LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Dentist’s death in police custody in South Africa

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

9 Nov 1977

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:03:33

Description

Paul Woodley reports on the death of a young dentist, Hoosen Haffejee, in South Africa whilst in police custody and the outcry surrounding the circumstances. Includes interviews with Danish forensics expert Dr Sigur Albertsson(?); Haffejee’s aunt Amir Rahim; Sherman Carroll from Amnesty International.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; Amir Rahim; Sherman Carroll; Sigur Albertsson(?)

Keywords

Deaths; South Africa; Apartheid; Racial discrimination; Policing practice; Imprisonment; Inquests; Hoosen Haffejee

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