Papers of Helen Ester, 1979-1980 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 568731
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Ester, Helen
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- 1979-1980
- 7 cm. (4 folders)
- Summary:
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Copy of the preface and introduction of a booklet "Vietnam Thailand Kampuchea : a first hand account", published as a result of the tour, and commissioned by the Australian Council for Overseas Aid. Copies of articles written about the tour. French and English transcripts of the "People's Revolutionary Tribunal held in Phnom Penh for the trial of the genocide crime of the Pol Pot - Ieng Sary clique". The transcripts deal with the evidence of witnesses, some of whom were present during the various atrocities committed by the Ieng Sary.
- Biography/History:
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Helen Ester was a journalist member of a delegation of three women who went to Vietnam, Kampuchia, and the border camps for refugees on the Thai border on a visit arranged by the Union of Vietnamese Women and the Australia Vietnam Society. Other members were economist Melanie Beresford and trade unionist Aileen Beaver. The transcripts of the People's Revolutionary Tribunal, held in 1979, were given to Ester in Phnom Penh in January 1980 while she was touring with the delegation.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no. : MS 8767.
- The materials are in English and French.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1979-1980
- Occupation:
- Journalists
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
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