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Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Records: Ad Hoc Working Party on the Abolition of Torture (1976)
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An Ad Hoc group to investigate the widespread use of torture around the world was appointed after Yearly Meeting in 1975. In 1976, Arthur W. Clark reported on its work and presented a program on Amnesty International. On the suggestion of Kay Camp, Yearly Meeting recommended that Representative Meeting establish a Working Party on the Abolition of Torture.
Minutes of the Working Party on the Abolition of Torture, 1976.
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- Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
- Finding Aid Date
- 2004
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Collection is open for research. Access may be provided via digital or microfilm copy, per repository policy.
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Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
- Swarthmore:No film.
- Haverford:No film.
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Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College