The document says the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 (CAAA) provides that five conditions must be satisfied by the South African government before sanctions shall terminate: (1) release all persons persecuted for their political beliefs or detained unduly without trial, and release Nelson Mandela from prison; (2) repeal the state of emergency, and release all detainees held under such state of emergency; (3) unban democratic political parties and permit free exercise of the right to form political parties, express political opinions, and otherwise participate in the political process; (4) repeal the Group Areas Act and the Population Registration Act, and institute no other similar...
The document says the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 (CAAA) provides that five conditions must be satisfied by the South African government before sanctions shall terminate: (1) release all persons persecuted for their political beliefs or detained unduly without trial, and release Nelson Mandela from prison; (2) repeal the state of emergency, and release all detainees held under such state of emergency; (3) unban democratic political parties and permit free exercise of the right to form political parties, express political opinions, and otherwise participate in the political process; (4) repeal the Group Areas Act and the Population Registration Act, and institute no other similar measures; and (5) agree to enter into good faith negotiations with representatives of the black majority, without preconditions. Alternatively, the Act permits the President to modify or suspend sanctions upon a determination that the South African government has: 1. Satisfied Condition #1 and any three of the last four conditions above and; 2. Made substantial progress toward dismantling the system of apartheid and establishing a nonracial democracy. While some provisions have been partially met, the F.W. de Klerk government has not met any single condition in full, much less five conditions as is required by the Act. Over 3,000 political prisoners remain behind bars. Under repressive security laws, detentions without trial and trials for political offenses continue. For many Blacks, the exercise of the right to vote must be preceded by the restoration of citizenship which has been stripped from them in the so-called "independent homelands." Furthermore, unfair procedures established by the South African government have delayed the return of over 30,000 political exiles. The document says clearly, the South African government is not yet prepared to enter good faith negotiations; it wants to remain simultaneously an active player and the referee of the process.
