#112
Episcopal Churchpeople for a Free Southern Africa
New York, New York, United States
June 25, 1991
10 pages
The newsletter says the Bush administration is moving quickly to lift sanctions against South Africa on the grounds that all the conditions of the 1986 Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act have been met, particularly those concerning political prisoners. The newsletter reprints the Human Rights Commission (HRC) statement POLITICAL PRISONER RELEASE, RESPONSE TO MINISTER COETSEE'S STATEMENT ON SATV'S "AGENDA" PROGRAMME, STATEMENT OF CHURCH LEADERS MEETING IN JOHANNESBURG AT THE OFFICES OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN COUNCIL OF CHURCHES, and URGENT!!! UPDATE NO. 21 ON HUNGER STRIKE. Reprinted newspaper articles include "Govt figures on prisoners false - HRC" by Esmaré van...
The newsletter says the Bush administration is moving quickly to lift sanctions against South Africa on the grounds that all the conditions of the 1986 Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act have been met, particularly those concerning political prisoners. The newsletter reprints the Human Rights Commission (HRC) statement POLITICAL PRISONER RELEASE, RESPONSE TO MINISTER COETSEE'S STATEMENT ON SATV'S "AGENDA" PROGRAMME, STATEMENT OF CHURCH LEADERS MEETING IN JOHANNESBURG AT THE OFFICES OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN COUNCIL OF CHURCHES, and URGENT!!! UPDATE NO. 21 ON HUNGER STRIKE. Reprinted newspaper articles include "Govt figures on prisoners false - HRC" by Esmaré van der Merwe, "Clique in control of De Klerk" by David Bereford, "Operation Agree - the focus shifts to Angola and Namibia's second election", "Basson: behind the revelations", “Civics: Local government from below” by Jo-Anne Collinge, “Uniting civics across the Eastern Transvaal”, “Mass-based movement starts to rise on ashes of disillusionment”, and “New body won’t challenge ANC” by Mark Gevisser. The newsletter discusses the African National Congress (ANC), F.W. de Klerk, the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), Lawyers for Human Rights, Max Coleman, Justice Minister Kobie Coetsee, the Department of Correctional Services, violence, murder, homeland prisoners, the Security Force, P.W. Botha, Adriaan Vlok, the negotiating process, Bophuthatswana, Bop TV, Brigadier Thooe, Mrs. Mereolle, Lieutenant Mokonoto, the Mafikeng Anti-Repression Forum (Maref), voting rights, Laurence Julius Mahlla, the Peoples Progressive Party, the Bop Political Prisoners Committee, the Bophuthatswana Security Clearance Act, SADF (South African Defence Force), DTA (Democratic Turnhalle Alliance), Nico Basson, Hank Rheeder, the Namibian Defence Force, Derek Brune, the withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola, Jonas Savimbi, Sean Cleary, African Communication Projects in Namibia, Interaction International, Mike Wells, Phillipe Bohn, SWAPO, the French Connection, Winnie Mandela, 32 Battalion, the Foreign Affairs Ministry, FNLA, UNITA, Jan Breytenbach, South African townships, Ovambo Battalion 101, and Kavango Battalion 201.
Episcopal Churchpeople For A Free Southern Africa
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Used by permission of former board members of the Episcopal Churchpeople for a Free Southern Africa.
Elizabeth S. Landis collection, National Archives of Namibia
