ACCESS Protests the Restriction of M.N. Pather, Secretary-General of the South African Council on Sport

Creator

John Dommisse

Place Created

United States

Date

Undated, 1980, fall?

Type of Item

Press Release

Length/duration

1 page

Description

Press release condemning the action of the South African Security Police for confiscating the passport of M.N. Pather, Secretary-General of the South African Council on Sport (SACOS). Pather was about to leave for New York to consult with the United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid, the UN Centre Against Apartheid, and the Ad Hoc Committee on an International Convention against Apartheid in Sport.

Organization

American Coordinating Committee for Equality in Sport and Society

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of Richard Lapchick, founder and National Chairperson of the American Coordinating Committee for Equality in Sport and Society.

Collection

American Coordinating Committee for Equality in Sport and Society (ACCESS) papers, Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections