International Abolitionist Federation 14

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 106 AMS/E/14
  • Dates of Creation
      1970-1979
  • Physical Description
      1 folder

Scope and Content

Consists of:

- circular to members of the International committee - choice of new General Secretary (1970-2)

- information about Prof Jiranek (with photograph) candidate as new General Secretary

- copy of letter sent to Mr Jiranek (16 Jul 1970) concerning reception centres and rehabilitation of prostitutes

- minutes of meeting held in Paris on 18-19 Apr 1970

- correspondence and press cutting concerning Danish Bill to legalise prostitution (Aug 1970)

- correspondence with Association for Moral and Social Hygiene in India about 13th All India conference (1970)

- correspondence concerning constitutional changes of the International (1972)

Abolitionist Federation

- enquiry preparatory to the 25th Congress to take place in Delhi

- typescript of address delivered at General Assembly on 16 Jun 1973 (French)

- report to the Josephine Butler Society of the meetings of International Committee of the International Abolitionist Federation and the Annual General Meeting held in Paris on 16 Jun 1973 by Dorothy Howell-Thomas

- photocopy of summary report of Prof Levasseur at 26th International Congress in Paris on 6-8 Oct 1976

- letter concerning meeting of the International Committee in Geneva on 12 May 1979

Publications:

- 'Dignite de la personne' Federation Abolitionniste Internationale Jul -Sep 1970

- '25th International Congress of the International Abolitionist Federation 4-7 Oct 1972, Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi'

- programme and information and leaflet for 25th International Congress of the International Abolitionist Federation 1972 (manuscript notes)