Cosmas Desmond on appointment as new UK Amnesty director
- Title
- Cosmas Desmond on appointment as new UK Amnesty director
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- Unknown
- Year of production
- 1979
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- Duration
- 00:02:24
- Description
- Former priest, Cosmas Desmond on his appointment as new UK Director of Amnesty International, and his previous house arrest in South Africa following the publication of his book, The Discarded People, which criticised the Government’s African resettlement policy. Female interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- Cosmas Desmond
- Keywords
- Amnesty International; South Africa; Apartheid; Arrests; Cosmas Desmond
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LBC/IRN, "Cosmas Desmond on appointment as new UK Amnesty director". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0007600118001 (Accessed 22 Dec 2025)