Situation in South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

 

RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Situation in South Africa

  The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 38/11 of 15 November 1983 and Security Council resolution 554 (1984) of 17 August 1984, which declared the so-called "new constitution" a further entrenchment of apartheid, Recalling in particular that Security Council resolution 554 (1984)rejected the so-called "new constitution" and declared it null and void, Also recalling that the said resolutions warned that the imposition of the so-called "new constitution" by the racist regime in South Africa would"further aggravate the already explosive situation prevailing inside apartheid South Africa", Further recalling its various resolutions and those of the Security Council calling upon the authorities in South Africa to abandon apartheid, to end oppression and repression of the black majority and to seek a peaceful, just and lasting solution in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Aware that the majority of the oppressed people of South Africa have decisively rejected the so-called "new constitution" and that the recent demonstrations, strikes and mass uprisings inside apartheid South Africa by the oppressed people directly emanate from the imposition of the so-called"new constitution", Commending the united resistance of the oppressed people of South Africa against the imposition of the so-called "new constitution" and recognizing the legitimacy of their struggle to eliminate apartheid and establish a society based on majority rule with equal participation by all the people of South Africa, irrespective of race, colour or creed, Alarmed by the aggravation of the situation in South Africa, in particular the wanton killing and the maiming of defenceless demonstrators and workers on strike as well as the imposition of virtual martial law conditions intended to facilitate the brutal repression of the black population, Deeply concerned over the wave of new arbitrary arrests and detention of leaders and activists of mass organizations inside the country, as well as the closure of several schools and universities, Convinced that South Africa's continued defiance of United Nations resolutions and its imposition of the rejected so-called "new constitution" will inevitably lead to further escalation of the already explosive situation in South Africa and will have far-reaching consequences for southern Africa and the world,

1. Reiterates its rejection of the so-called "new constitution" as null and void;

2. Declares that the current wave of violence and killing of defenceless demonstrators and striking workers is the direct consequence of the imposition of the so-called "new constitution" by the South African racist regime;

3. Condemns the South African racist regime for defying relevant resolutions of the United Nations and persisting with the further entrenchment of apartheid, a system declared a crime against humanity and a threat to international peace and security;

4. Further condemns the continued massacre of the oppressed people, as well as the arbitrary arrest and detention of leaders and activists of mass organizations and demands their immediate and unconditional release;

5. Rejects any so-called "negotiated settlement" based on bantustan structures or on the so-called "new constitution";

6. Reaffirms that only the total eradiction of apartheid and the establishment of a non-racial democratic society based on majority rule, through the full and free exercise of adult suffrage by all the people in a united and unfragmented South Africa, can lead to a just and lasting solution of the explosive situation in South Africa;

7. Urges all Governments and organizations to take appropriate action, in co-operation with the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity and in accordance with the present resolution, to assist the oppressed people of South Africa in their legitimate struggle for national liberation;

8. Requests the Security Council, as a matter of urgency, to consider the serious situation in South Africa emanating from the imposition of the so-called "new constitution" and to take all necessary measures, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, to avert the further aggravation of tension and conflict in South Africa and in southern Africa as a whole.