Goldstone report on police shootings in Sebokeng is released

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

The report of the inquiry, led by Justice Richard Goldstone, into the shooting by the police of anti-Apartheid protesters in the township of Sebokeng on 26 March, 1990, was made public. On 26 March police had opened fire on anti-apartheid protesters in the township of Sebokeng, near Johannesburg, killing at least 14 people and wounding more than 380. The people of Sebokeng were protesting against high rents and the racial segregation of local facilities. The report criticised the actions of the police, saying that they had used force, which was "quite immoderate and disproportionate to any lawful object sought to be attained".

How we know this

01Nelson mandela center of memory,"1 September 1990", from Nelson mandela center of memory,[Online], available at www.nelsonmandela.org [Accessed : 23 August 2013]
02Refworld, "Human Rights Developments" form Refworld,[Online] available at www.refworld.org [Accessed : 23 August 2013]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Goldstone report on police shootings in Sebokeng is released. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012912

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