Include campaign material and letters for their release, also court documents, letters from various organisations, a letter in response from the SA Embassy, a letter to one of the accused and a UN resolution. One file contains clippings.
This material illustrates the work done by this organisation in supporting prisoners condemned to death with appeals, mobilising support against the death penalty. Some documents come from other organisations.
Material includes letters, statements and press releases reflecting the involvement of anti-apartheid organisations in the efforts to obtain the release of political prisoners. Appeals from groups of prisoners are also included. After the announcement of the Pretoria Minute, there were renewed efforts to hasten the release of political prisoners. The issues and debates included, the definition of political prisoner, the membership and powers of the Amnesty Committee, the conditions of imprisonment in South African and Bophuthatswana prisons and the slow pace of releases. These documents are arranged chronologically and reflect the discourse. Items include:
