po117. Save the Upington 14

po117. Save the Upington 14

Poster for the campaign to save the lives of the Upington 14. The 13 men and one woman were sentenced to death on 26 May 1989 because they were present during a demonstration during which a black policeman was killed. They included 60-year old Evelyn de Bruin. After an international campaign for their release, the sentence was overturned in May 1991.

Category: Posters
Author: Southern Africa the Imprisoned Society (SATIS)
Copyright: AAM Archives Committee
Holding Institution: AAM Archive, Bodleian Library
Catalogue: MSS AAM 2512/5
Design: Sue Longbottom
Date/Year: 1989