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 94cStatus of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid, published in 1986.

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19 versions · 1976–1994

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

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1991A/RES/45/90Status of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of ApartheidCompare with previous version
1990A/RES/44/69Status of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of ApartheidCompare with previous version

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9 topics

Apartheid Information Dissemination Inter-Agency Cooperation Namibia Periodic Reports Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications South Africa Transnational Corporations Treaties

What does this mandate say?

22 operative paragraphs

Strongly condemns the constant and deliberate violations of the fundamental rights of the Palestinian people, as well as the expansionist activities oflsrael in the Middle East, which constitute an obstacle to the achievement of self-determination and independence by the Palestinian people and a threat to peace and stability in the region;

Demands the immediate and unconditional release of all persons detained or imprisoned as a result of their struggle for self-determination and independence, full respect for their fundamental individual rights and compliance with article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,6 under which no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment;

Urges all States, the specialized agencies, competent organizations of the United Nations system and other international organizations to extend their support to the Palestinian people through its sole and legitimate representative, the Palestine Liberation Organization, in its struggle to regain its right to self-determination and independence in accordance with the Charter,

Expresses its appreciation for the material and other forms of assistance that peoples under colonial rule continue to receive from Governments, organizations of the United Nations system and intergovernmental organizations, and calls for a substantial increase in this assistance;

Urges all States, the specialized agencies and other competent organizations of the United Nations system to do their utmost to ensure the full implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and to intensify their efforts to support peoples under colonial, foreign and racist domination in t~eir just struggle for self-determination and independence;

Requests the Secretary-General to give maximum publicity to the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and to give the widest possible publicity to the struggle of oppressed peoples for the achievement of their self-determination and national independence and to report periodically to the General Assembly on his activities in this regard;

Decides to consider this item again at its forty-first session on the basis of the reports that Governments. organizations of the United Nations system and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations have been requested to submit concerning the strengthening of assistance to colonial territories and peoples.

Expresses its sat:s(action at the number of States that have ratified the C,mvent1on or acceded thereto;

Reaffirms once a . .i:,un its ccmv1ction that ratification of or accession to the C.invention on a universal basis and implementation of its pmvisions are necessary for the realizat10n of the objectives of the Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Dis,:rimination:40 4.

Requests those States that have not yet become parties to the Convention I{) ratify it or accede thereto;

Calls upon States parties to the Convention to consider the possibility of making the declaration provided for m article 14 of the Convention;

Requests the- Secretary-neneral to continue to submit to the General Assembly annual reports concerning the status of the Convention. in accordance with Assembly resolution 2106 I\ (X'< 1 of 71 December 196S.

CJMh plenary meeting

29 November 1985

40/27, Status of the International Convention on the Suppression ,rnd Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid

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Recalling its resolution 3068 (XXVHI) of 30 November 1973, by which it adopted and opened for signature and ratification the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the ( 'rime of Apartheid, and its subsequent resolutions , m the status of the Convention,

Reajjirming its conv,ctw11 that ,1partheid constitutes a total negation of the pui;mses and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. a gross violation of human rights and a crime against humanity. seriously threatening international peace and sernrity,

l'akmg note of the finding of the Group of Three of the Commission on Human Rights, established in accordance 1,vith article IX of the Cmventmn, that the crime of apartheid is a form of the- c11me of gcnocide, 41 Strongly condemning South Africa's continued poliC}, of apartheid and its continued illegal occupation of Namibia, as well as its recent acts of aggression against Angola and other African States,

·1/armed by the aggrnvat10n of the situation in South Africa, in particular 1he further escalation of ruthless repression by the Fasc,st-like apartheid regime, including the use of the armed ft1rces against the opposing people and the imposition PI virtual martial-law conditions intended to facilitate 1 he brutal oppression of the black population,

Condemnmg the- continued collaboration of certain 5tatt·s and 1ransnatio,1a: reg1m1· ,.fSnnth ,\fi ,. 1 , ,.·:, , . mil1tar)

and other fields as an encouragement to the intensification of its odious policy of apartheid,

Firmly convinced that the legitimate struggle of the oppressed peoples in southern Africa against apartheid, racism and colonialism and for the effective exercise of their inalienable right to self-determination and independence demands more than ever all necessary support by the international community and, in particular, further action by the Security Council in accordance with Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,

Underlining that ratification of or accession to the Convention on a universal basis and the implementation of its provisions without delay are necessary for its effectiveness, and therefore will contribute to the eradication of the crime of apartheid,

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Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the status of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid;42 2.

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 that have jurisdiction over transnational corporations operating in South Africa and Namibia and without whose co-operation such operations cannot be halted;

Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Group of Three of the Commission on Human Rights, established in accordance with article IX of the Convention, and, in particular, of the conclusions and recommendations contained in that report; 41 5.

Draws the attention of all States to the opinion expressed by the Group of Three in its report that article Ill of the Convention could apply to the actions of transnational corporations operating in South Africa;

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 circulate the above-mentioned list to all States parties to the Convention and all Member States and to bring such facts to the attention of the public by all means of mass communication;

Requests the Secretary-General to invite the States parties to the Convention, the specialized agencies and non-governmental organizations to provide the Commission on Human Rights with relevant information concerning the forms of the crime of apartheid, as described in article II of the Convention, committed by transnational corporations operating in South Africa;

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

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Requests the Secretary-General to intensify his efforts, through appropriate channels, to disseminate information 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 10 November 1975 a special section concerning the implementation of the Convention.

40/28. Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Takes note of the report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on its thirty-first and thirty-second sessions;

Also takes note of the part of the report relating to Trust and Non-Self-Governing Territories and other Territories to which General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960 applies;45 3.

Draws the attention of the relevant United Nations bodies to the opinion and recommendations of the Committee relating to the Territories mentioned in paragraph 2 above, calls upon those bodies to ensure that the Committee is supplied with all relevant information on the Territories and urges all administering Powers to co-operate with those bodies by providing all the necessary information in order to enable the Committee to discharge fully its responsibilities under article 15 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination;

Considers that the Committee should not take into consideration information on Territories to which General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) applies unless such infor-

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