This petition to free the SASO 9 was to be presented to the UN Committee Against Apartheid. The top of the page reads: [FREE THE SASO 9 / FREE APARTHEID PRISONERS / To the UN Human Rights Commission, / UN Headquarters, New York. / HELP SAVE LIVES! STUDENTS FACE DEATH! / We are outraged by the violations of human rights and disregard for human dignity exhibited by the apartheid regime of / South Africa in the detention of SASO 9, SWAPO, NUSAS 5 and all political prisoners. Nine officers of the South African / Students Organization (SASO) have been incarcerated since 1974. On March 16, 1976, seven more SASO members were / detained, one of whom, Mr. Joseph Ndull, was tortured to death by the South African Secret Police. All 16 students face death sentences.]. The rest of the page is numbered 1-20 where people can sign their name, address and phone number. The back of the page is blank.
Authors
Committee to Free the SASO 9, American, South West Africa People's Organization, Namibian, founded 1960, United Nations, founded 1945, South African Student Organisation, South African, 1968 - 1977
- Collection
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera Pan Africanism Anti-apartheid movements
- Date published
- 1970s
- Dates
- 1970s
- Format
- Ink on paper
- Pages
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Place Discussed
- United States of America South Africa
- Provider
- Smithsonian Institution
- Published in
- South Africa
- Rights
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Source
- Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/d00c245f6c06723db8a4844c885cbea3
