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Historical background of POPCRU - 25 Years of POPCRU's existence (Hardcover)
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The story of POPCRU (the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union) is
embedded in the story of South Africa’s bloody journey to
democracy. Towards the end of 1989, with South Africa mired in its
fifth year of a state of emergency, a peaceful gathering of
protestors in Cape Town’s Mitchell’s Plain was attacked by white
policemen armed with attack dogs, quirts and batons. The brutality
of the attack inspired a shocked Lieutenant Gregory Rockman to
express his anger through the news media. His calls for justice and
the democratisation of law enforcement led to the formation of
POPCRU in November of that year.Despite experiencing considerable
harassment in the early days, the union worked tirelessly to build
the foundations for good governance, human rights and a non-racial,
non-sexist democracy in the South African policing and prison
services sector. This publication marks the 25th anniversary of
POPCRU’s formation. Besides providing a fascinating account of the
early history of the police and prison services in South Africa,
this book is testimony to the spirit and drive of police and prison
officers who broke ranks by establishing a progressive leading
union within the criminal justice cluster, POPCRU. The vision of
the founding and fellow leadership of POPCRU clearly demonstrates
that POPCRU will continue to champion the working class struggle
for the next 25 years and much more years to come.
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