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... Observing that the General Assembly of the United Nations has adopted a
number of resolutions in which the policies and practices of apartheid are
condemned as a crime against humanity, ...
... 1. The States Parties to the present Convention declare that apartheid
is a crime against humanity and that inhuman acts resulting from the
policies and practices of apartheid and similar policies and practices of
racial segregation and discrimination, as defined in article 2 of the
Convention, are crimes violating the principles of international law, in
particular the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United
Nations, and constituting a serious threat to international peace and
security. ...