Role of the United Nations (UN)
- In 1952 the UN condemned the apartheid system
- They continued to oppose it every year in the General Assembly
- 1962 UN tried to organize economic sanctions against S.A.
- Many leading industrial nations refuse to participate
- In the 1980’s they declared apartheid to be a crime against humanity
- 1961 Many in the British Commonwealth wanted to expel S.A., instead they withdrew