Role of the united nations
- in 1952 the U.N. condemned the apartheid system
-They continued to oppose it every year in the General Assembly
-1962 UN tried to organize economic sanctions against South Africa
-Many leading industrial nations refused to participate
-In the 1980's they declared apartheid to be a crime against humanity
-1961 Many in the British Commonwealth wanted to expel South Africa, instead they withdrew
-They continued to oppose it every year in the General Assembly
-1962 UN tried to organize economic sanctions against South Africa
-Many leading industrial nations refused to participate
-In the 1980's they declared apartheid to be a crime against humanity
-1961 Many in the British Commonwealth wanted to expel South Africa, instead they withdrew