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… the amorphous indictment of the accused in the Treason Trial in December 1956, while the names and addresses seized … lull while the government prepared for a sensational show-trial. New Age suspected that this was the case and in … the government appeared to be planning a “Reichstag Fire Trial” to eliminate the “most determined” anti-apartheid …

… pass, Blacks were subject to immediate arrest and summary trial, often followed by deportation to the person's … giving security forces the right to detain people without trial. Over 18 000 demonstrators were arrested, including … which represented all the peoples of the land. The Rivonia Trial and the increase in Government's attempts to hamper the …

… same time the police gathered evidence to be used in the trial against these men. In October 1963 the Rivonia Trial began against ten people all accused of treason (trying … of apartheid and the United Nations condemned the trial and started steps to introduce sanctions. Over the next …

… became equal before the law and had the right to a fair trial. The absolute king could put anybody in jail without reason or a trial. With a friend, discuss the following first stage …

… to Armed Struggle The brief respite from the Treason Trial which ended on 29 March 1961 and the Rivonia arrests in … and immensely single-minded. By the end of the Rivonia Trial he was already an icon in the struggle – a phenomenon … Prize by Norman Levy (Chapter 13) Between the Treason Trial and the Rivonia arrests (1961–63) there was much covert …

… 1956 Mandela isarrested and later joined 155 others on trial for treason. All are acquitted by 29 March 196. 1958 He … for the first time in what becomes known as the Rivonia Trial. 1964 Mandela is found guilty of sabotage and sentenced …

… for their role in the Defiance Campaign. They stood trial and are found guilty on 2 December 1952 of ‘Statutory … office. Zubeida Patel was his secretary. September, The trial of Mandela, J.S. Moroka , W. Sisulu and other Defiance … with high treason, thus beginning the infamous Treason Trial.Bram Fischer helps defend the leaders of the …

… pass, Blacks were subject to immediate arrest and summary trial, often followed by deportation to the person's … giving security forces the right to detain people without trial. Over 18 000 demonstrators were arrested, including … which represented all the peoples of the land. The Rivonia Trial and the increase in Government's attempts to hamper the …

… for the students to take action was the SASO/BPC trial late in 1975, in which nine BC leaders were accused of … impending independence of Mozambique and Angola. At the trial, the accused appeared in court singing, clenching their … leaders were detained in August and September 1975. At the trial of the NAYO Seven, which began in March 1976, the …

… sentenced to death and executed after they were brought to trial. Between 1961 and 1989, about 134 political prisoners … largely ineffective until the 1980s and 1990s. The Bethal Trial of 1979, where 18 members of the PAC were charged with … including the high command, were jailed before the Rivonia Trial . Other political trials also resulted in the …

… Luthuli was later to be deposed, banned, and brought to trial for treason. The law under which he was charged (1956) … movement, intimidate the people, and find evidence for a trial that would remove the leadership of the campaign. The … country using “constitutional and illegal tactics”. This trial provided the foundation for campaigners to spread their …

… siege did not take place in a vacuum. The siege led to a trial, a trial that became a platform for resistance. The trial and its verdicts in turn inspired further protests and …

… the Terrorism Act and the procedure and structure of the trial of someone accused of being a terrorist. Regardless of … The Minister of Justice, too, could determine where any trial for a violation of the Act would take place. (4.2) The Act lists specific procedures for the trial of those arrested under the Act, including the …

… the main perpetrators of the Holocaust should be put on trial. [56] An international military tribunal was set up at Nuremburg where 22 Nazi leaders were put on trial for crimes against humanity in addition to their other … were sentenced to dead. In total 199 Nazis were put on trial. This type of justice is called punitive justice where …

… Fischer closes the case for the defense in the Treason Trial. December, Mandela attended an underground meeting of … Doris van der Heyden and Gordon Hendricks were brought to trial in Cape Town. 30 October, Bob Hepple’s charges are … the first indictment against the 10 accused in the Rivonia Trial. A new indictment is served on the 10 accused alleging …

… Nelson Mandela , Helen Joseph  and Walter Sisulu  to stand trial for the entire period until 1961. Despite the … they were all acquitted in March 1961 after being on trial for five years. On 10 May 1963 Moosa Moolla was amongst … persons had been meeting. This led to the famous 'Rivonia Trial', in which Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, Govan Mbeki …

… as chiefs. King Dinizulu was arrested near Nongoma. His trial took place in Greytown. Although he was defended by …

… declared) and confers wide powers of detention without trial, banning of persons, organizations, gatherings, … this Act. Formal repression of persons Detention without trial Detention for interrogation or 'preventive' purposes, … periods (many have experienced detention without trial for as long as 32 months). Conditions of isolation from …

… were rounded up and detained, this led to the Treason Trial that went on for four and a half years. During the Treason Trial, FEDSAW women organised support for the treason …

… and charged with treason in what would become the Treason Trial . 1960 March, In the aftermath of the Sharpeville … The charges are dropped against the 156 in the Treason Trial. First goes on a secret trip to South West Africa (now …

… of which was the raid on Liliesleaf leading to the Rivonia trial, the apartheid government was on the offensive. Running parallel to the Rivonia trial was another, involving members of a breakaway group of … Doris van der Heyden and Gordon Hendricks were brought to trial in Cape Town. Some of these were convicted and given …

… Pan African Congress (PAC), especially after the Rivonia Trial , saw a lull in anti-apartheid politics that only ended … opposition have been described by Mamphela Ramphele as a trial period, during which they developed the discourse of … dispersing them to their various home towns. In August the trial of Mosibudi Mangena ended with his conviction, after he …

… Act gave police powers to arrest and detain people without trial for a period of renewable ninety days. The Bill of … with its general claim that no man shall be denied a fair trial for an unreasonably long time, would have made this act …

… with the United Kingdom. March, The accused in the Treason trial are found not guilty, after a trial lasting four years. The remaining 30 accused in the Treason Trial are acquitted of charges of treason March - April, …

… African Parliament. She fought against detention without trial, pass laws, influx control, and job reservation on …

… supporters of 20 liberation movement leaders, who are on trial facing charges under the Suppression of Communism Act, … the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court during the preliminary trial October, The Annual Assembly of the Baptist Union of … 'The Road to Freedom is via the Cross' 2 December, The trial of twenty national leaders comes to an end when they …

… or without just cause; b.    not to be detained without trial; c.     to be free from all forms of violence from … 3.    Every accused person has a right to a fair trial, which includes the right- a.     to be informed of the … and facilities to prepare a defence; c.     to a public trial before an ordinary court; d.    to have their trial …

… in Durban. It is subsequently cited in the 1956  Treason Trial . November, Nearly the entire Natal Indian Congress … statement by Chief Luthuli at the time of the Treason Trial, for burning his pass. This statement was to have been … persons, including Chief Luthuli and Walter Sisulu , on trial for high treason since 1956, are found not guilty and …

… far cry from their attitude towards her during Zuma’s rape trial. - 10th: Father Graham Pugin, the Jesuit chaplain to … 1966. - Flash floods hit Johannesburg DECEMBER Ongoing  trial of Zwelethu Mthethwa, a prominent South African artist … National Gallery in Cape Town while Mthethwa is still on trial for allegedly murdering sex worker Nokuphila Kumalo in …