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began pursuing public interest cases against the apartheid government. In 1987, Dave Smuts worked with churches in northern
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The Legal
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was making progress in their fight for an independent state. However, human rights violations and the use of apartheid era law continued to justify inhumane, degrading and discriminatory practices.
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