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Preamble
The States Parties to the present Convention,
Recalling the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations, in which
all Members pledged themselves to take joint and separate action in
co-operation with the Organization for the achievement of universal
respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for
all without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion,
Considering the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states
that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and
that everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in the
Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour or
national origin,
Considering the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial
Countries and Peoples, in which the General Assembly stated that the
process of liberation is irresistible and irreversible and that, in the
interests of human dignity, progress and justice, an end must be put to
colonialism and all practices of segregation and discrimination associated
therewith,
Observing that, in accordance with the International Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, States particularly
condemn racial segregation and apartheid and undertake to prevent,
prohibit and eradicate all practices of this nature in territories under
their jurisdiction, as crimes against humanity,
Observing that the General Assembly of the United Nations has adopted a
number of resolutions in which the policies and practices of apartheid are
condemned as a crime against humanity,
Observing that the Security Council has emphasized that apartheid and
its continued intensification and expansion seriously disturb and threaten
international peace and security,
Convinced that an International Convention on the Suppression and
Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid would make it possible to take more
effective measures at the international and national levels with a view to
the suppression and punishment of the crime of apartheid,
Have agreed as follows: