South African Government Kills Biko
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Law, Legal History, Courts, Terrorism
- Subcategories: Race, Ethnicity, Racism, Murder, Homicide, Execution, Assassination, Segregation, Desegregation, Apartheid, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Human Rights, Violence, Kidnapping, Hostages, Prisoners
- Curriculum: African History
- Geographical Location: South Africa
- Date: 1977
Article abstract: Detained under the Terrorism Act, Stephen Bantu Biko became the forty-sixth political detainee to die in the custody of the security police.
Summary of Event
Apartheid, the policy of institutionalized racial domination and exploitation imposed in South Africa, was denounced by the United Nations as a flagrant violation of the U.N. Charter and of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Apartheid caused immense suffering and the forced removal of millions of Africans from their homes. Its enforcement entailed ruthless repression and...
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