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

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 88cStatus of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid, published in 1984.

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19 versions · 1976–1994

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15 topics

Apartheid Indigenous Peoples Information Dissemination Migrant Workers Migrant Workers' Families Minorities Namibia Namibia Question Periodic Reports Public Information Racial Discrimination Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications South Africa Transnational Corporations Treaties

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Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the status of the International Convention on the Suppres sion and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid;30

Commends those States parties to the Convention that have submitted their reports under article VII thereof;

Appeals once again to those States that have not yet done so to ratify or to accede to the Convention without

further delay, in particular those States which have juris diction over transnational corporations operating in South Africa and Namibia;

Expresses its appreciation of the constructive role played by the Group of Three of the Commission on Human Rights, established in accordance with article IX of the Convention, in analysing the periodic reports of States and in publicizing the experience gained in the international struggle against the crime of apartheid;

Calls upon all States parties to the Convention to adopt 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 enumerated in article II of the Convention;

Further calls upon States parties to the Convention to submit their opinions on the extent and the nature of the responsibility of transnational corporations for the continued existence of the system of apartheid in South Africa and on the application of article III of the Conven tion to the activities of those corporations;

Requests the Commission on Human Rights to intensify, in co-operation with the Special Committee against Apartheid, its efforts to compile periodically the progressive list of individuals, organizations, institutions and representatives of States deemed responsible for crimes enumerated in article II of the Convention, as well as those against whom or which legal proceedings have been undertaken;

Requests the Secretary-General to distribute the above-mentioned list among all States parties to the Con vention and all Member States and to bring such facts to the attention of the public by all means of mass communication;

Appeals to all States, United Nations organs, spe cialized agencies and international and national non-gov ernmental organizations to step up their activities in enhancing public awareness by denouncing the crimes committed by the racist regime of South Africa;

Requests the Secretary-General to intensify his efforts, through appropriate channels, to disseminate infor mation on the Convention and its implementation with a view to promoting further ratification of or accession to the Convention;

Requests the Secretary-General to include in his next annual report under General Assembly resolution 3380 (XXX) of l O November 197 5 a special section con cerning the implementation of the Convention.

7 1 st plenary meeting

23 November 1984

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