[Dear Friend and Supporter: With the inauguration of Nelson Mandela as the first President of the new South Africa …]

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Creator

Gay J. McDougall; Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Place Created

Washington, DC, United States

Date

July 8, 1994

Type of Item

Mailing

Length/duration

1 page

Description

Mailing announces the closing of the Southern Africa Project of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law following the inauguration of Nelson Mandela as the first President of the new South Africa, after which virtually every institution, governmental and non-governmental, was being transformed to serve the needs of a new society. The mailing notes that the Southern Africa Project has played an important role in the struggle against apartheid for 27 years. It has financed the defense of thousands of political prisoners, supported legal challenges to apartheid laws and practices, raised concerns about human rights and political process in Southern Africa with decision-makers in the...

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Publisher

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Organization

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Coverage Africa

South Africa
Southern Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.

Collection

Private collection of Paquetta Palmer