An open letter, issued by the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference and published in the New Nation 2-8 April 1987, to all detainees accusing the South African President of abusing of human rights.
Archive record
Open letter to all detainees

- Origin date
- 14 May 1969
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Open letter to all detainees. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/R-0113354
South African History Online (2016) 'Open letter to all detainees', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/R-0113354 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, Open letter to all detainees [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/R-0113354, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"Open letter to all detainees." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/R-0113354. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Open letter to all detainees." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/R-0113354.
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