United Nations Security Council Resolution 547

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.

UN Security Council Resolution 547
Apartheid-era sign (1989)
Date	13 January 1984
Meeting no.	2,512
Code	S/RES/547 (Document)
Subject	South Africa
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  United Kingdom  United States  Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Egypt  India  Malta  Netherlands  Nicaragua  Pakistan  Peru  Ukrainian SSR  Upper Volta  Zimbabwe

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. 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.[1]

See also

• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 501 to 600 (1982–1987)
• Resolutions 503, 525 and 533
• South Africa under apartheid

References

1. 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