Policies of Apartheid of the Government of South Africa Resolutions

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 33 Policies of apartheid of the Government of South Africa, published in 1986.

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Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1993	A/RES/47/116[G]	Policies of apartheid of the Government of South Africa resolutions	—	–
1993	A/RES/47/116[F]	Policies of apartheid of the Government of South Africa resolutions	—	–
1993	A/RES/47/116[E]	Policies of apartheid of the Government of South Africa resolutions	—	–
1993	A/RES/47/116[D]	Policies of apartheid of the Government of South Africa resolutions	—	–
1993	A/RES/47/116[C]	Policies of apartheid of the Government of South Africa resolutions	—	–

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Strongly condemns once again the policies and prac tices of apartheid of the racist regime of South Africa, in particular its brutal oppression, repression and genocidal violence against the people of South Africa;

Reaffirms its full support to the people of South Africa in their struggle, under the leadership of their na tional liberation movements, for the total eradication of apartheid, so that they can exercise their right of self determination in a free, democratic, unfragmented and non-racial South Africa;

Commends the people of South Africa and the liber ation movements for their heroic and sustained struggle against the apartheid regime and reaffirms the legitimacy of their struggle as well as their right to choose the neces sary means, including armed struggle, to attain their noble objectives;

Commends the trade unions, student associations, women's organizations and other mass organizations in South Africa that have associated themselves with the struggle of the people for the elimination of apartheid in the face of the onslaught by the regime;

Commends the independent African States in south ern Africa for their tremendous sacrifices and for their continuing support to the people of South Africa and their liberation movements;

Strongly condemns the continued and increasing usc of capital punishment against freedom fighters and patri ots, and their execution in defiance of international pro tests and appeals;

Demands that existing death sentences against and 7.

further executions of freedom fighters and patriots be an nulled and halted, and that the six Sharpeville patriots be released immediately;

Demands once more that captured freedom fighters in South Africa be treated as prisonerɴ of war in accor dance with Additional Protocol I42 to the Geneva Con ventions of 12 August 1949:41

Further demands the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners and detainees in South Africa, including Nelson Mandela and Zephania Mo thopeng:

Vehemently condemns the racist regime of Sm.i Ii 10. Africa for its continued illegal occupation of Namibia and its escalation of aggression, state terrorism, and destabili zation through political subversion and economic black mail against independent African States;

Condemns the continued collaboration with the 11. apartheid regime by Governments of certain Western and other countries, transnational corporations, banks and other financial institutions, which gives encouragement to the racist regime in its repression of the legitimate struggle of the people and in its defiance of the demand of the inter national community for the total eradication of apartheid;

Affirms the view that the occupation of southern Angola by the racist regime was in large part facilitated by the policies pursued by the United States Administration in the region, especially its support for the armed criminal bandits of the Uniao Nacional para a Independencia Total de Angola and Its policies of "constructive engagement" and "linkage";

Strongly condemns the state of emergency in South Africa and requests that the international community ex ert maximum pressure on the apartheid regime, including comprehensive and mandatory sanctions, as the most ap propriate, effective and peaceful means available for the elimination of apartheid, the liberation of Namibia and the maintenance of peace in southern Africa, in order to attain the total eradication of apartheid, and especially press on:

Immediate lifting of the state of emergency;

Immediate withdrawal of racist troops from and around the townships;

( c) Immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners, including those detained under the state of emergency;

Immediate end to repression, violence and terror in South Africa;

Abrogation of bans on political organizations;

(fJ Immediate and unconditional guarantee for the safe return of South African political exiles who have been arbitrarily deprived of t he right to enter their own coun try.

Cessation of all military, political and economic ac tion aimed at destabilizing independent African States, and respect for their independence, sovereignty and ter ritorial integrity;

Strongly condemns the continued forced removals of black communities by the Pretoria racist regime;

Appeals to all States, intergovernmental and non governmental organizations, mass media, city and other local authorities as well as individuals urgently to increase political, economic, educational, legal, humanitarian and all other forms of necessary assistance to the oppressed people of South Africa and their national liberation move ments;

Also appeals to all States and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to step up material, financial and other forms of support to the front-line and other member States of the Southern African Develop ment Co-ordination Conference and to assist them in re sisting the aggression. state terrorism and destabilization through political subverɵion and economic blackmail by the ,·.,c,ɶt rq!imc;

Decides to continue the authorization of adequate financial provision in the regular budget of the United Na tions to enable the South African liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity -namely, the African National Congress of South Africa and the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania-to maintain offices in New York in order to participate effectively in the deliberations of the Special Committee against Apart heid and other appropriate bodies.

SITUATION IN SOUTH AFRICA AND ASSISTANCE TO THE LIBERATION MOVEMENTS

31 Official Records of the General Assembly. Thirry-seve111h Session, Suftement No. 6A (A/37 /6/ Add. I), annex II.

40 See also sect. I, footnote 7, and sect. X.B.J, decision 41/412.

A/38/570 and Corr. I and Add. I and Add. I/Corr. I 41 Official Record, of" the General Assemhly. Forry-first Session. 39 A/41/742.

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t y'._-_firs_t _S_es'._s_io_n ________________ _ COMPREHENSIVE AND MANDATORY SANCTIONS AGAINST THE RACIST REGIME OF SOUTH AFRICA

44 Report of tl,e World Co11fcre11ce on Sa11c1io11, a!l,aiml Racisl South Africa, Pari.,. 16-20 June 1986 (United Nation, publication, Sale,

No. E.86.123), d1ap. IX.

4l A/411.188-S/1]121, annex.

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R esolu tions adop ted withou t re ference to a M ain Commi ttee RELATIONS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND SOUTH AFRICA PROGRAMME OF WORK OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE AGAINST APARTHEID

46 Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-firs/ Session, Sup,rtement No. 22A (A/41/22/ Add. I).

41 A/41/697-S/l 8392, annex.

STATUS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION AGAINST APARTHEID IN SPORTS

50 lhid., para 2 1

II. Reso lutions a dopte d withou t reference to a M ain Committe e - - -- - - - -- -

The President of the General Assembly subsequemly informed the Sec retary-General51 that, in accordance with paragraph 6 of the above resolu tion. he had appointed the following States as members of the I ntergovern CONCERTED INTERNATIONAL ACTION FOR THE mental Group lo Monitor the Supply and Shipping of Oil and Petroleum ELIMINATION OF APARTHEID Products lo South Africa: ALGERIA. CUBA, GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUB LIC. INDONESIA, KUWAIT, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NIGERIA, NORWA Y. UKRAINIAN SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLIC and UNITED REPUBLIC OF TAN ZANIA.

UNITED NATIONS TRUST FUND FOR SOUTH AFRICA 51 A/41/982.

52 A/41/638.

General Assembly-Forty-first Sessio n

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R esolut io ns adopted without reference to a Main Co mmittee

53 Resolution 217 A (III).

54 International Atomic Energy Agency, The Annual Report for 1985 (Austria, July 1986), (GC(XXX)/775 and Corr. I); transmitted to the members of the General Assembly by a note of the Secretary-General 56 See International Atomic Energy Agency, Final Document, (A/41/517 and Corr. I).

Resolutions and Conventions adopted by the first special session of the 55 Resolution 2373 (XXII), annex.

General Conference. 24-26 September 1986, sects. I-IV.

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