Demands that the authorities of South Africa: (a) release immediately and unconditionally Nelson Mandela and all other political prisoners, detainees and restrictees; (b) immediately lift the state of emergency; (c) abrogate discriminatory laws and lift bans on all organizations and individuals, as well as end restrictions on and censorship of news media; (d) grant freedom of association and full trade union rights to all workers of South Africa; (e) initiate without pre-conditions a political dialogue with genuine leaders of the majority population with a view to eradicating apartheid without delay and establishing a representative government; (f) eradicate the bantustan structures; (g) immediately end the destabilization of front-line and other States. Appeals to all States, pending mandatory sanctions by the Security Council, to consider national legislative or other appropriate measures to increase the pressure on the apartheid régime of South Africa, such as: (a) cessation of further investment in, and financial loans to, South Africa; (b) an end to all promotion of and support for trade with South Africa; (c) prohibition of the sale of krugerrand and all other coins minted in South Africa; (d) cessation of all forms of military, police or intelligence co-operation with the authorities of South Africa, in particular the sale of computer equipment; (e) an end to nuclear collaboration with South Africa; (f) cessation of export and sale of oil to South Africa; (g) other measures within the economic and commercial fields.

Adopted 149-2-2, 68th meeting

Adopted at the 68th plenary meeting, 5 Dec. 1988.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 43rd session, Volume 1, 20 September-22 December 1988. - A/43/49. - 1989. - p. 49-55. - (GAOR, 43rd sess., Suppl. no. 49).