Helen Suzman CAPE TOWN, South Africa - South African anti-apartheid activist Helen Suzman, who won international acclaim as one of the few white lawmakers to fight against the injustices of racist rule, died Thursday. She was 91.
Recalling how [Helen Suzman] had exposed how [Nelson Mandela] was being kept in a water-logged cell on Robben Island under conditions that were worsening his TB, Madikizela-Mandela credited the "woman who fought alone" with saving Mandela's life. Jan. 6 (GIN) - Mourners in the hundreds and a host of South African dignitaries-including two former presidents, President Kgalema Motlanthe, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and veteran human rights lawyer George Bizos - attended the funeral of South Africa's celebrated anti-apartheid campaigner Helen Suzman, who died on New Year's Day, at age 91.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - The tall man's office was a stinking latrine dug out of a lime-pit wall. His friend, the slight woman, was a burning splinter of indignation in the body of Parliament. The tall man is former President Nelson Mandela, who spent most of his 28 years as a political prisoner on Robben Island. The slight woman is Helen Suzman, for 13 years the only opposition member of Parliament.
South African anti-apartheid activist Helen Suzman, who won international acclaim as one of the few white lawmakers to fight against the injustices of racist rule, died Thursday. She was 91. Suzman, who was twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, fought a long and lonely battle in the South African parliament against government repression of the country's black majority and the imprisonment of Nelson Mandela .
... the leading lights of the struggle were Helen Suzman, whom Leon replaced in Parliament in 1989, ...
OPENING TODAY Inception (PG-13, 148 min.) See review on Page 10.
...With the short, "From 'Helen Suzman's Story.'". 3 p.m. Sunday, National Civil R...
Many, many thanks for your tribute to Helen Suzman. When I was in Cape Town in November 2005 a...
... eloquence of such English-speakers as Helen Suzman and Alan Paton during the darkest days. Afr...
Organized by Indie Memphis, the first "Freedom Series," which begins Thursday, is an ambitious attempt to celebrate human rights, showcase diversity and build bridges between local communities and cultures through the medium of film. The movies screened during the series are intended to inspire talk - literally and immediately, according to series curator Robin Salant. Each screening will be followed by a conversation involving the audience; the filmmakers (when available); people involved in civil liberties, health care, free speech issues or other topics related to the film; and the venue hosts.
... Museum, 450 Mulberry: The short "From 'Helen Suzman's Story,' " featuring the late anti- aparth...
By Clare Nullis The Associated Press
...South African anti-apartheid activist Helen Suzman, who won international acclaim as one of th...
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