subject duringitsconsideration ofNigeria's eighthperiodic report, the Government hadpassedadecreetoamendtheLegalAssistance Actforthepurpose of providing suchassistance incivilcasesaswell. 433.Lastly, sincetheCommittee hadtakenupconsideration oftheninthperiodic reportofNigeria threeyearsafteritssubmission, thatreportcertainly ne.dedto beupdated. Initstenthperiodic report, theGovernment ofNigeria wouldbe expected toprovide fullinformation ondevelopments duringthepastthreeyear., aswellasreplies toquestions askedduringtheconsideration oftheninth periodic report. -81--LibyauArabJAlDahiriya 434.Thesixth,seventh, eighth. ninthandtenthperiodic reports oftheLibyan ArabJamahiriya, including supplementary inflationrequested bytheCommittee at itsnineteenth session andcombined ina~ing~~document (CERD/C/172/Add.1), were considered bytheCommittee atits852ndmeeting, heldon22August 1989 (CERD/C/SR.B52). 435.Therepresentative oftheStateparty,introducing thereport, saidthatthe Libyanauthorities continued togivesupport totheliberation movements inSouth Africa andinth£occupied territories. Libyanlegislation guaranteed equal treatment beforethecourts, inthehealthfieldandwithregardtotherightto leavethecountry andtoreturntoit.Withregardtothelastpoint,the requirement forexitvisashadrecently beenwithdrawn. Therighttoeducation, healthcareandsocialprotection werefullyguaranteed andwomenenjoyed all political, economic andsocialrights. Withregardtoarticle 7oftheConvention, hesaidthataConference onRacialDiscrimination hadbeenheldatTripoli from 23to26November 1985andthattheLibyanArabJamahiriya wasalsocontributing to theTrustFundfortheProgramme fortheDecadeforActiontoCombat Racism and RacialDiscrimination. 436.Themembers oftheCommittee expressed theirsatisfaction withthereportof theStatepartyandtheintroductory statement byitsrepresentatives. They welcomed inparticular theresumption ofdialogue withtheLibyanArabJamahiriya andexpresded thehopethatitwouldcontinue without interruption inthefuture. Itwospointed out,however, thatthereporthadnotbeendrafted inconformity withtheCommittee's guidelines, thatitdidnotaealwithanumberofquestions raisedearlier bymembers oftheCommittee andthatitgavenodetailed information ontheactualsituation inthecountry. Inthatrespect, thehopewasexpressed thatthene~treportwouldprovide suchdetails, inparticular demographic data thatwouldprovide anoverview ofthesituation. 437.Withregardtoimplementation ofarticle 3oftheCouvention, itwasregretted that,despite theexemplary partplayed bytheLibyan ArabJamahiriya inthat field,noinformation onthemeasures takentocombatapartheid orontrading or otherrelations withSouthAfricaappeared inthereport. 438.Members askedforinformation onthestepstakenbytheauthorities regarding implementation ofarticles 4and6oftheConvention. Inparticular, theyasked whatremedies wereavailable toanyonecomplaining ofracistactsandwhether the provisions oftheCriminal Codewereinconformity withtheprovisions ofarticle 4 oftheConvention. 439.Themembers oftheCommittee alsowishedformoreinformation onthe applicat' 'rticle 5oftheConvention, andaskedinparticular whatwerethe securit 1 'ntioned inthereportthatprevented aperson fromleaving the country. 440.Withregardtoarticle 7oftheConvention, members askedfordetailed information concerning pUbliceducation tocombatracialdiscrimination andthe measures takentomaintain harmonious relations amongdifferent population groups. 441.Inhisreply,therepresentative oftheStatepartysaidthattheLibyan populntion wasahomogeneous one,having asingleorigin andasinglereligion, -82-namely, Islam;theproblem ofracialdiscrimination therefore didnotarise. Afew Christians werelivin9inthecountryl theywererespected andhadtheri9htto worship astheypleased. Furthermore thenationals ofmanycountries weremating a valuable contribution totheimplementation ofthecountry's development plans. Nationals ofArabcountries didnotrequire avisatoenterortoworkinthe LibyanArabJamahiriya. 442.Withregardtoimplementation ofarticle 3oftheConvention, theLibyanArab Jamahiriya hadnodirectorindirect relations withSouthAfrica anditsairspace wasclosedtothatcountry. 443.Inconclusion, therepresentative oftheStatepartysaidthatalthough hehad beenunabletoanswerallthequestions asked,theywouldbeconsidered withevery attention andwouldbeanswered infuturereports. -83-IV.CONSIDERATION orCOMMUNICATIONS UNDERARTICLE 14 OFTHECONVENTION 444.Underarticle 14oftheInternational Convention ontheElimination ofAll FormsofRacialDiscrimination, individuals orgro~psofindi"iduals whoclaimthat anyoftheirrightsenumerated intheConvention havebeenviolated byaState partyandwhohaveexhausted allavailable domestic remedie~ maysubmitwritten
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report about the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) in Libya. The report discusses the country's progress in combating racial discrimination, providing legal assistance, and addressing issues related to education, health, and social protection. The text also touches on international relations, specifically the country's stance on apartheid and its relations with South Africa.

**Category**
Human rights, International relations