POLITICAL TRIALS
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David Madurai petition | |
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CHATSWORTH RECEPTION COMMITTEE - CIRCULAR TO ORGANISATIONS | |
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FOCUS: No 92 January-February 1991 |
Talks under pressure Government accused of bad faith Differing interpretations by the ANC and the South African.... |
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FOCUS: Supplement to No87 March-April 1990 |
political repression in South Africa and Namibia |
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Political Trials: General |
Throughout 1955 and 1956 the Special Branch conducted a series of raids on offices and private homes of hundreds of opponents of apartheid. Documents, letters, pamphlets, even pieces of clothing were seized in preparation for a show trial. Finally, early on |
| NEW AGE 1954-1963 |
New Age, newspaper and its' predecessors, The Guardian; Advance were founded by trade unionists, academics and and was known as a leftist publication. New Age was linked to the African National Congress and its' leadership. |
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Back to "normal" |
Some glances at mid-1964 South Africa. |
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The nature of political trials | |
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The courts | |
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The State versus Nelson Mandela and others, 12th June 1964: Judges remarks in passing sentence |
The remarks of the Honourable Judge President Mr. Justice De Wet, in passing sentence in the matter of the State vs Nelson Mandela and others, held in the Supreme Court of South Africa, Pretoria. The trial became known as the Rivonia Treason Trial. |
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The State versus Nelson Mandela and others: address in mitigation, 12th June 1964 |
Hanson argues mitigation for the accused, Nelson Mandela and others, on the last day of the Rivonia Treason Trial, in the Supreme Court of South Africa, before the Honourable Judge President Mr. Justice De Wet, in the matter of the State vs Mandela and others, held in Pretoria, South Africa. |
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In the Supreme Court of South Africa before the Honourable Mr Justice De Wet, Judge President in the matter of the State versus Nelson Mandela and others: Judge's remarks in passing sentence |
The remarks of the Honourable Judge President Mr Justice De Wet, in passing sentence in the matter of the State vs Mandela and others, held in Pretoria, South Africa. The trial became known as the Rivonia Trial. |
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In the Supreme Court of South Africa |
The chargesheet presented in the Supreme Court of South Africa (Transvaal Provincial Division) against 13 accused of terrorism action |
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Editorial: The Mandela Vendetta | |
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Chapter nine: Political trials and detention | |
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Courts | |
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Courts | |
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Harsh sentences in lower courts | |
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1988: Courts | |
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The treason trial |