text: (Braamfontein), November-December 1988. ilTheadminist.rative structures intheI-frican t.ownships wererendered largely ineffective following thepopular uprising in1984.Inareasofmilitant resistance toitspolicies, Pretoria hasundertaken major"upgracling schemes", notablyinMamelodi (R500million), Alexandra (R95million), Crossroads (R90million) NewBrighton andBonteheuwell SouthAfrican Labour.Ilullet1n/SALB (Braamfontein), vol.13,No.7,November 1988. 51Ibid., andNewNAtion(Johannesburg), 3-9November 1980. ~ITheHumanRightsCommission placesspecial emphasis onrepressive measures exercised bytheStatethrough security legisl~tion, emergency regulations andotherformalandinformal powersandactions. ItusestheUniversal Declaration ofHumanRightsasayardstick tomeasure thedegreeofrespect foror violation ofhumanrightsl Pressrelease announcing theestablishment oftheHuman RightsCommission bytheBlackSash,FiveFreedoms Forum,National Association of Democratic Lawyers, National Medical andDentalAssociat.ion, Southelll African Catholic Bishops· Cor.ference andtheSouthAfrican Counc:.i1ofChurches (Johannesburg), 20September 1988. 11"Orderwithout law",byNicholas Haysom, inS9.\!thern Ah.1C;e)IL~Qili1f... .Q.1 U22k1(London), December 1988-January 1989. ··71-Notes(continued) .a/Thesentences wereasfollows &12years-Patrick "Tel'~"Jl"" Lekot.a (39)1 10years-MossChikane (39)andPJpOMolefe(36).Co-accused ThomasManthatn (48) wassentenced tosixyears. Another accused, PetrusMalindi (28),wasconvicted of "terrorism" onlyandsentenced tofiveyear;inprison. ThecaseiGatpresent underappeall"Political prisoners inSouthAfrica", Research andInformation Det»artment oftheInternational Defence andAidFundforSouthel'll Africa/lOAF (London), February 1989. RIInaHumanRightsDayspeech, theUnitedStatesAmbassador toSouth Africa, EdwardPerkins, inathinlyveiledreference tothecase.s&idI"Itseems thatthesecurity lawstooarebeingusedinanevermore politi.(~al manner. Court decisions whichconvict genuine, non-violent community ',ctaders oftreason or terrodsm cannutbeexpected tocommand respect"l TheWeeklyMal!(Johannesburg), 15-22December 1988and23December 1988-12 January 19891 Suppressina-Ap8rthei~ Qpponents, TheStateofEmergency -June1987toMarch1989,byDavidWebster and MaggieFriedman, Working GroupKairos(Utrecht, theNetherlands). June1989. 12/WhentheStateKills.••TheDoathPenalty yer~~~lqbts, Amnesty International publication (London), 19891HYmanRigbt'-UpdBte, April-June 1989, HumanRightsCommission inassociation with ~entreforApplied LegalStudies, University ottheWitwatersrand (Johannesburg), vol.2,No.2,,July1989. U/Thenamesofthe"SharpevUle Six"arelMojalefa Reginald Sefotsa, ReidMaleboMokoena, OupaMosesDinlso, Theresa Ramashamola, DumaJoshuaKumalonnd Fran,'is DonMokhesi. 111WhentheStateKills..•TheDeathPenalty versus Humall ~i~" Amnesty International publication (London), 1989. 111Aninternational campaign forclemency forthe14individualc isunder way,asisanother forRobertMcBride, whoisondeathrow;Financial Mail (Johanneeburg), 10February 19891TbeWeeklyMail(Johannesburg). 26May-1June1989. It.lSomeoftheorganizations aretheSociety fortheAbolition 0ftheDeath Penalty, theBlackSash,Lawyers forHumanRights, Amnesty International and variolls religious groups; InsideSouthAfrica's DeathFactory, ABlackSash Redearch Project (Johannesburg), February 1989;Human Ri~sUpdate, bytheHuman RightsCommission, inassociation withtheCentreforApplied LegalStudies. University oftheWitwatersrand (Johannesburg), vol.2,No.2,,July1909. UISomeoftheaccused inthesetrialsinclude ANemembe16 1610611Ebrahim, ActionMatekoandSimonDladlal 6PACmembers; 28ANemembers allegedly involved in military activitYI and8residents oftheAlexandra township; "PoUtlcol PIhoners inSouthAfrica", lOAF(London), February 1989. -72-Note.(continued) lAl"Detention withouttrial", FactPaperFPI,HumanRight.sCommission (Braamfonteln), 19891HumanRightsUpdate -October 10SP-March 1989,bytheHuman RightsCommission inassociation withtheCentreforApplied Leg~lStudies, University oftheWitwatersrand (Johannesburg), vol.2,No.1,May1989, ~nd vol.2,No.2,JUly19S9. 111HumanRightsUpdate -October 1988-March 19S9,bytheHumanRights Commission inassociation withtheCentreforApplied LegalStudies, University of
analysis: The text appears to be focused on the human rights situation in South Africa during the late 1980s, specifically discussing the treatment of political prisoners, the use of security laws, and the death penalty. It also mentions various organizations and campaigns advocating for human rights and justice. The language used is formal and academic, suggesting a research or advocacy context.