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After eight years of military rule, thousands of mainly young, left-wing, Argentinians had gone missing - 'the disappeared'.
Miriam Lewin was one of the few who survived, she talks to Witness.
When Chief Albert Luthuli won the Nobel Peace Prize he was living under a banning order in rural South Africa. His daughter Albertina talks to Witness. Also listen to archive recordings of his acceptance speech.
He won the prize for advocating peaceful opposition to the Apartheid regime in...
Published 10/05/13
*** Contains descriptions that some listeners may find upsetting ***
Enslaved Africans are forced to work in sugar cane fields - the hours are long and there are frequent, brutal punishments. They have endured these conditions for 200 years.
By 1831 the anti-slavery movement is gathering pace...
Published 10/01/13