The adverse consequences for the enjoyment of human rights of political, military, economic and other forms of assistance given to colonial and racist regimes in southern Africa.

1983/11. The adverse consequences for the enjoyment of human rights of political, military, economic and other forms of assistance given to colonial and racist regimes in southern Africa[1]33

The Commission on Human Rights, Reaffirming that any form of assistance given to the racist regime of South Africa constitutes a hostile act against the oppressed people of southern Africa in their struggle for freedom and independence and obstructs efforts aimed at the elimination of colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in South Africa and Namibia, Recognizing that the utmost priority must be accorded to international action to ensure the full implementation of the international instruments as well as resolutions of the United Nations for the eradication of racism and apartheid and the liberation of the people of South Africa and Namibia from the racist and colonial regime, Recalling General Assembly resolutions 3382 (XXX) of 10 November 1975, 31/33 of 30 November 1976, 33/23 of 29 November 1978, 35/32 of 14 November 1980, 36/172 of 17 December 1981 and 37/39 of 3 December 1982, Recalling General Assembly resolutions 3201 (S-VI) and 3202 (S-VI) of 1 May 1974, containing the Declaration and the Programme of Action on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order, 3281 (XXIX) of 12 December 1974, containing the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, and 3171 (XXVIII) of 17 December 1973, relating to permanent sovereignty over natural resources of both developing countries and territories under colonial and foreign domination or subjected to the apartheid regime, Bearing in mind its resolutions 7 (XXXIII) of 4 March 1977, 6 (XXXIV) of 22 February 1978, 9 (XXXV) of 5 March 1979, 11 (XXXVI) of 26 February 1930, 8 (XXXVII) of 23 February 1981 and 1982/12 of 25 February 1982, Taking note of resolution 1982/16 of 7 September 1982 of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, Having noted with satisfaction the updated report[2]34 prepared by the Special Rapporteur, Mr. Ahmed Khalifa, which contains an undated list of banks, transnational corporations and other organizations giving assistance to the racist and colonial regime in South Africa, Deeply concerned that the major Western and other trading partners of South Africa continue to collaborate with that racist regime and that their collaboration constitutes the main obstacle to the liquidation of that racist regime and the elimination of the inhuman and criminal system of apartheid, Alarmed at the continued collaboration of certain Western States and Israel with the racist regime of South Africa in the nuclear field, which collaboration has grave implications for the enjoyment of human rights by the peoples of southern Africa, Deeply concerned at South Africa's acts of aggression aimed at undermining the economies and destabilizing the political institutions of independent neighbouring States, Conscious of the continuing need to mobilize world public opinion against the political, military, economic and other forms of assistance given to the racist regime in South Africa,

1. Expresses its appreciation to the Special Rapporteur for his report containing the updated list of banks, transnational corporations and other organizations assisting the racist regime in South Africa;

2. Reaffirms the inalienable right of the oppressed people of South Africa and Namibia to self-determination, independence and the enjoyment of the natural resources of their territories and to dispose of those resources for their greater well-being;

3. Calls again upon the Governments of the countries where the banks, transnational corporations and other organizations named and listed in the revised report are based to take effective action to put a stop to their trading, manufacturing and investing activities in the territory of South Africa as well as on the territory of Namibia illegally occupied by the racist Pretoria regime;

4. Calls again upon the same Governments to take measures to end all technological assistance or collaboration in the manufacture of arms and military supplies in South Africa, and in particular to cease all collaboration with South Africa in the nuclear field;

5. Demands that South Africa cease forthwith its acts of aggression aimed at undermining the economies and destabilizing the-political institutions of independent neighbouring States;

6. Urgently requests all specialized agencies, particularly the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, to refrain from granting any type of loans to the racist regime in South Africa;

7. Calls upon all States, specialized agencies and regional, intergovernmental and other organizations concerned to give wide publicity and dissemination to the report of the Special Rapporteur;

8. Welcomes the decision of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities to mandate Mr. Ahmed Khalifa, Special Rapporteur, to continue to update the list, subject to annual review, and to submit, through the Sub-Commission, the revised report to the Commission;

9. Decides to consider the revised report at its fortieth session within the framework of the agenda item "The adverse consequences for the enjoyment of human rights of political, military, economic and other forms of assistance given to the colonial and racist regime in South Africa".



[1]33 Adopted at the 28th meeting, on 18 February 1983, by a roll-call vote of 30 to 4, with 8 abstentions. See chap. V. [2]34 E/CN.4/Sub.2/1982/10.
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