HUMR 505 Protecting Human Rights: Actors and Institutions

User icon Heather Dray
28 August 2023
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Films and documentaries of Human Rights activism, leaders and movements.


Villon Films · 1984 English

Oliver Tambo was a South African anti-apartheid politician and activist who served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1967-1991. In this interview, Tambo discusses his relationship with …


Journeyman Pictures · 1 January 1995 English

Nelson Mandela, President of South Africa, addresses the Children's Fund in 1995. Report by Jurgen Schadeberg.


Journeyman Pictures · 1 March 1994 English

When peaceful protests calling for the release of Nelson Mandela and an end to apartheid broke out in South Africa, they marked a key moment of 20th century history. Decades …


Villon Films · 1948 English

Made in 1948, this is the first ever anti-apartheid documentary, created by anti-apartheid crusader, Rev. Michael Scott. Guthrie Michael Scott (30 July 1907 – 14 September 1983) was an Anglican …


Villon Films · 1985 English

Mary Benson was a South Africa civil rights campaigner and author. She assisted Nelson Mandela's escape from South Africa in 1962.


Villon Films · 1985 English

American Christian missionary Rick Schmidt presents two films, both suggesting that the African National Congress (ANC) is a “marxist terrorist” group and a “duplicitous, communist-inspired corrupter of Black youth” in …


Villon Films · 1987 English

Percy Mtwa and other actors discuss the making of their play Bopha! which is about family strife and loyalties during the 1970-1980 troubles. It tells the story of a son, …


Villon Films · 1988 English

Gilbert Marcus is a leading South African advocate. He served at the Centre for Applied Legal Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, and on the Human Rights Committee, amongst …


Bantu Stephen Biko (18 December 1946 – 12 September 1977) was a South African anti-apartheid activist. Ideologically an African nationalist and African socialist, he was at the forefront of a …


Helen Suzman, OMSG, DBE (née Gavronsky; 7 November 1917 – 1 January 2009) was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician. She represented a series of liberal and centre-left opposition …