Leaflet passed out at a demonstration at the White House of June 8, 1983 against the scheduled execution of three African Nation Congress (ANC) members - Marcus Motaung, Jerry Mosololi, and Simon Mogoerane - who were convicted of high treason. They were known at the Moroka Three. Under the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Protocol I, South Africa should accord them prisoner of war status, which would prohibit their execution. The African National Congress agreed in 1980 to abide by the Geneva Conventions. The leaflet says the Reagan Administration's constructive engagement policy has encouraged South Africa's brutality. It says the United Nations Security Council unanimously called for commuting...
Leaflet passed out at a demonstration at the White House of June 8, 1983 against the scheduled execution of three African Nation Congress (ANC) members - Marcus Motaung, Jerry Mosololi, and Simon Mogoerane - who were convicted of high treason. They were known at the Moroka Three. Under the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Protocol I, South Africa should accord them prisoner of war status, which would prohibit their execution. The African National Congress agreed in 1980 to abide by the Geneva Conventions. The leaflet says the Reagan Administration's constructive engagement policy has encouraged South Africa's brutality. It says the United Nations Security Council unanimously called for commuting the death sentences and asks people to request President Reagan to urge the South African government to stop the executions.
