Status of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 86 Elimination of all forms of racial discrimination, published in 1979.

What other versions does this mandate have?

19 versions · 1976–1994

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/48/89

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1994	A/RES/48/89	Status of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid	384	—
1993	A/RES/47/81	Status of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid	—	—
1992	A/RES/46/84	Status of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid	—	—
1991	A/RES/45/90	Status of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid	—	—
1990	A/RES/44/69	Status of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid	—	—

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 subjects

Apartheid Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications Treaties

What’s in this document?

12 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary- General11 on the status of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid;

Expresses its satisfaction with the increase in the number of States which have ratified the Convention or acceded thereto;

Commends the States parties to the Convention that have submitted their reports under article VII of the Convention and urges other States to do so as soon as possible, taking fully into account the guidelines18 prepared by the Working Group on the Implementation of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid established in accordance with article IX of the Convention;

Appeals once again to all States which have not yet become parties to the Convention to ratify it or accede to it without delay;

Requests the Secretary-General to take measures through appropriate channels on the dissemination of information on the Convention with the aim of promoting further ratification thereof or accession thereto;

Calls upon States parties to implement fuUy article IV of the Convention by adopting legislative, judicial and administrative measures to prosecute, bring to trial and punish in accordance with their jurisdiction persons responsible for, or accused of, the acts defined in article II of the Convention;

Calls upon all States parties to the Convention and the competent United Nations organs to consider the conclusions and recommendations of the Working Group contained in its report19 and to submit their views and comments to the Secretary-General;

Welcomes the efforts of the Commission on Human Rights to undertake the functions set out in article X of the Convention and invites the Commission to continue its efforts, especially with a view to pre- 17 A/34/442 and Corr.I.

1s E/CN.4/1286, annex.

1u E/CN.4/1328, sect. VI. paring periodically a list of individuals, organizations, institutions and representatives of States that are alleged to be responsible for crimes enumerated in article II of the Convention, as well as of those against which legal proceedings have been undertaken;

Calls upon the competent United Nations organs to continue to provide the Commission on Human Rights, through the Secretary-General, with information relevant to the periodic compilation of the abovementioned list as well as with information concerning the obstacles which prevent the effective suppression and punishment of the crime of apartheid;

Requests the Commission on Human Rights to take into account, in preparing the above-mentioned list, Gener.al Assembly resolution 33/23 of 29 November 1978 as well as all the documents on the subject prepared by the Commission and its subsidiary organs;

Requests the Secretary-General to distribute the above-mentioned list among all States parties to the Convention and all States Members of the United Nations;

Requests the Secretary-General to include in his next annual report under General Assembly resolution 3380 (XXX) a special section concerning the implementation of the Convention, taking into account the views and comments of States parties to the Convention called for in paragraph 7 above.

12 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council,

Sixty-second Session, Supplement No. 6 (E/5927), chap. XXI,

sect. A.

13 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council,

1978, Supplement No. 4 (E/1978/34), chap. XXVI, sect. A.

14 lbid., 1979, Supplement No. 6 (E/1979/36), chap. XXIV,

sect. A. 9 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council,

15 See A/34/542, annex I, paras. 42-50, and annex VI. 1979, Supplement No. 6 (E/1979/36), chap. XXIV, sect. A.

16 Report of the World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, Geneva, 14-25 August 1978 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.79.XIV.2), chap. II.

General Assembly-Thirty-fourth Seal.on 20Offecial Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 18 (A/34/18).

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