Implementation of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid.

1988/14. Implementation of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid

1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Group of Three set up under the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the rime of Apartheid, and in particular of the conclusions and recommendations contained in that report;

2. Welcomes the work done by the Group of Three in accordance with Commission resolution 1987/11 ;

3. Commends those States parties to the Convention that have submitted periodic reports and calls upon those States parties that have not yet done so to submit their reports as soon as possible, in accordance with article VII of be Convention;

4. Urges once again the States which have not yet done so to ratify or accede to the Convention without delay, especially those States which have jurisdiction over transnational corporations operating in South Africa and in Namibia;

5. Also urges all States to ratify the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide;

6. Recommends once again that all States parties to the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid should take full account of the general guidelines laid down by the Group of Three in 1978 for the submission of reports (E/CN.4/1286, annex);

7. Reiterates its recommendation to States parties to be represented when their country's report is to be considered by the Group of Three;

8. Draws the attention of all States to the opinion expressed by the Group of Three in its reports 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;

9. Calls on all States whose transnational corporations continue to do business with South Africa and Namibia to take appropriate steps to terminate their dealings with South Africa and Namibia;

10. Calls on States parties to strengthen their co-operation at the national and international level in order to implement fully the decisions taken by the Security Council and other competent United Nations bodies with a view to the prevention, suppression and punishment of the crime of apartheid in accordance with article VI of the Convention and with the Charter of the United Nations;

11. Draws the attention of the States parties to the desirability of disseminating further information on the Convention, the implementation of its provisions and the work of the Group of Three established under article IX of the Convention;

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

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

14. Requests the Secretary-General to invite States parties to the Convention to express their views on the extent and the nature of the responsibility of transnational corporations for the continued existence of the system of apartheid in South Africa;

15. Requests the Group of Three to continue, in the light of the views expressed by States parties to the Convention, the examination of the extent and the nature of the responsibility of transnational corporations for the continued existence of the system of apartheid in South Africa, including legal action that may be taken under the Convention against transnational corporations whose operations in South Africa come under the crime of apartheid, and to report to the Commission at its forty-fifth session;

16. 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 types of the crime of apartheid, as described in article II of the Convention, committed by transnational corporations operating in South Africa;

17. 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 ratifications of or accessions to the Convention;

18. Decides that the Group of Three shall meet for a period of not more than five days before the forty-fifth session of the Commission to consider the reports submitted by States parties in accordance with article VII of the Convention;

19. Requests the Secretary-General to provide all necessary assistance to the Group of Three.