– 1 9 8 9 , ▁although ▁tort ure ▁was ▁not ▁official ▁AN C ▁policy . ▁It ▁called ▁the ▁Dur ban ▁bomb ing ▁a ▁" g ross ▁viol ation ▁of ▁human ▁rights ". ▁ ▁The ▁TR C ▁also ▁noted ▁in ▁its ▁report ▁that ▁although ▁" AN C ▁had , ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁conflict , ▁contra ven ed ▁the ▁Gene va ▁Pro tocol s ▁and ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁commission ▁of ▁gross ▁human ▁rights ▁viol ations … of ▁the ▁three ▁main ▁parties ▁to ▁the ▁[ S outh ▁African ] ▁conflict , ▁only ▁the ▁AN C ▁committed ▁itself ▁to ▁obser ving ▁the ▁ten ets ▁of ▁the ▁Gene va ▁Pro tocol s ▁and , ▁in ▁the ▁main , ▁conduct ing ▁the ▁armed ▁struggle ▁in ▁accord ance ▁within ▁the ▁international ▁human itar ian ▁law ". ▁ ▁Foreign ▁military ▁activities ▁ ▁Ang ola ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁the ▁AN C ▁declared ▁its ▁solid ar ity ▁with ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Mov ement ▁for ▁the ▁Liber ation ▁of ▁Ang ola ▁( MP LA ) ▁and ▁purs ued ▁close ▁military ▁relations ▁with ▁that ▁party , ▁then ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁Ang olan ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence . ▁Both ▁movements ▁were ▁drawn ▁into ▁a ▁practical ▁and ▁ide ological ▁friendship ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁shared ▁links ▁with ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁through ▁the ▁commun ist ▁parties ▁of ▁their ▁respective ▁nations . ▁At ▁the ▁First ▁International ▁Conference ▁of ▁Sol id ar ity ▁with ▁the ▁Fight ing ▁People ▁of ▁Southern ▁Africa ▁and ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁Col on ies , ▁organ ised ▁by