90percentofthepopulation belonged, 34otherChristian churches, and11 non-Christian religious denominations. 112.Members oftheCommittee congratulated theStaterepresentative onthereport andthedetailed information provided inhisintroductory remarks. Itwasstated thesesources indicated thatarticles 1,4and6oftheConvention werebeing adequately implemented, andthereporthadattempted toanswerquestions raisedby theCommittee inaccordance withtheguidelines. 113.Questions ontheeighthperiodic reportofPolandthathadremained unanswered wereraisedagain. Detailed information hadbetinsouqhtonthecurrent situation ofallminorities, andthestepstakentopreser.ve theircultural identity, onthe language oftheqypsies, onthestatusofJewsandmiqrant workers, andona breakdown ofthecomposition ofthe70,000members ofethnicgroups. Information hndalsobeenrequested onthepercentage ofminority teachers andwhether special schools existed fortheirtraining andforthatofminorities forother professions. Doubtwasexpressed onthestatement madeduringthediscussion of theprevious reportthataminority qroupofGermanorigindidnotexistin Poland. Recentstatistics sugqested thatover.200,000 peopleclaiming tobeof GermanoriginhadleftPolandfortheFederal Republic ofGermany, since1986,and thisnumberhadbeenincreased duringthefirsthalfof1989. 114.Turninq totheninthperiodic report, members askedforinformation onthe Government's policyonamarketeconomy, thestatusgiventothepublicandprivate sectors, andwhether theGovernment wouldgrantsubsidies onfarmproducts. 115.Referring tospecific articles oftheConvention, members requested, in connection witharticle 2,thattherelevant sections oftheproposed changes in theConstitution besenttothem.ClariCication onthecomposition andmethods of workofthenewParliament wasalsorequested. 116.NotingthatPolandhasnodiplomatic relations withSouthAfrica, members wishedtoknow,withregardtoarticle 3oftheConvention, whether Polandmadeany contribution totheUnitedNations TrustFund. -30-117.Withreference toarticle 5oftheConvention, members askedfordetailed examples ofcasesconsidered bytherecently-e8t~Dlished postorSpokesman for CivicRights. 118.Mention wasmadeofthelegislation pass~d bythePolishParliament treating certain crimeJagainst publicorder a~misdemeanors orfe~onies, andmombers asked whether ther~levant lawwasstillvalid,howmanypeoplehadbeenpunished under it,andwhether inthecaseofafelonytheac~used ~adthebenefit ofadefence counsel. I 119.Clarification wasrequeated oftheterm"tothedetriment oftheinterest8 of thePolishPeople's Republic" mentioned inthereportinconuection with deprivation ofcitizenship. Members alsowishedtoknowwhether theprovisions governing basiccivil ri~i'tswerebeingreviewed underthenewregime. 120.Itwasaskedwhether theGovernment wasconsidering providing subsiaies to minority religious groupswhofinJitdifficult tomaintain theirplacesofworship andtraintheirclergy, and~nether therestrictions oncontact between orthodox believers andtheirreligious brethren intheSovietUnioncouldnowberelaxed. 121.Members ask~dwhether theGovernment ofPolandwouldfurther revisethelawon associations andclubsto·eliminate thesocialutilitycriterion routinely usedto prevent theforming ofnewclubsandassociations. 122.Information ontheacutehousing shortage inPolandwassought, especially as therighttohousing wasamongtherightsguaranteed bythePolisl.Constitution. 123.Members aske~whether the1982HigherEducation Actwouldberepealed, which atpresent ~~powers theMinister ofScience toapproveallcandidates for university rectorships andotherhighoffices beforethenamesofsuchcandidates couldbesubmitted tothpuniversity senateforelection. 124.Finally, members askedwhether th~Government ofPolandwasconsidering withdrawing itsreservation toarticle ~2oftheConvention, relating toacc~ssto theInternational CourtorJustice intheeventofadlspute between StatesParties ontheinterpretation oftheConvention. 125.Inresponse toquestions raisedbymembers oftheCommittee, the representative statedthatPolishcitizens ofnon-Polish originconstituted 1.5percentoftheentirepopUlation, theseincluded Ukrainians, Russians, Czechoslovakians, Slovaks, Lithuanians, JewsandGreeks,allofwhomhadtheirown organizations andpublished theirownperiodicals. Therewerea180groupsthat promoted gypsyculture. Manyradiostations broadcast programmes inthelanguage oftheminority groups, andtherewereschools wherechildren couldlearntheir nativelanguage. Therewerenospecial schools totrainminority teachers.
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a report from a United Nations committee, discussing the situation of minorities and human rights in Poland. The topics covered include the government's policies, education, employment, and cultural identity of minority groups. The text also touches on the economy, mentioning the market economy and subsidies for farm products. However, the majority of the text focuses on the rights and treatment of minority groups, making it more suitable for a category related to human rights and cultural identity.

**Category**
Education, Culture, Humanitarian aid and relief