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 92b Status of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid, published in 1988.

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?

11 subjects

Apartheid Human Rights Education Information Dissemination Inter-Agency Cooperation Namibia Periodic Reports Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications South Africa Transnational Corporations Treaties Written Communications

What’s in this document?

11 operative paragraphs

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;27 2.

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

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

further delay, in particular those States which 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;28 5.

Draws the attention of all States to the opinion expressed by the Group of Three in its report29 that transnational corporations operating in South Africa and Namibia must be considered accomplices in the crime of apartheid, in accordance with article III (b) of the Convention;

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 to 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;

Notes the importance of measures to be taken by States parties in the field of teaching and education for fuller implementation of the Convention;

VI.

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;

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.

27 A/42/449.

28 E/CN.4/1987/28, sect. V. Supplement No. 5 (E/1987/18 and Corr.I and 2), chap. II, sect. A.

29 Ibid., sect. IV, para. 50.

30 Resolution 38/14. 31 Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-second Session, Suff1ement No. 18 (A/42/18).

13 A/37 /35 I/ Add. I and Add. I/Corr. I,

annex,

sect. VIII,

A/42/468 and Corr. I and Add. I.

recommendation I (IV).

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

What other versions does this mandate have?

What subjects does this mandate have?

What’s in this document?

VI.

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