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A COSAS executive member who was beaten with a wooden table leg by members of the Boputhatswana Police at Gomotso Police station in Pampierstad, Bophuthatswana, on 28 January 1994.

A COSAS supporter who was severely tortured by named members of the SAP at Protea Police station, Soweto, Johannesburg, on 16 August 1989, allegedly while trying to force him to become a police informer.

A COSAS member who was beaten to death by members of the Bophuthatswana Police at a bus stop in Hammanskraal, Transvaal , on 10 February 1986 during a class boycott. Police would not allow anyone to see Mr Sekhaulelo’s body.

A prominent COSAS member who was tortured by a named SAP member and a councillor after he was arrested in KwaThema, Tvl, on 20 June 1985. Mr Setente received a prison sentence after being found guilty of arson.

A COSAS member who was shot and injured by named members of the SAP at Mlungisi, Queenstown, Cape, on 19 November 1985. Two days earlier, police and residents had clashed at a meeting at the Nonzwakazi Methodist Church.

A COSAS member who was shot dead by members of the SAP in Bloemfontein on 16 June 1993. Police opened fire when clashes broke out between them and ANC supporters attending a rally to commemorate the 1976 Soweto uprising.

A COSAS member who was detained under emergency regulations and tortured in detention by named SAP members in Heilbron, OFS, on 13 June 1986. She suffered a miscarriage in the weeks following her detention. See police brutality.

A COSAS member who was shot and severely beaten by a named member of the SAP at St Stephen`s Church in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth, on 5 November 1985 during the state of emergency. See police brutality.

A member of COSAS who was shot dead by members of the Esikhawini hit squad at Esikhawini, KwaZulu, near Empangeni, Natal, on 20 June 1993. Two perpetrators were granted amnesty (AC/1999/0332).

A COSAS member who was assaulted by named Inkatha supporters in Imbali, Pietermaritzburg, on 17 July 1986. On 29 November 1987, Mr Shangase was paralysed when the same perpetrators shot him in the mouth and neck.

A COSAS member who was shot and severely injured by members of the SAP in Bloemfontein, in February 1990, while participating in a school boycott. She was also kicked in the face and arrested for being at the scene of a boycott.

A COSAS member who was severely injured when he was shot with pellets by members of the SAP in Port Elizabeth, in October 1985. Mongameli was on his way to the shops when he was shot

A COSAS member who was shot and severely injured by members of the SAP in Venterstad, Cape, on 4 July 1993. Patricia was walking to a relative’s home when she was shot.

A UDF supporter and COSAS member who was tortured and raped while in police custody in Durban in August 1985. She had been seized by police after the memorial service for the slain UDF leader, Victoria Mxenge.

A COSAS member who was shot in the ribs and both legs by members of the SAP on 26 March 1990 in Sebokeng, Tvl, while participating in a protest march against high rentals. He brought a civil case and was compensated for his injuries.

A COSAS member who was detained and severely tortured in Bethulie, Orange Free State (OFS), in 1989, allegedly for his part in harassing students whose fathers were councillors or policemen. See councillors.

A COSAS member who was shot and injured by members of the SAP in KwaThema, Transvaal, on 21 June 1985. Mr Phumelo was accused of violating the emergency regulations. He was later sentenced to four years’ imprisonment for possessing explosives.

A COSAS member who was shot dead in a drive-by shooting in Sharpeville, Vereeniging, Transvaal, on 15 April 1993. Between January and October 1993, One hundred and ninety three people were killed in such shootings.

A COSAS member who was shot and stabbed to death by IFP members in KwaXaba, near Port Shepstone, Natal, on 10 April 1994 in the run-up to the April 1994 elections.

A COSAS member who was kicked and beaten with rifle butts by named members of the SAP at his home in Sebokeng, Transvaal, in 1992 during a search of the house for guns hidden by his activist brother. Police also tried to coerce him through intimidation to become an informer.