26 October 1964
The United Nations Special Committee on the Policies of Apartheid issued an appeal to member states and organizations to assist families of persons persecuted by the government for their stance against the policies of apartheid. This came four years after the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) led a peaceful protest to Sharpeville police station, where they demanded to be arrested. This was in defiance of the pass laws.  Unfortunately, theb situation turned violent as police shot and killed 69  people, leaving scores injured and others arrested in what became known as Sharpeville massacre
References

O’Malley P. ‘1964’, from Nelson Mandela Centre of Memories and Dialog, [online], available at www.nelsonmandela.org. [Accessed: 20 September 2012]|

South African History Online, ‘Police kill 69 people during the Sharpeville Massacre’, [online], available at www.sahistory.org.za [Accessed: 20 September 2012]