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Materials for a three-day hearing on South Africa’s 20-year occupation of Namibia and U.S. policy, being held in Washington, D.C. by the World Council of Churches Programme to Combat Racism. The hearings mark the tenth anniversary of the Kassinga massacre. Logistical coordination is provided by the Washington Office on Africa. Panelists include His Excellency Olusegun Obasanjo (chairman), former Head of State of Nigeria and former Co-Chairman of the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group on South Africa; His Excellency Michael Manley, Former Prime Minister of Jamaica; and Mrs. Lisbeth Palme, widow of Olaf Palma, former Prime Minister of Sweden. Witnesses include Reverend Brian Brown, British Council of Churches; Ambassador Bernt Carlsson, U.N Commissioner for Namibia; Ms. Patricia McClurg, President, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.; Ralston Deffenbaugh, Director, Lutheran Office for World Community; The Honorable Mervyn Dymally, Chairman, Congressional Black Caucus; Ms. Nashilongo Elago, Namibian Council of Churches; Mr. Paul lpumbu, Namibian student, Kassinga Massacre survivor; Bishop James Kauluma; President, Namibian Council of Churches; Ms. Gay McDougall, Director, Southern Africa Project, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; Sam Nujoma, President, South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO); The Honorable Paul Simon, Chairman, Senate Africa Committee (invited); and His Excellency Peter Zuze, President, UN Council for Namibia (invited). Resources in the packet include: WCC Letter of Introduction • Program • World Day of Prayer Announcement • WCC News Release • U.S. House of Representatives Resolution 131 • Text of United Nations Resolution 435, Decree No. 1, Resolution 566, and Summary of UN Secretary-General's Report On Efforts to Implement Un Resolution 435 • Final Declaration from the May, 1987 Special Session on Namibia in Luanda, Angola • Letter from President Dos Santos of Angola to the UN Secretary-General on Angolan position on Namibia • newspaper articles including "Botha, on Visit to Namibia, Moves to Tighten Control," "NAMIBIA CHALLENGE FOR SOUTH AFRICA," and "In Namibia, Bitter War ln Decade 3" by John D. Battersby • Fact Sheets about South Africa’s occupation of Namibia, SWAPO, Namibian Churches, and Trade Unions and “Free Namibia” packet by Washington Office on Africa Educational Fund.

African Activist Archive

"U.S. Foreign Policy and South Africa's Illegal Occupation of Namibia"

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