peace to those areas. The Special Committee would like to emphasize that the source of the violence in South Africa is primarily the continued existence of apartheid policies, practices and structures as well as the actions of right-wing groups opposed to the democratic transformation of South Africa. We have received numerous reports from, among others, the Congress of South African Trade Unions, the South African Council of Churches, the Independent Board of Enquiry into Informal Repression in South Africa and, most recently, the International Commission of Jurists concerning this growing violence in different parts of South Africa, The common theme among these reports is that these acts of violence are determined efforts to undermine the current political process. The International Commission of Jurists stated in its report that there were six areas in which the Government of South Africa must act. One of them concerned the discipline and impartiality of the police in the conduct of their duties in Natal. EMS/7 A/44/PV.97 19 Шг. Gambari. Chairman. Special Çgymnittge against Ap^rthgid) The Commission stated that the Government should lift the state of emergency in Natal because it was not needed, as the authorities had ample legal powers to control the situation. According to the International Commission of Jurists, "The state of emergency encourages policemen to cut corners and break the rules because they enjoy wide immunities while the emergency lasts". That observation is in line with paragraph 112 of the Secretary-General's report, in which the impartiality of the South African police and the KwaZulu police force is called into very serious question. In that regard, I should like to quote from a statement sent by the Congress of South African Trade Unions to the Special Committee on 11 September 1990, in which the Congress stated clearly that 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report from a United Nations Special Committee, discussing the violence in South Africa and the role of the government and police in addressing it. The focus is on the political situation, with references to apartheid policies and the actions of right-wing groups. The report also touches on the impartiality of the police, which suggests that the category related to Human rights and governance would be a good fit.

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