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… 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 …

… and members. For instance, the early Poqo Trials, Rivonia trial, the Little Rivonia and Bram Fisher trials, among … 14 March, The defense team opens their case in the Treason Trial . 16 March, Robert Sobukwe writes to the commissioner … Fischer closes the case for the defense in the Treason Trial. December, South African Congress of Trade Unions …

… The period also saw the continuation of the 1956 Treason Trial to its conclusion in 1961. That same year, the ANC and … High Command at Liliesleaf Farm which led to the Rivonia Trial, and other prominent MK operatives in the Little Rivonia trial – severely crippled the armed struggle. In addition, …

… 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 military training. Those who were brought to trial for this offence seemed to reach a peak in 1977 and the … were charged under the Terrorism Act in the famous trial of the “Pretoria 12”. They were mainly accused of being …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… of high treason. The preliminary hearing of the Treason Trial was held in January 1957, with the accused in cages and … accused, but continued the case with the remaining 91. The trial continued, with the state changing the charges when … the last remaining 30 were found not guilty. The Treason Trial was therefore an attempt by the government to break up …

… year. Of this number, 2,067 were eventually brought to trial. (House of Assembly Debates, 27 January 1961, C. 226) …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… leaders, including Dr. Moroka, are arrested and put on trial under the Suppression of Communism Act 10 November, … activists are arrested heralding the start of the Treason Trial 9 December, The Treason Trial begins at the Drill Hall in Johannesburg 1961 March, …

… to Dinizulu as indicated in his reportage on the treason trial of Dinizulu , unpublished Master of Arts (History) …

… his political career, his bannings, subsequent arrest and trial, followed by 27 years imprisonment. His story continues …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… of opposing Stalin met their fate without being brought to trial. High-ranking army officers were charged with high …

… 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 …

… prosecute crimes prior to its establishment in 2002, the trial of former Chadian dictator, Hissene Habre, raised the possibility of an African trial of an international character.  The case of Habre, … human rights abuses, is the first universal jurisdiction trial (national trial of an international crime) to take …

… Africa, during the Treason Trials, the UK based Treason Trial Defense fund was set up. Initially started in South … in the UK, including Trevor Huddleston. 1957 The Treason Trial received widespread support, leading to mass dontations for the Treason Trial Defense Fund, which raises 12,000 pounds by April. It …

… referred to by newspapers, had decided not to attend the trial of SACP members after testimony from a former comrade … was read in which he declared that he would not stand trial and would instead go underground. He remained in … years. A few weeks later she was again detained, without trial, this time for 10 months. When she was diagnosed with …

… 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 …