to document E/CN.4/Sub.2/1989/43. He looked forward to receiving comments and hoped that States, in replying to the questionnaire, would describe their difficulties. Other sources were the United Nations draft declaration on the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities (annex II) and the set of principles on national minorities drawn up by the European Commission for Democracy Through Law (annex III). 7. The CHAIRMAN recalled that item 18 was a new item and suggested that the sub-title of Mr. Eide's progress report, "Possible ways and means of facilitating the peaceful and constructive solution of problems involving minorities" might form a useful basis for the Sub-Commission's deliberations. 8. Mr. HATANO said that, as a member of the Working Group on Indigenous Populations, he had read Mr. Eide's report with particular interest, since it touched upon various problems which would have to be dealt with when drafting the universal declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples. On the whole, he was in full agreement with the contents of the report, although its status was not very clear, since it was described on the cover page as a "progress" report, in paragraph 1 as a "preliminary" report and in paragraph 3 as a "provisional" report. 9. He noted in paragraph 10 of the report that members of minorities should not be subject to discrimination by the State or "by members of the majority". As everybody was aware, the members of the Sub-Commission were supposed to be "independent" experts -presumably independent of their Governments, simply because Governments had been regarded as violators of human rights and fundamental freedoms. No one would deny that Governments violated human rights; however, they were not the only violators, although in many cases they were the major ones. It was no wonder, therefore, that 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be related to human rights and international law, specifically focusing on the rights of minorities and indigenous peoples. It mentions the United Nations and the European Commission for Democracy Through Law, which suggests that it is related to international organizations and agreements. The language used is formal and technical, indicating that it is a document related to policy-making or governance.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Education