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COMMISSION AGAINST APARTHEID IN SPORTS REPORTS TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Posting Date: 10/20/89 Copyright UNITEX Communications, 1989
UNITEX Network, USA ISSN: 1043-7932
The Commission against Apartheid in Sports this morning concluded
its first session after adopting its report, as amended, to the
General Assembly.
The 15-member Commission was established to monitor the
International Convention against Apartheid in Sports, which
entered into force on 4 April 1988.
In its report, the Commission, while emphasizing the role of
individual sportsmen and women, teams and sports organizations,
expressed the belief that certain Governments, and particularly
that of the United Kingdom, should adopt more effective measures
to terminate sports contacts with South Africa.
Statements made this morning by members centred on amendments to
the draft report and reflected their concern that the sports
boycott against South Africa be expanded. Speakers included the
Chairman of the Commission, James Victor Gbeho of Ghana; Abraham
Ordia of Nigeria; George Zorwka of the German Democratic
Republic; Besley Maycock of Barbados; Allan Rae of Jamaica;
Hamad Abdelaziz Al-Kawarei of Qatar; Tesfaye Shafo of Ethiopia;
and Valdimir Platonov of the Ukraine.
In addition, the Committee, this morning, heard statements by
Solly Simelane, observer for the African National Congress of
South Africa (ANC), and Sam Ramsamy of the South Africa
Non-Racial Olympic Committee. A statement was also made by Amer
Araim of the Centre against Apartheid.
In its conclusions and recommendations, the Commission
"recognized the importance of the contribution of the
International Olympic Committee in isolating South Africa from
the Olympic Games" and in persuading sporting federations
affiliated with the Olympic Committee to expel South Africa from
membership and to terminate any sports contacts with it.
The report further states that action is needed concerning other
non-Olympic sports, in particular regarding the continuing
contacts with South Africa in golf, rugby and other sports.
Also, the Commission recommended that the General Assembly urge
all States to ratify the Convention and call on all States to
co-operate with the Commission and Special Committee against
Apartheid in matters relating to the boycott of apartheid
sports.
Membership and Officers
The members of the Commission, elected by States parties to the
Convention, are: Hamad Abdelaziz Al-Kawari of Qatar; Ahmad Fathi
Al-Masri of Syria; Ra l Gonz lez Rodriguez of Mexico; Hocine
Djoudi of Algeria; James Victor Gbeho of Ghana; Lionel Hurst of
Antigua and Barbuda; Besley Maycock of Barbados; Abraham Ordia
of Nigeria; Vladimir Platonov of the Ukraine; Allan Rae of
Jamaica; Tesfaye Shafo of Ethiopia; Claudio Teehankee of the
Philippines; Boris Topornin of the Soviet Union; Zoumana Traor|
of Burkina Faso; and Georg Zorowka of the German Democratic
Republic.
On 19 October, the Commission elected James Victor Gbeho, as
Chairman, Hamad Abdelaziz Al-Kawari and Georg Zorowka, as
Vice-Chairmen, and Besley Maycock as Rapporteur.
States Parties
To date, the following 43 States are parties to the
International Convention against Apartheid in Sports: Algeria,
Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bolivia, Bulgaria,
Burkina Faso, Byelorussia, Czechoslovakia, Equatorial Guinea,
Ethiopia, German Democratic Republic, Ghana, Guyana, Iran, Iraq,
Jamaica, Jordan, Libya, Mali, Maruitania, Mexico, Mongolia,
Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Saint
Kitts and Nevis, Senegal, Syria, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine,
USSR, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia
and Zimbabwe.
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