text: restrictions on all Proscribett and restricted organizatioss aDd Persons' rr paragraphs 9 to 13 of the rePort of the OAU Monitoring GrouP . (A/441963 ) , inaispuialfe evidence is adduced to show that, trhereas the r6gime has t€chDically lifted baDs aud restrictioas on organizations and Persons, those restrictions areAl44/972 English Page4 "(a)TheGovernment andtheANChadagreed, asreflected intheGroote Schuur Minute of4May1990(seeA/45/268), toestablish ajointworking grouptomakerecommendations onthedefinition ofpolitical offences inthe SouthAfrican situation; todiscuss, inthisregard, timescales; andto advise onnormsandmechanisms fordealing withtherelease ofpolitical prisoners andthegranting ofimmunity inrespect ofpolitical offences to thoseinside andoutside SouthAfrica. "(b)TheWorking Group,including representatives ofboththeGovernment andtheANC,submitted itsreporttotheGovernment andtheANCon 21May1990. TheStatePresident announced inhisspeechbeforeParliament on7June1990thattheGovernment wasreadytoimplement it.TheANChad indicated thatitwouldprovide ananswer on10July1990. Byagreement the contents ofthejointreport wouldremainconfidential tillbothsideshad agreed. "(c)TheStatePresident alsoannounced on7Junethat,asagesture, he wasreleasing 48prisoners intermsofpowers vested inhimbythe constitution andthePrisons Act.Atotalof104prisoners havebeen released since1February 1990. "(d)Norestrictions havebeenimposed onanyofthereleased prisoners ­ withthreeexceptions whereminorconditions wereimposed. (One,a foreigner, wasdeported andrequires approval toreturn; twoarerequired to notifythepoliceiftheyshouldleavetheirdistrict ofresidence permanently. ) "(e) Further~development intherelease ofprisoners willhavetoawait ANCagreement ontheWorking Group's report. U(f)Thesituation concerning detainees isasfollows (asof 14June1990): (i)Thelast12prisoners heldunderthetermsofEmergency Regulations wereunconditionally released on8June1990whenthestateof emergency waslifted. InNatal, wherethestateofemergency is stillinforce, 2persons arestillbeingheld; (ii)IntermsoftheInternal Security Act: a.Section 29(1):45persons aredetained forquestioning; b.Section 31: ownsafetyorto pp.16-17)2persons areinpreventive detention (fortheir prevent witnesses absconding)." (A/44/960, 5.1.Paragraph 6'(Q)oftheDeclaration callsontheregimetoliftallbansand restrictions onallproscribed andrestricted organizations andpersons. In paragraphs 9to13ofthereportoftheOAUMonitoring Group(A/44/963), indisputable evidence isadduced toshowthat,whereas theregimehastechnically lifted bansandrestrictions onorganizations andpersons, thoserestrictions are I ••• Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryA/ 44/ 97 2 Engli sh Page 5 ;ti11 in place through the enforcenent of, the nyriad of security legislatiotsincluding the Internal- Security Act, t.2. Paragraph 6 (c) of the Declaration calls o! the rdgime to remove alL troops lrom the toarnships, In paragraph 58 of the report., the r6gine coofirms that. this ras rxot been compl.ied with. On this question, the report of the OAU Monitoring ;roup, has this to say on page 17, paragraph 10.0.0:
analysis: The text appears to be discussing political developments and human rights issues in South Africa, specifically the lifting of restrictions on organizations and individuals, the release of prisoners, and the removal of troops from territories. The text also mentions the implementation of security legislation and the non-compliance with the Declaration's call to remove troops. Given the focus on political and human rights issues, it is likely that the text falls under the category of human rights and governance.