Definition of Apartheid

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Detail - Summary of the Official Legal Definition of Apartheid

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The official legal definition of apartheid found in the International Convention for the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid (1976), includes 6 categories of crimes:

(a) Massive violation of human rights and civil rights;
(b) Imposition of inhumane living conditions, such as poverty;
(c) Society-wide legalized discrimination in areas such as finance, housing, employment, education, as well as access to cultural events, etc.
(d) Isolating the victim group geographically, such as in ghettoes, or "Bhantulands" (term used in South Africa);
(e) Exploitation of labor, such as slavery or forced labor or discrimination in wages;
(f) Inhumane suppression of rebellion against apartheid.

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