rights in the occupied territorities. The Sub-Commission had been the first international forum to welcome the accession of Palestine to the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 and the Additional Protocol of 1977. He trusted that the Sub-Commission would support the rights of the exiled people of Palestine to return to its land and live in peace with its neighbours. 17. Ms. SINEGIORGIS (Observer for Ethiopia) said that her statement was not in right of reply to familiar diatribe heard from the so-called non-governmental organizations, Centre Europe Tiers-Monde and the International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (EAFORD) against her country. Over the years her delegation had drawn the Sub-Commission's attention to the utterly irresponsible behaviour of certain so-called non-governmental organizations and their arrogant disregard for the rules governing consultative status. She was happy to observe that during the discussion on item 6 at the present session, a number of experts had emphasized the imperative need for non-governmental organizations to exercise prudence, credibility, political objectivity, sincerity and above all the impropriety of including in their delegations members of opposition groups. Her statement was therefore addressed to all who were willing to be apprised of the true state of affairs existing in Eritrea, the northern part of Ethiopia. 18. In that area an attempt by secessionist forces to dismember Ethiopia was taking place. The so-called representative of Centre Europe Tiers-Monde, who was in fact a member of the secessionist group, had compared the diabolical acts of plunder and destruction of the secessionists to the independence struggle of Namibia. That was an insult to Namibians who had waged a long and bitter struggle against colonialism and apartheid to achieve their independence. 19. In the past her Government had made considerable efforts to find a 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement made by an observer for Ethiopia at the Sub-Commission, addressing the topic of human rights and international organizations. The speaker mentions the rights of the Palestinian people, the behavior of certain NGOs, and the situation in Eritrea. These topics suggest that the category should be related to international relations, human rights, or politics.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations