In the era of apartheid South Africa, it was granted access to prisoners like Nelson Mandela serving sentences, but not to those under interrogation and awaiting trial.
在南非种族隔离时期，红十字国际委员会仅获准探视服刑的被关押者如纳尔逊·曼德拉，而无法探视正在接受审讯和等待审判的被关押者。