Identificatie
referentie code
Titel
Datum(s)
- March–April 1980 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Omvang en medium
1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
Filed in the IDAF Focus bulletin series chronicling the legal and political resistance history of apartheid-era Southern Africa.
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
South African History Archive (SAHA)
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
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.
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
Retained permanently for historical research on Southern African political repression and human rights violations.
Aanvullingen
No further accruals expected.
Ordeningstelsel
Chronologically ordered as part of IDAF's 'Focus' publication series.
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Open to public, academic, and legal researchers.
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Reproduction allowed with proper citation of IDAF as source.
Taal van het materiaal
Engels
Schrift van het materiaal
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen
OCR version of printed bulletin; fully legible.
Toegangen
Uploaded finding aid
Verwante materialen
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Originals held by the South African History Archives.
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
Digital copy available through the PWP projects and other Archives.
Related units of description
Issues 1–26; Namibia 'homeland' legislation, AG26 detention files, testimonies by SWAPO activists.
Notitie Publicaties
Focus', Issue No. 27. International Defence and Aid Fund, March–April 1980.
Aantekeningen
Aantekening
Key issue featuring firsthand torture testimony, detailed structural repression strategies, and implications of the apartheid state’s evolving control mechanisms.
Alternative identifier(s)
Trefwoorden
Geografische trefwoorden
Naam ontsluitingsterm
- Lucia Hamutenya (Onderwerp)
- Stephen Lee (Onderwerp)
- Tim Jenkin (Onderwerp)
- Alex Moumbaris (Onderwerp)
- James Mange (Onderwerp)
- Priscilla Jana (Onderwerp)
- Denis Goldberg (Onderwerp)
- Nelson Mandela (Onderwerp)
- Sylvia Koleka Foley (Onderwerp)
- Happy Joyce Mashamba (Onderwerp)
- Nto Mitta Maphike (Onderwerp)
- Dorothy Nyembe (Onderwerp)
- Axel Johannes (Onderwerp)
- Thomas Ihuhua (Onderwerp)
- Philip Tjerije (Onderwerp)
- Filemon Itula (Onderwerp)
- Christoph Aukongo (Onderwerp)
Genre access points
Beschrijvingsbeheer
Identificatie van de beschrijving
Identificatiecode van de instelling
Toegepaste regels en/of conventies
ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition
Status
Niveau van detaillering
Verwijdering van datering archiefvorming
Taal (talen)
Schrift(en)
Bronnen
Aantekeningen van de archivaris
Comprehensive documentation of expanding state violence in Namibia and South Africa, based on direct testimony, field investigation, and legal records.