Sobukwe Clause
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The Sobukwe Clause was a controversial provision in apartheid-era South African law that allowed the government to detain political prisoners, notably anti-apartheid leader Robert Sobukwe, without trial beyond their original sentences.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
apartheid-era law
ⓘ
legal provision ⓘ |
| appliesTo | political prisoners ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
apartheid government
ⓘ
political repression in South Africa ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
controversial
ⓘ
repressive ⓘ |
| controversy |
criticized by human rights advocates
ⓘ
used to silence political dissent ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| effect |
detention without trial
ⓘ
extension of imprisonment beyond original sentence ⓘ |
| enabled | continued incarceration of political opponents ⓘ |
| historicalContext | apartheid era in South Africa ⓘ |
| impactOn | South African human rights history ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of apartheid injustice ⓘ |
| legalConsequence | imprisonment without new criminal conviction ⓘ |
| legalNature | executive power to renew detention ⓘ |
| legalSystem | apartheid legal system ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Robert Sobukwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVictim | Robert Sobukwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablyAppliedTo | Robert Sobukwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | suppress political opposition ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
anti-apartheid movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
political imprisonment in South Africa ⓘ |
| typeOfDetention | indefinite detention ⓘ |
| usedFor | detention of anti-apartheid activists ⓘ |
| violatedRight |
right to a fair trial
ⓘ
right to due process ⓘ right to liberty ⓘ |
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