UNITED NATIONS Economic and Social oist,. Council GENERAL E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/NGO/lO 6 Auqust 1990 ENGLISH Oriqinal: SPANISH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities Fortv-second session Aaenda item 6 QUESTION OP THE VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS, INCLUDING POLICIES OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND SEGREGATION AND OF APARTHEID, IN ALL COUNTRIES, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO COLONIAL AND OTHER DEPENDENT COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES: REPORT OF THE SUB-COMMISSION UNDER COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTION 8 (XXIII) Written statement submitted bv the International Leaque for the Riqhts and the Liberation of Peoples, Service, Justice and Peace in Latin America, and the International Association of Democratic Lawyers non-aovernmental orqanizations in consultative status (Category II) The Secretarv-General has received the followinq communication which is circulated in accordance with Economic and Social Council resolution 1296 (XLIV). [6 Auqust 1990] 1. For years the international communitv has striven to establish orinciples, standards and procedures related to the protection, respect and promotion of human riqhts. The Sub-Commission has made valuable and timely contributions to this work. 2. Nevertheless, manv States systematically infrinqe the standards of behaviour and international law which thev themselves have ratified, leavino unpunished those who have committed aberrant crimes and crimes aqainst humanitv aqainst our oeooles, including torture, assassination, imprisonment, and the kidnapoinq and enforced disappearance of thousands of people. GE.90-17084/7753A E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/NGO/lO oaae 2 3. This situation oersists, and is even deterioratinq, in many countries where the Government has changed from a dictatorship to a constitutional system and seeks to bolster its unstable position, if not bv violatinq human riqhts, then by establishing laws or mechanisms of impunity that shield the perpetrators of such violations. This produces a state of defencelessness and insecurity amona those who are the most vulnerable and, as a loqical 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a statement submitted to the United Nations on human rights violations, specifically focusing on the violations of fundamental freedoms, racial discrimination, and segregation. The language used is formal and technical, indicating a legal or political context. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, or industry, but rather highlights the importance of respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms.

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