Who is desmond tutu and what did he do

The Struggle for Justice in South Africa. Edited by John Webster. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, Sermons, speeches, articles, press statements, Hope and Suffering: Sermons and Speeches. From the period Edited by John Allen. New York: Doubleday, Speeches, letters and sermons from to , woven together in narrative by his media secretary. Other Sources du Boulay, Shirley. Tutu, Voice of the Voiceless. In June after police killed youths in Soweto as they protested the repressive Bantu education system, the Anglican cleric supported the economic boycott of South Africa.

At the time, he was Bishop of Lesotho After he became the first black Secretary-General of the South African Council of Churches , Tutu joined Reverend Alan Boesak in the creation of the United Democratic Front , an organization that called for the government to abolish apartheid and eliminate the homelands.

After the defeat of apartheid in , South Africa held its first multi-racial elections in Newly elected President Nelson Mandela appointed Archbishop Tutu to chair the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, investigating the human rights violations of the previous 34 years. At the age of 12, Desmond moved to Johannesburg with his family. I want the full menu of rights. Born in in Klerksdorp, South Africa, he was first a teacher, and later studied theology, becoming the first black Anglican Archbishop of both Cape Town and Johannesburg.

Desmond Tutu continues to travel extensively, championing human rights and the equality of all people, both within South Africa and internationally. Thank you for subscribing. There are Human Rights chapters all over the world. To join a local chapter or start your own, contact us. Help make human rights an everyday reality with educational tools that bring them to life. A basic introduction to human rights, this booklet outlines their development through history, up to the present day.

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