[Dear Friend of IDAF, During the last three months more than 3,000 children under the age of 16 have been detained]

"It is not quite clear what the police did to Johnny . .."

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Creator

Kenneth N. Carstens; International Defense and Aid Fund for Southern Africa

Place Created

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Date

Undated, fall 1986

Type of Item

Mailing

Length/duration

2 pages

Description

This mailing seeking donations for IDAF's work with legal defense says more than 3,000 children under the age of 16 have been detained in South Africa during the last three months, many of whom are still in detention. The mailing quotes Bishop Desmond Tutu. It says the secretly- filmed documentary, Witness to Apartheid, produced more evidence that black youngsters in detention are routinely clubbed with rifle butts, burned with matches, and given electric shocks. The mailing discusses police officers Isaac Van Rooyen and Johnannes Spogter. The mailing says the plight of children has added a special urgency to what are already overwhelming demands on IDAF's defense and aid work. The mailing...

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Publisher

International Defense and Aid Fund for Southern Africa

Organization

International Defense and Aid Fund for Southern Africa (United States Committee)

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Collection

Selma Waldman collection on the Seattle Coalition Against Apartheid (SCCA), Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections