Zone d'identification
Cote
Titre
Date(s)
- March–April 1980 (Création/Production)
Niveau de description
Étendue matérielle et support
1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
Dépôt
Histoire archivistique
Filed in the IDAF Focus bulletin series chronicling the legal and political resistance history of apartheid-era Southern Africa.
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
South African History Archive (SAHA)
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
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.
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Retained permanently for historical research on Southern African political repression and human rights violations.
Accroissements
No further accruals expected.
Mode de classement
Chronologically ordered as part of IDAF's 'Focus' publication series.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
Open to public, academic, and legal researchers.
Conditions de reproduction
Reproduction allowed with proper citation of IDAF as source.
Langue des documents
anglais
Écriture des documents
Notes de langue et graphie
Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
OCR version of printed bulletin; fully legible.
Instruments de recherche
Instrument de recherche téléversé
Zone des sources complémentaires
Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
Originals held by the South African History Archives.
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
Digital copy available through the PWP projects and other Archives.
Unités de description associées
Issues 1–26; Namibia 'homeland' legislation, AG26 detention files, testimonies by SWAPO activists.
Note de publication
Focus', Issue No. 27. International Defence and Aid Fund, March–April 1980.
Zone des notes
Note
Key issue featuring firsthand torture testimony, detailed structural repression strategies, and implications of the apartheid state’s evolving control mechanisms.
Identifiant(s) alternatif(s)
Mots-clés
Mots-clés - Lieux
Mots-clés - Noms
- Lucia Hamutenya (Sujet)
- Stephen Lee (Sujet)
- Tim Jenkin (Sujet)
- Alex Moumbaris (Sujet)
- James Mange (Sujet)
- Priscilla Jana (Sujet)
- Denis Goldberg (Sujet)
- Nelson Mandela (Sujet)
- Sylvia Koleka Foley (Sujet)
- Happy Joyce Mashamba (Sujet)
- Nto Mitta Maphike (Sujet)
- Dorothy Nyembe (Sujet)
- Axel Johannes (Sujet)
- Thomas Ihuhua (Sujet)
- Philip Tjerije (Sujet)
- Filemon Itula (Sujet)
- Christoph Aukongo (Sujet)
Mots-clés - Genre
Zone du contrôle de la description
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Identifiant du service d'archives
Règles et/ou conventions utilisées
ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition
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Dates de production, de révision, de suppression
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Note de l'archiviste
Comprehensive documentation of expanding state violence in Namibia and South Africa, based on direct testimony, field investigation, and legal records.