The mailing says Amnesty International recently published a report exposing covert involvement of the South African security and police forces in incidents of political violence, torture and assassinations in the townships. The mailing includes a summary of "South Africa state of Fear, Security force complicity in torture and political killings, 1990-1992" and an order form for the publication. The mailing includes SAMPLE LETTER to General J. Van Der Merwe, Commissioner of Police and a petition to F.W. de Klerk. In Recommended Action, people are asked to send letter to Lieutenant-General J Van Der Merwe, Commissioner of Police; H J Kriel, Minister of Law and Order; J H L Scheepers,...
The mailing says Amnesty International recently published a report exposing covert involvement of the South African security and police forces in incidents of political violence, torture and assassinations in the townships. The mailing includes a summary of "South Africa state of Fear, Security force complicity in torture and political killings, 1990-1992" and an order form for the publication. The mailing includes SAMPLE LETTER to General J. Van Der Merwe, Commissioner of Police and a petition to F.W. de Klerk. In Recommended Action, people are asked to send letter to Lieutenant-General J Van Der Merwe, Commissioner of Police; H J Kriel, Minister of Law and Order; J H L Scheepers, Deputy Minister of Law and Order Department of Law and Order; Major-General J H Gloy, Head of Special Investigations Unit; and Major-General P J Seleke, Commissioner of Police, Bophuthatswana. The mailing discusses political killings, assassinations by any law enforcement official, international codes of conduct, human rights, non-racial democratic constitutional principles and political equality, extrajudicial executions, the African Studies Association, police power, security forces, F.W. de Klerk, the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA), the White Referendum, reentry of South Africa into international sports, the African National Congress (ANC), formerly banned organizations, members of trade unions and human rights and peace groups, the Phola Park squatter camp, the Swanieville squatter camp, Bruntville township, the Goldstone Commission, Richard Goldstone, Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), Boipatong, Johannes Mafatshe, and Security Forces. The mailing discusses UN Principles on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-Legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions and UN Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials.
