheid state’s evolving control mechanisms.
Identificador/es alternativo(os)
Puntos de acceso
Puntos de acceso por lugar
Puntos de acceso por autoridad
- Lucia Hamutenya (Materia)
- Stephen Lee (Materia)
- Tim Jenkin (Materia)
- Alex Moumbaris (Materia)
- James Mange (Materia)
- Priscilla Jana (Materia)
- Denis Goldberg (Materia)
- Nelson Mandela (Materia)
- Sylvia Koleka Foley (Materia)
- Happy Joyce Mashamba (Materia)
- Nto Mitta Maphike (Materia)
- Dorothy Nyembe (Materia)
- Axel Johannes (Materia)
- Thomas Ihuhua (Materia)
- Philip Tjerije (Materia)
- Filemon Itula (Materia)
- Christoph Aukongo (Materia)
Tipo de puntos de acceso
Área de control de la descripción
Identificador de la descripción
Identificador de la institución
Reglas y/o convenciones usadas
ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition
Estado de elaboración
Nivel de detalle
Fechas de creación revisión eliminación
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Fuentes
Nota del archivista
Comprehensive documentation of expanding state violence in Namibia and South Africa, based on direct testimony, field investigation, and legal records.