Resolutions of The Plenary of The
7th Pan African Congress, Kampala,
1994

Resolution No. 1

Concerning a Permanent  Post-Congress
Organisational  Structure
Recognising the need for permanent and enduring organisational structures and
operational principles for sustained activism in order to achieve the goals and
objectives of the resolutions arising from the 7th PAC;

Cognisant of the desirability for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the
Pan-African Congress's political work in the short, medium and long terms;

Aware of the constraints which have hindered optimum functioning  of the 7th
PAC preparatory work and recognising the need to eliminate these in the post-
Congress period;

Recognising the necessity of not allowing any vacuum to exist while efforts are
being made to set up democratically elected structures;

The 7th Pan-African Congress resolves:
1. 

That the present  Secretariat be retained  as an  interim measure until  a
constitution is drafted and comes into effect.

2. 

That a constitution Drafting  Committee be immediately set up with the
following terms of reference and composition:

a) 

to draft  a Constitution  and general operational and organisational
guidelines for sustained work of the Pan-African  Movement.

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b)  work out viable, effective  and enduring  organisational  structures

c) 

with specific constitutional roles and functions for each.
to complete and submit the first draft of its assignment to the Interim
Management Committee and all regional and sub-regional represen-
tatives not later than  30 September  1994; comments on the  draft
Coastitution to be sent back to the Secretariat by 31 December 1994
for onward transmission  to the Constitution  Drafting  Committee,
which should then revise the document accordingly and submit it to
the Governing  Council, through  the Secretariat, not  later than 30
April 1995.

d)  Composition:  Abdul-Rahman  Mohammed  Babu,  Akidi  Ocan,
Mohammed Gammudi, Yvonne King, Dudley Thompson, Wamba
dia Wamba, Hassan Haleim Ex-Officio  - Tajudeen  Abdul-Raheem

The Congress empowered the Committee to co-opt a few more members with a
view to achieving gender and generational balance.

3. 

To replace the  International  Preparatory  Committee  with  a  Governing
Council, comprising the Convenor and two representatives of each of the
regions from USA and Canada, Caribbean, Pacific, South America, Brazil,
Europe, North Africa, East Africa,  West Africa,  Central Africa,  Horn of
Africa and Southern  Africa.

Governing Council members should be one male and one female  who will be
elected through a democratic process in the above mentioned regions.

4. 

That an interim Management Committee be immediately set up to assist
the Secretariat in securing the necessary material base and administrative
structures.  That  the committee be composed  of Col  Kahinda  Otafiire;
Akbar  Mohammed,  Abdul-Salam  Williams,  Abdallah  Zubedi,  Nathan
Shamuyarira,  Graca  Machel,  David  Commisong,  Rosemary  Berewa
Jommo, Viola Palmer.

Kx-Olficio - Tajudeen  Abdul-Raheem.

Finally Congress resolves:
that concrete steps be undertaken to work out modalities towards the institution
of a democratically elected and fully representative Pan- African  parliament.

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On Future Pan-African  Activities
In view of the short period of lime for in-depth discussion during the 7th Pan-
African Congress;

Bearing in mind  the need for  exhaustive discussion  on issues facing  the Pan-
African Movement today;

There is an urgent need to institutionalise the Pan-African Congress series at three
yearly intervals, with yearly meetings and other activities including Sports and
Culture to be held in different  areas where Africans are  found.

Resolution No. 3

On The Future  Financial  Status of  The Pan  African
Movement
Recalling the heroic examples on the Chinese, Vietnamese and Cuban revolu-
tions in mobilising their people and strategically planning and coordinating their
political economies with the full and active participation of their people;

Recalling the prophetic word of the Rt. Hon. Marcus Mosiah Garvey that for the
African race to survive beyond the 21st century the African  must control their
destiny;

Appreciating the  fact  that  Africa  represents  one of  the  largest  markets  in  the
world;

The Congress Resolves:
That Africans at home and abroad must control their means of production and
money supply;

To ensure financial independence of the Permanent Secretariat and its regional
branches, effective  commercial  and  fund  raising  activities  would  require  the
support of all Pan-Africanists  world wide.

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Resolution No. 4

On The Restructuring  of  The Security Council of
The United Nations
The 7th Pan-African Congress took note of the present unjust regional represen-
tation on the Security Council of the United Nations (IIN) and resolved that

The membership of the Security Council should represent all the regions of the
world;

That Africa should be represented at the Security Council with a permanent seat
to be filled by an African country chosen on a rota basis by the Organisation of
African Unity (OAU) for that purpose.

Resolution No. 5

On The Organisation of African Unity and United
Nations
The 7th Pan African Congress resolves that:
The liberation Committee of the OAU continue in being after majority rule in
South Africa and be charged with the responsibility of ensuring the maintenance
of democracy in Africa and thereby continue its work towards the liberation of
Africans;

The OAU has the responsibility to ensure that no African country destabilises any
other African  country and that Africans  resolve their differences  by  peaceful
means by way of negotiation, compromise and settlement;

The OAU amends its Charter regarding the principle of non-intervention in the
internal affairs of member states, to permit, where the need arises, for intervention
in cases of civil war and the violation of democratic, human and people's rights;

The 7th Pan-African  Congress implement its resolutions by obtaining the same
Permanent Observer Status as the African Commission on Human and Peoples'
Rights at the OAU and that the Congress secures observer status at the 1JN, being
entitled  inter-alia to the privileges and immunities of  Associate  Membership
within the UN.

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On The Rise of Racism and Fascism in The World
Today
The 7th Pan-African Congress noted the rise of and-African racism and xenopho-
bia on an individual and institutional basis in the United States, Canada, England,
France, Germany, Russia, Australia and other parts of the world, and resolved
that:

With the definition of Apartheid as a crime against humanity, the Africans have
particular reason to oppose racism in all its forms which must be condemned in
the strongest terms.

In response  to this hostility, a Global  Black Volunteer  Association  that will
defend  the interests of African  states or individuals under attack be formed.

Resolution No. 7

On The Aborigines, The Peoples of The Pacific and
other Indigenous Peoples
The 7th Pan-African Congress took note of Cheik Anta Diop's observation that
Africans share a common soul with the Aborigines, the peoples of Papua New
Guinea and other black indigenous peoples and resolved that

Africans share a common cause with these peoples and a common destiny.

Resolution No. 8

On  Women  in  Pan-Africanism  (Arising  from  the
Women's Pre-Congress meeting. 2—3 April, 1994)
Aware that women  make up more that  half of the Pan-African  world and are
therefore an important constituency for  Pan-Africanism;

Considering that women, individually and collectively, are part and parcel of the
Pan-African  movement;

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The 7th Pan-African  Congress resolves:

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

To support the initiative by the women who attended  the Pre-Congress
meeting to establish a Pan-African women's movement in order to follow
up the initiative of that meeting and the resolutions of the 7th Pan-African
Congress so as to ensure that African Women are equal partners in the Pan-
African movement.

To adopt  the women's demand that a Women's  Section be constituted
within the PAC Secretariat to service women and gender concerns.

To support the women's call for an international Women's Coordinating
Committee which would be responsible for guiding and supporting the
Women's  Section  of  the Secretariat  and  facilitate  the  development of
women's wings in sub-regional groups.

To adopt and actively pursue the principle of at least 50% full and equal
membership together with at least 50% allocation of the financial and other
resources on the international, regional, sub-regional and local structures
of the Pan-African movement.

To accept the women's call for rooting the Pan-African  movement in our
African  culture.  To this end, an emblem and anthem be created which
reflect and embrace this new empowered Pan-African  spirit.
To work actively towards the convening of the Women's Summit which
will evaluate progress made so far, consolidate networking and together
with their brothers lay new strategies for the future.

To support the women's condemnation of and demand for apologies from
all writers and advertisers who depict  African  women  in  a derogatory
manner,  and  call  for  the  establishment  of  an  ongoing  committee to
encourage the positive portrayal of African  women  in literature and all
aspects of societal interaction.

Resolution No. 9

On The Youth and The Future of  Pan-Africanism

The 7th Pan-African  Congress resolves:
To establish a Pan-African Youth Movement (PAYM) which would be dynamic,
non-governmental and democratic;

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That  the Youth  be  well represented  in  the high structure of the  Pan-African
Movement, including the Permanent Secretariat;

That prior to the 8th Pan-African Congress, there be convened a Youth Congress;

That the PAYM will facilitate networking between youlh movements in Africa
and its diaspora to ensure solidarity and Mass Action to support youth campaigns;

That  the  PAYM  should  develop  training  programmes  to provide  skills and
leadership;

That the PAYM will publish  a monthly  Pan-African  Youth Magazine whose
main objective will be to promote and facilitate networking among and between
Youth Movements in Africa and.the diaspora;

That the Movement will concern itself with issues related to:
*The Environment and Conservation
*Sex Education
•AIDS

Technological Transfer and Science Education
That free formal and informal  education be available at all levels for all, with
special attention to disadvantaged groups;

That the rights of children and young people especially in the area of early child
marriage, child labour, physical and sexual abuse be recognised, with attention
to street children;

That there should be respect for and defence of youth movements, in particular
the Rastafari community and student movements;

That  the  Youth  be  facilitated  and  encouraged  to  raise  their  own  funds  to
implement their own programmes.

Resolution No. 10
On  Children
Whereas traditional African  values have always attributed great importance to
the welfare of the child;

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Whereas the future of the Pan-African world depends on the survival, protection
and development of the African child; and

Whereas the incidence of homeless and refugee children has reached alarming
proportions  in many  African  countries  and  the diaspora  and  too often  these
children are made the victims of private or state-sponsored vigilante criminal
violence;

The 7th Pan-African  Congress resolves:
To call upon Pan- Africanists and their institutions, individually and coDectively,
to uphold the rights of children;

To call upon all African governments, including those in the African diaspora, to
guarantee to our children an adequate basic standard of material, emotional and
psychological well-being, comprising adequate security, shelter, food, clothing,
health-care and an African-conscious  education;

To call on all African  countries to ratify  the United Nations Convention on the
Rights of the Child, and those that have done so, to ensure its speedy implemen-
tation;
To call on all African governments and the African peoples of the diaspora to give
first call to children, giving priority to them in times of wars as well as in times
of peace;

To  urge  all  governments  to  give  special  priority  to  education  with  special
emphasis on the education of the girl child;

To  call  on  African  governments  and  the African  peoples of  the  diaspora  to
allocate sufficient amounts of resources to ensure the survival, the protection and
the development of the African child;

To urge all non-governmental  Pan  Africanist  organisations  to assist  African
governments and, where appropriate, lead the way in providing these materials
and psychological necessities required for the well being of our children.
Resolution No. 11
On Aids and Health
Recognising that the AIDS virus adversely affects the African people and all poor
people who have histories of poor nutrition and health care;
Understanding the need to protect African people from the ravages of the disease;

Recognising that until a vaccine is discovered for AIDS, it is necessary to inform
the African people of preventive health measures in respect to the AIDS virus;

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The 7th Pan-African  Congress resolves that:

An  Association  of  Pan-African  medical  experts  and  health practitioners  be
established as an integral part of the Pan-African  Movement;

That this association establishes as its priority the discovery of a cure for AIDS;
That traditional medicine is not necessarily an impediment to the health needs of
the African people and must be respected;
That as part of its overall programme, the Pan-African Congress Secretariat will
widely publicize preventive methods to combat the AIDS virus.

Resolution No. 12

On The Status of Malcolm X*
Recognising that Malcolm X El Ilajj El Shabazz Omawale dedicated his life to
the freedom  and liberation of African people the world over;

Aware  that  he  revitalised  and  advanced  the  course  of  Pan-Africanism,  by
internationalising the freedom struggle of the African-Americans and by linking
their struggle for liberty and self-determination to that of Africans struggling for
liberty and  self-determination  in  the Caribbean,  Central and South  America,
Europe, and Africa; organisationally, with those organisations liberation fronts,
governments and individuals struggling for the liberty and self-determination of
African peoples in Africa and the diaspora;
Noting that he declared that the struggle of the African-Americans was a struggle
for human rights and not one of civil rights and to promote the advancement of
this struggle, he established the Organisation of African American Unity (OAAU)
with headquarters in New York, USA, and chapters in Accra in Ghana, Trinidad
in the Caribbean, Toronto in Canada, Paris in France, and London and Manches-
ter in the United Kingdom;

Recalling that in his now famous speech before the OAU in Cairo, Malcolm X
declared to that great body and the world that "the struggle of Africans for liberty
and self-determination anywhere is linked to the struggle of Africans for liberty
and self-determination  everywhere;"
The 7th Pan-African  Congress resolves:
That the great contribution of Malcolm X El Hajj Malik El Shabazz Omawale in
revitalising and advancing  the Pan-African  Movement world-wide, be recog-
nized and recorded for posterity.

•The spirit of this resolution also applies to all individual heroines/heroes of the
Pan African Movement.

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Resolution No. 13

On The Caribbean
The 7th Pan-African Congress resolves:

That the thrust of the Pan-African  Movement must be consistent with the

struggle for dignity and emancipation;
That regional Pan-African Movements be activated which wil 1 consist of national
grassroots  bodies and that the regional secretariats  will  coordinate  with the
Permanent Secretariat;
That in forgoing and providing direction to the international movements against
racism,  consciousness,  and  culture, concrete  areas  of  activity,  practice and
cooperation related to trade, transportation and communication be geared toward
self-reliance, an integrated market and the development  of African  power and
identity;

That Pan-African amalgamation along the lines of the South Pacific Forum, the
African,  Caribbean  and  Pacific  Group  (ACP),  The  Caribbean  Community
(CARICOM) and the OAU be equipped to deal with an African  Airline, South
communication and unity across religious groups;

That an end be put to colonialism in Anguilla, Curacao, Puerto Rico, the Virgin
Islands, Martinique, Guadaloupe, Aruba and other islands in the Caribbean;

That  emancipation  from  mental  slavery,  even  as  reflected  in  language and
philosophy, be stressed and that we urgently address the systematic isolation and
marginalisation of the well over 100 million Africans living in Brazil and the rest
of the Latin America;

That a strong African family Is indispensable to liberation, mat liberated house-
holds  are  necessary  for  preparing  land  and  equipping  the  youth  to  attack
imperialism and that the African men must accept their share of the responsibility
for nurturing and protecting the family to enable the women to advance them-
selves;

That nationality rights for  the diasporans should  form  part  of  the minimum
Programme of Action of the 7th Pan-African Congress;

That reparations for the African holocaust be paid with interest and that pressure
be exeifed on all quarters to ensure this.

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On The Foundation of a Permanent  Pan-African
Body for Facilitation and Dialogue
In view of the increasing tensions that threaten the solidarity of the peoples of
Continental  Africa;

In the light of the cultural diversity existing in Africa, which is a factor for unity;

The 7th Pan-African  Congress resolves:
That a permanent body for facilitation and dialogue be established mandated to
reach out to African governments and to strengthen continental unity.

Resolution No. 15

On Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War Inside
The United  States
Noting that the United States maintains that it has no political prisoners inside its
prisons, this Congress resolves it will contact the UN Commission on Human
Rights, and  request  that  they investigate  the existence  of  African-American
political prisoners and report findings to the Secretariat of the OAU;

It is further resolved that this Congress will call upon the OAU to formally ask
the US government to free all its political prisoners.

We also resolve that we must defend the Pan-African movement from political
repression by former colonial powers including the United States.  Therefore,
because the existence of African-American political prisoners clearly illustrates
that those who struggle for the liberation of Afncan people will face the unbridled
repression  of  the  United  States  Government  and  its allies,  we  believe  it is
necessary for the survival of a viable Pan-African Movement to create legal and
political  mechanisms  to enable framed  African  political prisoners to be wel-
comed  to  Africa  for rehabilitation.  We, therefore,  call  upon all progressive
African nations to pass legislation granting Africans in the diaspora the right of
return and citizenship.

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Resolution No. 16

Concerning Asylum Seekers in The United  Kingdom
NB: TIIE Congress advises delegates to adapt this resolution to their own specific
contexts
Aware that Britain's immigration legislation is inherently unjust and racist and
that  basic  civil  rights  guaranteed  in  other  areas  of  the  law  arc  consistently
violated;
Aware that the process by which these decisions and actions can be appealed is
being constantly eroded.

The 7th Pan-African  Congress resolves and calls for
. No more human rights violations against asylum seekers in the United Kingdom.

. The immediate release of all detainees held  under immigration  and  asylum
legislation in prisons and in detention centre.
. A public inquiry be held into the current and previous abuse of human rights of
detainees and deportees, including the conditions under which they are detained
in prison and in detention centres.

. The prison officers responsible for these abuses to be brought to book.

. An  immediate ban on the use of  "restraining" equipment  and other  special
methods used against deportees.
. Removal of police, security forces and private security firms from detention and
deportation  enforcement.
. Anyone whose status is being challenged under the immigration and asylum
legislation to be considered innocent until proven guilty.  The burden of proof to
be shifted to the Secretary of State.

. An end to the exceptional and unlimited powers of the I Iome Office in asylum
and immigration cases. All decisions and actions to be recorded by an impartial
third party in order to monitor and prevent the Home Office's  openly admitted
practice of by-passing solicitors.

. The restoration of full rights of appeal against deportation and the creation of the
right of  appeal  before  removal  if  illegal entry  as alleged,  with  legal aid  for
representation.

. In all immigration and asylum cases, the representative to be informed about any
decisions  made.  Full  disclosures  of  relevant  records,  reports,  inquiries  and

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statements to be made in advance so that they may be used in the event of an
appeal.

. An end to police harassment and surveillance of black, migrant and refugee
communities under the pretext of "immigration control."

, An end to criminalisation of illegal entry and overstaying.

. No statutory agency other than Home Office  having any role in immigration
control  and  no  proof  required  for  legal presence  in the country as basis  for
providing health and housing welfare.

.  The  establishment  of  legislation  comparable  to  the  Police  and  Criminal
Evidence  Act  for  detainees  which  guarantees  an  independent,  impartial and
competent judicial authority and which checks the arbitrary powers of immigra-
tion, prison  and police officials.  Such  legislation to guarantee the following
rights:
A limit on the amount of time people can be detained without trial.
The right to a solicitor.
The right to bail.
The right to be informed of all rights as detainees.

. Such  legislation  to require the Home Office  to provide detailed reasons for
detention.

. Marriage to a British citizen or to a person settled in Britain to give automatic
right to stay  in  the country  without  any immigrant  check, as is the case for
European Community citizens.

Resolution No. 17

On The Crisis in Rwanda
Delegates at the 7th Pan-African Congress, sitting in the final session this 8th day
of April 1994, wish to express in the strongest terms our deep regret and shame
over the recent development in the Republic of Rwanda following the untimely
deaths  of  President Juvenal  Habyarimana of  Rwanda and President Cyprien
Ntaryamira of Burundi, together with their entourages and crew.

We condemn most strongly all those, including the Presidential Guard, who are
involved in the killings reportedly taking place in and around Kigali, the capital
of Rwanda.

We  deplore  the  chaos  currently  taking  place, including  the assassination of
leading politicians and call upon the OAU as well as other neighbouring African
states to take immediate steps to bring about the cessation of hostilities and help

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restore conditions for peace and democracy among the peoples of all factions in
that country.
We further call upon theOAU as well as all African leaders tocreateamechanism
for promoting in Rwanda a people-to-people communication for better under-
standing and closer cooperation within the Pan-African  spirit of unity.

The 7th PAC extends its sincere condolences to the people of Rwanda as well as
to the families of all who have lost their members, including all others who have
otherwise suffered arising out of this senseless, internecine carnage.

Resolution 18

On Somalia
Recalling  that the Somali people inherited  from  Italian  colonialism  a  highly
inefficient  and corrupt model of government;
Recalling further the fragmentation of Somalia, the availability of large quantities
of weapoas, the assassination of the second President caused by nco-colonialist
corruption and the subsequent military coup of Siad Barre;

Recalling  further  the  severe  suffering,  poverty  and  disease  caused  by  the
oppressive policies of the military dictatorship of Siad Barre;

Noting  that  the  Somali  people  and  their  leaders  have  been  thwarted  from
assuming  leadership  of  their  country  by  external  forces  by  disinformation
propaganda that demobilised them, and finally by military intervention;

Conscious of the necessity to correct, rehabilitate and restore Somalia and its
leadership;

The 7th Pan-African  Congress resolves:
To support the demand of the Somali people and their leaders, for reparations;
To call upon the Governments of the Pan-African  World to restore the public
image of Chairman Aidid and the Somali leadership by  seeking  support and
assistance for him and other leaders to represent the genuine concerns of Somalia
at  the United  Nations meeting  of  the General  Assembly  at  its  50th  session
(September - December 1994)
Resolution No. 19
On Sudan
Concerned about the situation in the Sudan;
Desirous that peace and harmony prevail in that country so that our brothers and
sisters in the Sudan can embark on socio-economic development;

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Noting  that  the  Inter-Government  Authority  on  Drought  and  Development
(IGADD) initiative is underway,

The 7th Pan-African  Congress resolves:
That the Pan-African Movement is fully behind the IGADD initiative;

To call upon all the parties to the conflict to demonstrate maximum commitment
to comprehensive and lasting peace in Sudan so as to ensure an effective ceasefire
and a peaceful  lasting negotiated settlement that would enhance the harmony,
justice and dignity of all the Sudanese people.

Resolution No. 20

On Libya
Whereas the Government and people of Libya have struggled to transform their
country from a subservient state to a truly independent one with full commitment
to the intention of implementing (he goals of  Pan-Africanism;

And whereas, in spite of the smallness of its population, it has stood up to all
countries,  large  and  small, with  a maturity  which belies its age as a newly
independent nation;

Whereas Libya has not attacked nor declared war against the largest war machine
in the history of mankind, the United States of America;

And whereas the US A has railroaded the members of the Security Council of the
United Nations with bribes and threats to apply illegal sanctions against Libya
and  the Libyan  people;  thereby  causing  tremendous suffering  to the Libyan
people, including innocent women and children, who have been denied medical
treatment because of the unavailability of air travel out of Libya;

Cognisant of the fact that this is not the first time that Libya has been used as a
scapegoat for adventures by the USA, aided by Britain;

Recognising that the Socialist People's Libyan Jamahiriya is a sovereign Pan-
African state, that the Libyan people are Africans and that the Jamahiriya has in
the past assisted the people of Africa in many ways and continues to do so;

The 7th Pan-African Congress resolves:
To strongly support the resolution of the June 1993 OAU Council of Ministers
Meeting in Cairo and the various resolutions of the Arab League in support of the
Socialist People's Libyan Jamahiriya in their just struggles against the imposition
of unjust sanctions by the USA, Britain and France;

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To demand that all African countries call a meeting of the General Assembly of
the United Nations and vote to remove the illegal sanctions against Libya.
To call upon all African  countries to strongly  condemn  the United  States of
America for its continuing interference  in the affairs  of Libya and its serious
threats to violate Libya's territory, as it has done in the past without any concern
for the lives of civilians and children.
To call upon all African states to refuse to carry out the UN sanctions imposed on
Libya in respect of air flights and to allow Libyan airlines to fly over and land in
all African countries.

Resolution No. 21

On Haiti
The 7th Pan-African Congress resolves:
To call upon the governments of the entire Pan-African world to exemplify the
fundamental right to all people to democratically determine their destiny;

That acknowledgement be given to the courageous people of Haiti and recogni-
tion of their tremendous and historic struggle for the advancement and emanci-
pation of African peoples from colonial domination on the continent and in the
diaspora;
To recognise that the people of Haiti in free and fair elections expressed their
indisputable wish for democratic government under the leadership of Father Jean
Bertrand Aristide;

To condemn the present illegitimate  rule of Haiti by the army needed by Raoul
Cedras* as a crime against the people;

To call on the United States, the Vatican and the United Nations to demobilise the
ruthless enemies of Haiti;

To call upon the neighbouring countries of the Caribbean, almost all of whom
have stable democracies to put immediately in place democratic institutions for
the stabilisation of the people of Haiti;

To urge African  Governments, the OAU, CARICOM, ECOWAS, the United
Nations and other relevant African and international institutions to support the
struggle of the Haitian people for justice and the re-establishment of democratic
rule; to support President Aristide and assist I laitian refugees; and to demand that
Western powers cease any kind of support  for  the  military  regime of Raoul
Cedras.

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Resolution No. 22

Education and Technical Training

Financial and Military support to the African liberation struggle

On  Cuba
Whereas the 7th Pan-African Congress recognises he tremendous and invaluable
contribution to Africa's  development made by Cuba in;
1. 
2.  Medical Assistance
3. 
The 7th Pan-African  Congress resolves:
To support the establishment of an Association of Caribbean States which would
include the nation of  Cuba as proposed by the West  Indian Commission and
agreed upon by the CARICOM heads of government;
To denounce the impudent and imperialistic attempts by members of the Foreign
Relations  Sub-committee  of  the  US  Congress  to  intimidate  and  bully  the
sovereign  governments  of  the  CARICOM  into  abandoning  the  initiative  to
associate with and establish closer relations with Cuba, and calls upon Caribbean
Governments  to resolutely  resist any  attempts  at  foreign  interference  in the
determination of the foreign policy of Caribbean nations;

To urge the Government of the USA to recognise the end of the so-called "Cold
War" and to acknowledge the illegality of its embargo of three decades against
Cuba and to stop the embargo forthwith;

To denounce the threats to isolate and cut aid package to nations that trade with
Cuba.
Resolution No. 23
On South  Africa
Recognising the current developments in South Africa, towards a more popular
dispensation;
The 7th Pan-African  Congress resolves that
There be a genuine democratic dispensation and the transfer  of power to the
majority;
Those members of the oppressed who are involved in the destabilisation of South
Africa be condemned;
All people of South Africa work together for unity and freedom in that country;

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The Pan-African  Movement intensify  its support to the cause of liberation in
South  Africa  and seek to participate in  the resolution  of  the  conflict  in that
country.

Resolution No. 24

On Angola
The 7th Pan-African Congress sitting after the renewal of the conflict in Angola
calls for,
The immediate cessation of the armed conflict
A resurrection  of the Biecese Accords IJNTTA to accept  the  1992 elections
results.
The 7th Pan-Africa Congress deplores the failure of the United Nations and the
OAU to settle the Angola conflict.
The 7th Pan-African Congress hails the heroic role of the people of Angola in the
struggle for the decolonisation of Namibia and South  Africa.

Resolution No. 25

On Brazil
Whereas the tens of millions of African people of Brazil have been victims of
slavery colonisation and racism for the past 500 years;
Whereas the African people of Brazil have struggled and continue to struggle
against tremendous odds to maintain their African  identity, culture and human
dignity.
And whereas because of  the mechanisation  of  the white racist  language and
transportation barriers, the African-Brazilians  have remained  largely isolated
from their black brothers and sisters in Africa  and  throughout  the rest of the
African diaspora;
The 7th Pan-African Congress resolves:
To call upon all African people, organisations and governments to initiate special
and strenuous efforts to make contact with and enter into constructive relations
with the massive African-Brazilian population;

To call upon all African people, organisations and governments to acknowledge
and celebrate with their African-Brazilian brothers and sisters, the International
Day of African Conscience every 20th November in memory of the reign of the

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famous  African-Brazilian  Zumbi  monarch  who  ruled  the  first  independent
African  Republic on the American continent in the 17th century;

To recognise  the various  syncretic African  religions of  the diaspora such as
Santeria, Vodun and Candombie, the so-called Ketu Phenomenon, as valuable
and authentic African belief systems;

To urge all African people, organisations and governments to denounce the racist
policies of  cultural genocide presently being perpetrated  against the  African-
Brazilian population by the white social and political elite of Brazil;

To strongly urge the Government of  Brazil to investigate and put  an end to
atrocities committed against the people of African descent
To condemn the murder and apparent  systematic killing of  African-Brazilian
street children and poor people.
To condemn the gross human rights abuses against African-Brazilians as demon-
strated by the killings of prisoners, and the labelling of political activism as crime.

Resolution No. 26

In Solidarity with The Palestinian Cause regarding
The Massacre of Palestinians in The  Ibrahim
Mosque and other killings in The Occupied
Territories
Recalling the resolution adopted by the previous Pan-African Congress concern-
ing the Palestinian Question;
Recalling  the  resolution  adopted  at  several  OAU  meetings  concerning  the
Palestinian cause;

Conscious of the responsibility of the PAC to support the struggling peoples of
the world for  self-determination;

Taking into consideration the UN Security Council resolution 242 of 1967,338
of  1974 and 904 of March  1994; Taking into consideration  the Madrid Peace
Conference  of 1992 and the Declaration of Principles signed in Washington on
13 September 1993;

The 7th Pan-African  Congress;
Expresses its concern at the continuing denial and deprivation of the inalienable
human rights of  the Palestinian people including, inter alia, the right to self-
determination, the right to return and the establishment of an independent state
on their national soil;

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Condemns, in  the  strongest  terms, the  terrorist  act  committed  by  the  Israeli
settlers and supported by agents of the Israeli government, the Israel soldiers,
which resulted in the cold-blooded murder of 52 persons who were praying in the
mosque during  the Holy Month of  Ramadhan,  and  the  further  killing  of 21
persons by Israel soldiers in the following days.

Calls  upon  the  African  governments,  trade  unions, political  parties,  student
organisations, women's organisations and all other democratic and peace loving
groups to put pressure on the Israel authorities to vacate immediately the settlers
from Al-Khalil City as the first step towards dismantling, totally, all the settle-
ments  from the Arab and Palestinian lands occupied in the 1967 war, i.e. West
Bank, Jerusalem, Gaza Strip and Golan Heights.

Demands that the UN provides comprehensive and effective  protection of the
Palestinian people in all occupied territories before another massacre takes place
in Jerusalem, Nablus, Jenin or any other part of the Occupied Territories.

Expresses its support to the Peace Talks and calls upon  the Peace Talks co-
sponsors to participate actively so that a just and lasting agreement can be reached
sooner rather than later.
Believes that genuine and sustainable peace agreement can be achieved only if
the Israeli government withdraws from all occupied Territories, i.e., West Bank
including East Jerusalem, Gaza Strip, Golan Heights and Southern Lebanon.

Affirms  the need to solve  the problem of  Palestinian  refugees  based  on the
principles of human rights and in accordance with the provisions of the relevant
UN resolutions, particularly Resolution 194 of the General Assembly.
Resolution No. 27
On The Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Concerns about the continuing threats which have been made by the USA to the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) over many years.
Noting with  concern the USA's recent  intentions of  military  involvement to
destroy the Korean nuclear developments  which  are being  used  for  peaceful
purposes;
The 7th Pan-African  Congress resolves:
To insist that the inspection of Korean nuclear plants being demanded of Korea
must apply to all countries in the world;
To urge strongly that in the order to ensure fairplay, the US A sets the ball rolling
by opening its own nuclear plants for inspection, followed by those in Europe and
finally the developing countries;

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To condemn the murder of innocent lives in Iraq and urge the USA not to repeat
the same mistakes in the DPRK.

Furthermore,  to urge all countries to facilitate  the peaceful  unification  of the
Korean peninsula by leaving the North and South Koreans to make their own
decisions on the matter.

Resolution 28

Venue and Date of The Next Congress
The 7th Pan African  Congress resolves:
That the 8th Pan African  Congress will take place in Tripoli, Great Socialist
People's Libyan Jamahiriya, 1997.

Resolution No. 29

Motion of Thanks
The  Pan-African  Congress  wishes  to pass  a special  motion  of  thanks to the
initiators of  this meeting, namely His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni,
President of the Republic of Uganda and Patron of the 7th Pan-African Congress;
Colonel Kahinda Otafiire, Convenor and Chairman of the International Prepara-
tory  Committee  (IPC);  Members  of  the  IPC;  Various  National  Preparatory
Committees;  Dr  Tajudeen  Abdul  Raheem,  General  Secretary,  the  Staff  and
Volunteers  of  the  Secretariat,  and  finally  those who morally and materially
contributed to the success of this Congress.
Finally, the delegates, participants and observers of this Congress hereby express
their sincere gratitude  to the people and the government of Uganda for their
hospitality.