| Collection No: |
AL2604 |
| Title: |
The South African Prisoners' Organisation for Human Rights (SAPOHR) Collection |
| Creator: |
Unknown |
| Publisher: |
SAHA |
| Inclusive Dates: |
1996 |
| Extent: |
0.1 linear metre (1 archival box) containing 4 files |
| Language: |
English |
| Acquisition: |
Accession Number: none |
| Access Restrictions: |
This collection is open for research |
| Use Restrictions: |
Copyright restrictions may apply. See SAHA copyright statement for Use Restrictions. |
| Copyright: |
Finding Aid: © The South African History Archive (SAHA) |
| Created: |
29 July 2009 |
| Abstract: |
The South African Prisoners' Organisation for Human Rights (SAPOHR) was formed in Modderbee Prison in 1988 by political and other prisoners. A National Office was opened in 1992. SAPOHR's mission statement is as follows: To address the legacy of the apartheid criminal justice and prison systems and contribute to a culture of human rights and social justice in a non-racial, non-sexist democratic South Africa. Its main functions are to act as a watchdog of the prison services, to be a representative and a voice of prisoners, to provide para-legal services to prisoners, to address human rights abuses within South African prisons and to reform and democratise the Correctional Services and Criminal Justice Service in South Africa. |
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