3. International Response: The Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act (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. 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) Death Sentence - Anti-Apartheid (1986)
During apartheid, the death penalty was not merely a criminal punishment but a tool for political intimidation. Death Sentence - Anti-Apartheid (1986)
