John Vorster Square
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John Vorster Square was a notorious apartheid-era police headquarters and detention center in Johannesburg, South Africa, infamous for the torture and deaths of political detainees.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
apartheid-era security facility
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detention center ⓘ police headquarters ⓘ |
| allegedPractice |
defenestration of detainees
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psychological torture ⓘ severe physical torture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Security Branch torture
ⓘ
anti-apartheid activists ⓘ human rights abuses ⓘ |
| buildingType | high-rise building ⓘ |
| causeOfDeathControversy | alleged suicides of detainees ⓘ |
| city | Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| function |
detention of political activists
ⓘ
interrogation center ⓘ |
| hasVictim |
Ahmed Timol
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neil Aggett NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Biko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
deaths in detention
ⓘ
political repression ⓘ torture of political detainees ⓘ |
| legacy |
example of systemic torture under apartheid
ⓘ
site of memory for apartheid abuses ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gauteng
ⓘ
Johannesburg, South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Johannesburg
South Africa ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Balthazar Johannes Vorster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Vorster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEventType | deaths in police custody ⓘ |
| operatedDuring | apartheid era ⓘ |
| politicalContext | apartheid in South Africa ⓘ |
| postApartheidName | Johannesburg Central Police Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | notorious ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
anti-apartheid literature ⓘ human rights reports ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
apartheid state repression
ⓘ
police brutality in South Africa ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Security Branch of the South African Police
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South African Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
holding cells
ⓘ
interrogation rooms ⓘ police administration ⓘ |
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