Death Sentence - Anti-apartheid (1986) -

: In response to the spike in sentences, the Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM) and Southern Africa the Imprisoned Society (SATIS) launched major international campaigns to stop the hangings.

The use of the death penalty during the apartheid era (1948–1994) represents a intersection of judicial state-sanctioned violence and political repression. By 1986, South Africa was under a heightened State of Emergency, and the use of the death sentence as a weapon against anti-apartheid activists reached a critical peak. 1. The Judicial Weaponization of Execution Death Sentence - Anti-Apartheid (1986)

: Sentences were heavily biased; data from 1982–1983 shows that 95% of those sentenced to death were Black. Black activists were often executed for killing white police officers, while white individuals rarely faced the same penalty for killing Black citizens. 2. High-Profile Cases and Campaigns (1986) : In response to the spike in sentences,

: Many political executions were carried out in secret at Pretoria Central Prison, often without full public disclosure of the trials. Death Sentence - Anti-Apartheid (1986)

During apartheid, the death penalty was not merely a criminal punishment but a tool for political intimidation.

Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 99th Congress (1985-1986)