United Nations Security Council Resolution 547

United Nations resolution adopted in 1984
14 voted for
  • None voted against
  • 1 abstained
    • ResultAdoptedSecurity Council composition
    Permanent members
    •  China
    •  France
    •  United Kingdom
    •  United States
    •  Soviet Union
    Non-permanent members
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    United Nations Security Council resolution 547, adopted unanimously on 13 January 1984, after reaffirming previous resolutions on the topic, the Council expressed its concern at the death sentences issued to Malesela Benjamin Maloise, a member of the African National Congress.

    The resolution called upon the South African authorities to commute the sentences imposed on Mr Maloise, and urged all other Member States and organisations to help save the life of the man. The resolution passed fourteen votes in favour, with none against, and only France abstained.[1]

    Maloise, a black poet, was convicted of murdering a policeman. Despite a court ruling that Maloise was under heavy psychological pressure at the time, President Pieter Willem Botha ordered his execution. On 18 October 1985, Maloise was hanged in Pretoria Central Prison.[2]

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    References

    1. ^ "Ods Home Page" (PDF).
    2. ^ Freudenheim, Milt; Giniger, Henry; Levine, Richard (20 October 1985). "The toll rises in South Africa". The New York Times.

    External links

    • Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 547 at Wikisource
    • Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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