TheNordicanti-apartheid movements havewithgreatinterest studied theRH/9 I,report fromtheSecretary-General ontheprogress oftheDecember resolution. We werealsoverypleased ttttheresolution wasadopted byconsensus. Thesituation inSouthAfricahaschanged. Therearesignsthattheapartheid ruleismoving towardsitsend.Butitisthelongstruggles ofthepeopleinsouthern Africa, together withtheinternational sanctions, thathaveledtothemovestakenbythe DeKlerkCovernment. Itistherefore invalid topropose thattheregimeshould be rewarded forthatbylifting anysanctions inanyform.Itisthedemocratic movement undertheleadership oftheAfrican National Congress ofSouthAfrica (ANC)thatshould berewarded forthosechanges. WeagreewiththeSecretary-General's reportthatthepolicies ofF.W.De Klerkhaveopened uppossibilities forthedismantling ofapartheid. Butthelaws thatunderpin apartheid remain onthestatute booksandarestillbeing implemented. TheUnitedNations Declaration alsocalledforthecreation ofaclimate conducive tonegotiation. Inthatregard, wewouldliketopointoutthatthere arenumerous repressive lawsstillinplacethatarebeingwidely used,including theInternal Security Act,thePublicSafetyAct,andthePublicSafety Amendment Act.According tohumanrightslawyers, therearemorethan100lawsthatrestrict thefLeeflowofinformation inSouthAfrica. According totheHumanRights Commission inSouthAfrica, some800people havebeendetained forpolitical reasons inSouthAfricaduringthefirst8monthsofthisyear. Weareespecially concerned bythearrestoftheleading ANCmembers MackMarrai andBillyNair,and bythewithdrawal oftheindemnity ofChrisHarney, MackMarrai andRonnyCastrels, allmembers oftheANCnational executive.comm Nati clim for. atta atta arou pill and unit giver resoJ far1 dism comm form, sanc supp contiRH/9 A/SPC/44/PV.26 26 (Mr.Walan) Thisweseeassomething indirect cont_~diction ofwhattheGovernment has committed itselftointhetalkswiththeANCandalsointalkswiththeUnited Nations representatives. Thesearejustexamples oftheDeKlerkGovernment's failure tocreate a climate forthefreepolitical activity thattheUnitedNations resolution called for.Andtherearestillmorethan2,000political prisoners inSouthAfricatoday. Wearealsoverydisturbed bythemounting evidence ofpolicespearheading attacks withInkatha onpro-ANC communities intheJohannesburg arearecently, attacks thathaveleftmorethan600peopledead.Inkatha isanorganization built aroundthesystemofthehomeland Kwazulu. Thehomeland systemisoneofthe pillars ofapartheid. Inkatha istherefore inourviewanapartheid organization, andcertainly therearebothblackandwhitegroupsthatdonotwanttoseea united, democratic andnon-racial SouthAfrica. Themainresponsibility fortheviolence andthemorethan600deadmustbe giventothepolice andtheSouthAfrican Government. Thesituation remains farfromthefreepolitical climate theUnited Nations resolution calledforbeforerealnegotiation couldstart. Therefore wearevery farfromtalking aboutclearevidence ofprofound andirreversible changes, ofthe dismantling ofapartheid, whichtheresolution required beforetheinternational community couldconsider r~laxing sanctions onSouthAfrica. Untilthatsituation hascome,SouthAfrica shouldnotbeaccepted inany form,eitherintheUnited Nations orbytheinternational community. Wemust therefore condemn thosecountries, including Britain, thathaveremoved orrelaxed sanctions, andurgethosecountries considering lifting orrelaxing sanctions to support thedemocratic movement andtheUnited Nations demandthatsanctions should continue.RH/9 A/SPC/44/PV.26 27 (Mr.Wa1an) TheNordiccountries decided jcint1y inMarchthisyeartochangetheir guidelines forvisasforSouthAfricans. Itwassaidthatthenewvisaregulation shouldsupport dialogue andtheprocess fordemocracy. Asanti-apartheid movements, wearecritical oftheoutcome ofthischange. ThereareanumberofcasesofSouthAfricans receiving visaswhoaredefinitely notpartofthebroadanti-apartheid movement. Thereareevenexamples of representatives oftheapartheid Statethathavebeengivenvisas. Wealsoinsist thattheANCandthedemocratic movement shouldbeconsulted inthesecases. Itisalsothebroaddemocratic movement undertheleadership oftheANCthat mustdecide whenthesituation isirreversible. Wealsosupport theideathattheUnitedNations couldformally support the definition adopted bytheSouthAfrican Council ofChurches fordetermining when theprocess ofdismantling apartheid isirreversible, aswejustheardfrom
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a diplomatic statement discussing the situation in South Africa and the progress of the anti-apartheid movement. It highlights the importance of maintaining international sanctions until apartheid is dismantled and a free political climate is achieved. The text also touches on the issue of visas for South Africans and the need for consultation with the democratic movement.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International trade