Death Sentence - Anti-apartheid (1986) Now

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

The year 1986 saw a dramatic escalation in resistance and state response. Death Sentence - Anti-Apartheid (1986)

: Following the assassination of the "Cradock Four" and rising unrest, President P.W. Botha declared a national State of Emergency in 1986, granting security forces nearly unlimited power. Death Sentence - Anti-Apartheid (1986)

: Between 1960 and 1989, approximately 134 political prisoners were executed by the apartheid government. Death Sentence - Anti-Apartheid (1986)

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