screening and investigation policy launched in 1989 remained in force. 94. A close analysis of similar situations elsewhere would probably reveal similar violations. Oppressive control might give quick results but placed the future in jeopardy. Her organization urged the Sub-Committee to scrutinize situations leading to the imposition of martial law and also to examine the de facto situation after martial law was lifted, since policies initiated during a period of martial law gave rise to long-lasting limitations on fundamental freedoms and seriously undermined the right of the people in a society to self-determination. 95. Mr. BRODY (International Commission of Jurists) expressed support for the draft declaration on the protection of all persons from enforced or involuntary disappearances, the conclusions of the Rapporteur on administrative detention, and the study on the right to a fair trial. The Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances had stated that disappearances constituted the most comprehensive denial of human rights at present. While some of the worst situations of disappearances had abated, others had appeared, and the phenomenon continued to be widespread. The Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances reported that in 1989 it had transmitted 721 new cases to Governments in all parts of the world. 96. It was recognized that disappearances violated practically all basic human rights, yet there was no international human rights instrument which specifically outlawed them. Equally important, no instrument set forth the mechanisms which States should institute to prevent further disappearances from occurring. For that reason the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances had on several occasions recommended the elaboration of an international instrument specifically designed to prevent disappearances. The Commission on Human Rights had also repeatedly invited the Sub-Commission to consider the question. 97. The draft declaration now before the Sub-Commission had been elaborated 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing human rights and the protection of individuals from enforced or involuntary disappearances. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting that it is related to international law and human rights conventions. The text also mentions the Commission on Human Rights and the Sub-Commission, indicating that it is related to international organizations and governance.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Human rights