The International Defence and Aid Fund or IDAF (also the Defence Aid Fund for Southern Africa) was a fund created by John Collins during the 1956 Treason Trial in South Africa. After learning of those accused of treason for protesting against apartheid, including Nelson Mandela, Collins created the fund in order to pay all legal expenses and look after the families of those on trial. The group was non-partisan. In 1981, the Defence Aid Fund for Southern Africa founded Canon Collins Trust, now known as .
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| - Die International Defence and Aid Fund for Southern Africa, mitunter nur Defense and Aid (kurz IDAF oder D&A) war von 1972 bis 1991 eine humanitäre Hilfsorganisation mit politischem Charakter, deren Strukturen seit 1956 auf Betreiben von , einem Chorherren (canon) an der St Paul’s Cathedral in London, entstanden. Sie entwickelte sich aus der von ihm 1946 gegründeten Organisation Christian Action (CA), die zur Versöhnung mit Deutschland geschaffen worden war. Das formale Gründungsjahr ist 1964, die US-amerikanische Tochterorganisation gründete sich im Jahre 1972. (de)
- The International Defence and Aid Fund or IDAF (also the Defence Aid Fund for Southern Africa) was a fund created by John Collins during the 1956 Treason Trial in South Africa. After learning of those accused of treason for protesting against apartheid, including Nelson Mandela, Collins created the fund in order to pay all legal expenses and look after the families of those on trial. The group was non-partisan. In 1981, the Defence Aid Fund for Southern Africa founded Canon Collins Trust, now known as . (en)
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| - Die International Defence and Aid Fund for Southern Africa, mitunter nur Defense and Aid (kurz IDAF oder D&A) war von 1972 bis 1991 eine humanitäre Hilfsorganisation mit politischem Charakter, deren Strukturen seit 1956 auf Betreiben von , einem Chorherren (canon) an der St Paul’s Cathedral in London, entstanden. Sie entwickelte sich aus der von ihm 1946 gegründeten Organisation Christian Action (CA), die zur Versöhnung mit Deutschland geschaffen worden war. Das formale Gründungsjahr ist 1964, die US-amerikanische Tochterorganisation gründete sich im Jahre 1972. (de)
- The International Defence and Aid Fund or IDAF (also the Defence Aid Fund for Southern Africa) was a fund created by John Collins during the 1956 Treason Trial in South Africa. After learning of those accused of treason for protesting against apartheid, including Nelson Mandela, Collins created the fund in order to pay all legal expenses and look after the families of those on trial. The group was non-partisan. This was one of the first examples of foreign intervention against apartheid in South Africa and proved very successful with over £75,000 being raised towards defending those accused. Ultimately all were acquitted In 1981, the Defence Aid Fund for Southern Africa founded Canon Collins Trust, now known as . (en)
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