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190 (1964). Resolution of 9 June 1964
[S/5761]
The Security Council,

Recalling General Assembly resolution 1881 (XVIII) of 11 October 1963, which condemns the Government of the
Republic of South Africa for its failure to comply with the repeated resolutions of the General Assembly and
of the Security Council and which requests it to abandon the arbitrary trial in progress and forthwith to grant
unconditional release to all political prisoners and to all persons imprisoned, interned or subjected to other
restrictions for having opposed the policy of apartheid,
Further recalling that the Security Council in its resolutions 181 (1963) of 7 August 1963 and 182 (1963) of 4
December 1963 called upon the Government of South Africa to liberate all persons imprisoned, interned or
subjected to other restrictions for having opposed the policy of apartheid,
Noting with great concern that the arbitrary Rivonia trial instituted against the leaders of the anti-apartheid
movement has been resumed, and that the imminent verdict to be delivered under arbitrary laws prescribing long
terms of imprisonment and the death sentence may have very serious consequences,
Noting with regret that the Government of South Africa has rejected the appeal of the Secretary-General of 27
March 1964,
1. Urges the Government of South Africa:
(a) To renounce the execution of the persons sentenced to death for acts resulting from their opposition to the
policy of apartheid;
(b) To end forthwith the trial in progress, instituted within the framework of the arbitrary laws of apartheid;
(c) To grant an amnesty to all persons already imprisoned, interned or subjected to other restrictions for
having opposed the policy of apartheid, and particularly to the defendants in the Rivonia trial;
2. Invites all States to exert all their influence in order to induce the Government of South Africa to comply
with the provisions of the present resolution;
3. Invites the Secretary-General to follow closely the implementation of the present resolution and to report
thereon to the Security Council at the earliest possible date.

Adopted at the 1128th meeting by 7 votes to none, with 4 abstentions (Brazil, France, United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America).