Policies of Apartheid of the Government of South Africa Resolutions

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 36Policies of apartheid of the Government of South Africa, published in 1989.

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Reaffirms its full support to the majority of the 1. South African people in their struggle, under the leader ship of their national liberation movements, the African National Congress of South Africa and the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania, to eradicate apartheid totally, so that all the people of South Africa as a whole, irrespective of race, colour or creed, may enjoy equal and full political and other rights, and participate freely in the determina tion of their destiny;

Reaffirms also the legitimacy of the struggle of the 2. people of South Africa and their right to choose the neces sary means, including armed struggle, to attain the eradi cation of apartheid, and the establishment of a free, demo cratic, unfragmented and non-racial South Africa;

Condemns the racist regime and its policies and practices of apartheid and, in particular, the execution of patriots and captured freedom fighters in South Africa and demands that the racist regime:

Stop the execution of political prisoners at present on death row;

Recognize prisoner-of-war status of captured free dom fighters in accordance with the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 194970 and Additional Protocol I of 1977 thereto;69 Demands again:

(a) The lifting of the state of emergency;

The immediate and unconditional release of Nel son Mandela and all other political prisoners and de tainees;

The lifting of the ban on all political organizations and opponents of apartheid;

The safe return of all political exiles;

The withdrawal of the regime's troops from black townships;

The repeal of restrictions on the freedom of the press;

The end of the policy of bantustanization and forced population removals;

The end of military and paramilitary activities aimed at the neighbouring countries;

Demands in particular that all detained children be unconditionally released and that the abhorrent practice of applying repressive measures to children and minors cease immediately;

Considers that the implementation of the above de mands would create the appropriate conditions for free consultations among all the people of South Africa with a view to negotiating a just and lasting solution to the con flict in that country;

Appeals to all States, intergovernmental and non governmental organizations, mass media, and city and other local authorities as well as individuals to increase urgently political,

economic,

educational,

legal, humanitarian and all other forms of necessary assistance to the people of South Africa and their national liberation movements;

Also appeals to all States, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to step up material, f nancial and other forms of support to the front-line and other neighbouring independent States;

Urges all countries to contribute generously to the Action for Resisting Invasion, Colonialism and Apartheid Fund set up by the Eighth Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries with the aim of in creasing support to the national liberation movements fighting the apartheid regime and to the front-line and other neighbouring independent States;

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;

Requests Governments and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to exert their influence towards the implementation of the present resolution.

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