Statement on the statement by F.W. de Klerk the unbanning of the African National Congress (ANC) , Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) , the South African Communist Party (SACP) and 33 other organizations and that Nelson Mandela and certain other political prisoners would be released. The statement says on February 2, 1990, South African State President de Klerk opened Parliament in Cape Town; in his address, President de Klerk announced several steps towards reform, which have been met with widespread praise from his supporters and from the opposition; even prominent anti-apartheid cleric, Reverend Allen Boesak, called President de Klerk's speech unprecedented. The statement discusses the Emergency...
Statement on the statement by F.W. de Klerk the unbanning of the African National Congress (ANC) , Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) , the South African Communist Party (SACP) and 33 other organizations and that Nelson Mandela and certain other political prisoners would be released. The statement says on February 2, 1990, South African State President de Klerk opened Parliament in Cape Town; in his address, President de Klerk announced several steps towards reform, which have been met with widespread praise from his supporters and from the opposition; even prominent anti-apartheid cleric, Reverend Allen Boesak, called President de Klerk's speech unprecedented. The statement discusses the Emergency Regulations, lifting of all restriction orders on individuals, limits on the duration of detentions under the State of Emergency, preconditions for negotiation, the Harare Declaration, the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the Internal Security Act, the United Democratic Front (UDF), COSATU, Gay McDougall, Carl Soderbergh, the United Nations General Assembly, and political exiles. • I. The release of all political prisoners • II. The lifting of bans and restrictions on organizations and persons • III. The withdrawal of all troops from the townships • IV. The lifting of the State of Emergency and the repeal of all repressive legislation • V. The termination of political trials and political executions • CONCLUSIONS
