The document reports on reaction to the crackdown on organizations ordered by Adriaan J. Vlok, South African Minister of Law and Order, which prohibiting the named organizations from "carrying on or performing any activities or acts whatsoever." These critics of the crackdown are quoted: the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU); the Right Reverend Desmond Tutu, Anglican Archbishop of South Africa; Detainee' Parents Support Committee (DPSC); Detainees' Support Committee (DESCOM); Rev. Frank Chikane, General Secretary, South African Council of Churches; and the United Democratic Front (UDF).
