UN General Assembly
1968

141. In Southern Rhodesia — Zimbabwe as it should be called — the illegal Smith racist régime has been defying the Charter of the United Nations for almost three years. The Zimbabwe leaders are thrown into prisons, nationalists are murdered and a white settler minority forcibly imposes its rule over the brave Zimbabwe people. Britain must realize that it continues to be responsible for the people of Zimbabwe. Although the policy of economic sanctions against the Smith régime has failed to make the slightest change in the situation, Britain, which is still the legal authority in Southern Rhodesia, refuses to use force to ensure respect for the basic human rights of the majority of the population of Zimbabwe.