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HURC-EXP UN 104885 · Document · 1968.07.15-1968.07.24
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The Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts set up by the Commission on Human Rights in 1967 to investigate the treatment of prisoners in Southen Africa, held meetings at the Russel Hotel in London from 15 July to 24 July 1968 and heard testimony from a total of 21 witnesses. At the meeting held in London, Mrs. Sarah Carneson, who testified on behalf of her husband, Fred Carneson, now serving a long-term sentence in a South African prison, Fred Dube, Norman Levy, Isiah Stern, Mohamed Ismail Dinat and Stephan James Tobias, as well as three witnesses heard in close meetings, presented testimony regarding the treatment of political prisoners in South Africa.
Mr. Isiah Stern, imprisonned in South Africa for being a member of the South African Comminist Party, was given political asylum by the UK Government in 1968.

HURC-EXP UN 104886 · Document · 1968.07.15-1968.07.24
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The Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts set up by the Commission on Human Rights in 1967 to investigate the treatment of prisoners in Southen Africa, held meetings at the Russel Hotel in London from 15 July to 24 July 1968 and heard testimony from a total of 21 witnesses. At the meeting held in London, Mrs. Sarah Carneson, who testified on behalf of her husband, Fred Carneson, now serving a long-term sentence in a South African prison, Fred Dube, Norman Levy, Isiah Stern, Mohamed Ismail Dinat and Stephan James Tobias, as well as three witnesses heard in close meetings, presented testimony regarding the treatment of political prisoners in South Africa.
Mr. Peter Katjavivi, Representative in the United Kingdom of the South West Africa Peoples Organization (SWAPO), who presented testimony before the Working Group.

HURC-EXP UN 104887 · Document · 1968.07.15-1968.07.24
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The Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts set up by the Commission on Human Rights in 1967 to investigate the treatment of prisoners in Southen Africa, held meetings at the Russel Hotel in London from 15 July to 24 July 1968 and heard testimony from a total of 21 witnesses. At the meeting held in London, Mrs. Sarah Carneson, who testified on behalf of her husband, Fred Carneson, now serving a long-term sentence in a South African prison, Fred Dube, Norman Levy, Isiah Stern, Mohamed Ismail Dinat and Stephan James Tobias, as well as three witnesses heard in close meetings, presented testimony regarding the treatment of political prisoners in South Africa.
Seen here from left to right:Mr. Reg Austin, lawyer in his native Rhodesia until 1961, now a lecturer in international law in Lodon, and Mr. Jack Halpern, a journalist, who was born in South Africa but lived in Rhodesia until 1967.

HURC-EXP UN 104888 · Document · 1968.07.15-1968.07.24
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The Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts set up by the Commission on Human Rights in 1967 to investigate the treatment of prisoners in Southen Africa, held meetings at the Russel Hotel in London from 15 July to 24 July 1968 and heard testimony from a total of 21 witnesses. At the meeting held in London, Mrs. Sarah Carneson, who testified on behalf of her husband, Fred Carneson, now serving a long-term sentence in a South African prison, Fred Dube, Norman Levy, Isiah Stern, Mohamed Ismail Dinat and Stephan James Tobias, as well as three witnesses heard in close meetings, presented testimony regarding the treatment of political prisoners in South Africa.
Seen here from left to right:Mr. A. Noronha-Rodrigues, Secretary-General of the Portuguese National and Colonial Liberation Front, and Mr. Carlos Noto Alvos, member of the NCLF.

HURC-EXP UN 105319 · Document · 1968.09.02-1968.09.10
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The Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts established by the Commission on Human Rights in 1967 was authorized earlier this year to investigate the treatment of prisoners in South Africa, Namibia, (formerly South West Africa), Southern Rhodesia and the Portuguese Territories in Africa as well as violations of trade union rights in South Africa, Namibia and Southern Rhodesia. The Group began work in New York June 27, and subsequently held meetings in London, Geneva, Conakry, Kinshasa, Brazzaville, Lusaka and Dar-Es-Salaam. Between June 27 and September 10, the Group received a number of written statements and heard a total of about 90 witnesses.
Eduardo Mondlane, President of the Mozambique Liberation Front is seen giving evidence to the Group in Dar-Es-Salaam.

HURC-EXP UN 105951 · Document · 1968.08.16-1968.08.20
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The Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts established by the Commission on Human Rights in 1967 was authorized earlier this year to investigate the treatment of prisoners in South Africa, Namibia, (formerly South West Africa), Southern Rhodesia and the Portuguese Territories in Africa as well as violations of trade union rights in South Africa, Namibia and Southern Rhodesia. The Group began work in New York June 27, and subsequently held meetings in London, Geneva, Conakry, Kinshasa, Brazzaville. Further meetings are planned in Lusaka and Dar-Es-Salaam.
B. Jankovic (Yugoslavia), Acting Chairman of the Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts at one of the meetings held by the Group in Kinshasa.

HURC-EXP UN 107121 · Document · 1968.08.05-1968.08.12
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The Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts established by the Commission on Human Rights in 1967 was authorized earlier this year to investigate the treatment of prisoners in South Africa, Namibia, (formerly South West Africa), Southern Rhodesia and the Portuguese Territories in Africa as well as violations of trade union rights in South Africa, Namibia and Southern Rhodesia. The Group began work in New York, June 27, and subsequently held meetings in London, Geneva, and Conakry. Further meetings are planned in Kinshasa, Brazzaville, Lusaka, Dar-Es-Salaam and Prague.
Opening meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts in Conakry, 7 August. Left to right: Cheik Omar M'Baye, Ambassador of Guinea; B. Jankovic (Yugoslavia), Acting Chairman of the Group; Diallo Alpha Abdoulaye, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; M. E. Tardu (UN) Principal Secretary of Working Group; Diallo Abdoulaye, Head of Political Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Luis Marchan-Stens (Peru).

HURC-EXP UN 107795 · Document · 1968.12.30-1968.12.31 (c)
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Three Members of an Ad Hoc Working Group on Human Rights held a two-day session in Geneva where they heard testimony from five witnesses concerning trade union rights and prison conditions in Southern Africa. The session was held in Geneva in order to hear witnesses presently living in the Democratic Republic of Germany and Czechoslovakia. The witnesses were provided by the World Federation of Trade Unions and testified in their personal capacities. The Chairman of the three-man Group is Branimir Jankovic (Yugoslavia); the other members are Felix Ermacora (Austria) and Luis Marchand-Stens (Peru). The next meeting is scheduled to be held in New York on 30 January.
Seen here is Mr. Arnold Selby, one of the five witnesses. He is a South African and a former trade union official, who is now a journalist living in the Democratic Republic of Germany.

HURC-EXP UN 110063 · Document · 1969.07.18
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The Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts on the treatment of political prisoners and infringements of trade union rights in southern Africa, at its meeting this afternoon, heard a further witness on Namibia.
The witness, Reverend marcus Cooper, seen here, representing the South West Africa United National Independence Organisation, testified mainly on the living conditions of Africans in the so-called "native reserves".

HURC-EXP UN 111890 · Document · 1970.01.08
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The Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts investigating various aspects of human rights in southern Africa heard evidence this afternoon form Miss Mary Benson, a writer, which regard to the treatment of political prisoners in South Africa. After hearing the witness, members of the Working Group continued consideration of the draft report on the results of their investigations in 1969, which is to be submitted to the forthcoming session of its parent body, the Commission on Human Rights.
Miss Mary Benson is seen making a statement.