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- March–April 1984 (Vervaardig)
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Omvang en medium
1 newsletter (multi-page, printed text)
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Part of IDAF's main newsletter series held by human rights archives and anti-apartheid institutions.
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
South African History Archive (SAHA)
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
This issue details South Africa’s continued occupation and military offensive in southern Angola (Operation Askari), systematic torture of detainees in Namibia, SWAPO trials, and the expansion of South Africa’s armed forces. Key topics include Ida Jimmy’s reduced sentence, Kavango detainees' torture affidavits, political trials involving ANC and PAC members, censorship enforcement, and high-profile detentions. It also highlights poverty in Namibia, with case studies revealing the state’s discriminatory benefit policies and extreme deprivation. Notable incidents include the Robben Island protest for elderly detainee release, the ‘roasting’ torture case in Kavango, and multiple political trials including that of Sister Mary Bernard Ncube.
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
Retained permanently for historical research on Southern African political repression and human rights violations.
Aanvullingen
No further accruals expected.
Ordeningstelsel
Chronological within the Focus series.
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Open access for researchers and the public.
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Reproduction allowed with proper citation of IDAF as source.
Taal van het materiaal
Engels
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Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen
OCR scanned and machine-readable.
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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 1–50, Angola conflict records, Kavango torture testimony, SWAPO trial documentation, Internal Security Act court proceedings.
Notitie Publicaties
Focus', Issue No. 51. International Defence and Aid Fund, March–April 1984.
Aantekeningen
Aantekening
Rich in documentation of torture affidavits, child malnutrition, apartheid poverty, military escalation, and trials of political dissidents.
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- Operation Askari
- Angola occupation
- Namibia detentions
- SWAPO
- Torture affidavits
- Internal Security Act
- Political trials
- ANC
- UDF
- Armed struggle
- Censorship
- Poverty in Namibia
- Food aid
- Kavango
- Youth detentions
- Prison conditions
- Political executions
- IDAF
- Military conscription
- SADF
- Koevoet
- Political demonstrations
Geografische trefwoorden
Naam ontsluitingsterm
- Ida Jimmy (Onderwerp)
- Malisela Moloise (Onderwerp)
- Heikki Ausiku (Onderwerp)
- Gideon Nestor (Onderwerp)
- Severinus Siteketa (Onderwerp)
- Ndjaula Shaningwa (Onderwerp)
- Herman Ja Toivo (Onderwerp)
- Carl Niehaus (Onderwerp)
- Ruth Gerhardt (Onderwerp)
- Dieter Gerhardt (Onderwerp)
- Sister Mary Bernard Ncube (Onderwerp)
- Mathews Ntshiwa (Onderwerp)
- Joe Thloloe (Onderwerp)
- Allister Sparks (Onderwerp)
- Susan Sparks (Onderwerp)
- Ingoapele Madingoane (Onderwerp)
- Duma Goubule (Onderwerp)
- Cosmos Makanga (Onderwerp)
- Ben Nomoyi (Onderwerp)
- Ntombazana Botha (Onderwerp)
- Zukusa Faku (Onderwerp)
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ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition
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An expansive issue revealing South Africa's military escalation in Angola, systemic torture and repression in Namibia, and legal targeting of anti-apartheid figures in South Africa.