Others think that the best way to encourage the ongoing process of reform is to lift sanctions.
Change is Possible
Quite conceivably, the ACSR could reverse its majority position, as there will be at least six new members this year.
"It will be really up to us this year...to decide what our turning point will be," Quist says. "We'll either stick to our guns [on divestment]...or decide that sanctions have done enough."
As for the CCSR, it is unclear whether events in South Africa will compel them to close the gap witht the ACSR.
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"The Corporation is constantly reviewing what its polices are," says Elizabeth A. Gray, secretary to the CCSR.
"The time may be coming when even the CCSR will change its mind," Quist says.