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Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 27, No. 11. 1964.

R.I.C. Obstructed

R.I.C. Obstructed

A Research and information team was refused visas to South Africa, the head of the research and information team. Ramlakhima, of India, told NZSPA.

The general report of the Research and Information Commission presented to the ISC by Ram says: "If a stand were to be taken on an issue, this would be worthless unless it were based on accurate facts, emerging from a thorough and objective consideration of the situation."

"The task of the commission." the report continues, "is to make careful and impartial study of situations. The reports are based on an analysis of all available documentation and. wherever possible teams selected by RIC are sent to make on the spot investigations.

"However, in countries where such violations occur, governments are often anxious for the outside world to remain unaware of the oppression which is taking place and would therefore refuse visas to anyone who would publicise it.

In such cases, efforts are made to contact students who have fled from the country in order to obtain as complete a picture as possible of the conditions existing there.

In short, in its studies RIC recognises the fundamental importance of "the obligations which students have towards the society of which they are a part, which leads them to fight against all forms of oppression (such as imperialism, colonialism, neo-colonialism, totalitarianism, dictatorship, racism and social injustice) which imply specific political responsibilities, considering the fact that the fight for university autonomy, freedom and the development of culture is closely linked to the fight for democracy, national independence, peace and justice for all countries."

Since the last ISC. RIC have made studies in Morocco. South Africa. South West Africa. Asia. Europe, Malta, Portugal and Spain, North America, Latin America, Paraguay and Bolivia, Dominican Republic and Haiti, and also an Africa colonial study. Studies have also been done on racial discrimination in the USA and problems of overseas Students in Europe.