assumed direct responsibility for the Territory until its independence, Reaffirming the inalienable right of the people and Territory of South West Africa to freedom and inde­ pendence in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and with the provisions of General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, Mindful that Member States shall fulfil all their obli­ gations as set forth in the Charter, Distressed by the fact that the Government of South Africa has failed to comply with Security Council reso­ lution 245 ( 1968), Taking into account the memorandum of the United Nations Council for South West Africa of 25 January 19684 on the illegal detention and trial of the South West Africans concerned and the letter of 10 February 1968 from the President of the United Nations Council for South West Africa/ Reaffirming that the continued detention and trial and subsequent sentencing of the South West Africans constitute an illegal act and a flagrant violation of the rights of the South West Africans concerned, the Uni­ versal Declaration of Human Rights and the interna­ tional status of the Territory now under direct United Nations responsibility, Cognizant of its special responsibility towards the people and Territory of South West Africa, 1. Censures the Government of South Africa for its flagrant defiance of Security Council resolution 245 ( 1968) as well as of the authority of the United Nations of which South Africa is a Member; 2. Demands that the Government of South Africa release and repatriate forthwith the South West Afri­ cans concerned; 3. Calls upon States Members of the United Nations to co-operate with the Security Council, in pursuance of their obligations under the Charter, in order to ob­ tain compliance by the Government of South Africa with the provisions of the present resolution; 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a resolution or a statement from the United Nations, addressing the situation in South West Africa (now Namibia) and the illegal detention and trial of South West Africans by the Government of South Africa. It is likely that the category is related to human rights and international relations, as it refers to the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the authority of the United Nations.

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