450.000. Healsogaveadetailed description ofthehealth, education andculture aspects oftheGovernment's indigenous policy. 249.Therepresentative declared thatColombia hadnonational orlocalpolicies, legiRlation orregulatory provisions tending tocreateorperpetuate racial discrimination. asr~ferred toinarticle 2oftheConvention. Inaddition, the provisions inforce.bothconstitutional andlegislative, guaranteed fullenjoyment -50-oftherightsofallcitizens without anydiscrimination, whatever theirracialor ethnicgroup. Therecognized meansofappealing against anyprovisions violating constitutional guarantees wereinoperation, prominent amongthemthesystemfor reviewoftheconstitutionality oflawsbytheSupreme CourtofJustice, which recognized therightofallcitizens, nativeornaturalized, whatever th~irracial origin, tochallenge anylegalprovision thatinfringed theCon8t~tution. The representative provided further information onthelegalandadministrative measures andpolicies formulated anddeveloped bythepresent Government withthe aimofincreasing theparticipation oftheindigenous community inthecollective lifeoftheColombian nation, withdueregardfortheirnativetraditions and values. 250.Therepresentative saidthatinaddition tothoindigenous groups, ethnic groupsofAfrican origin ~admadeavaluable ~ontr'ibution toColombian develop~ent. Themembers oftheblackrace,heemphasized, enjoyed full citizenship, without distinction astorightsandobligations. Thatequality also extended toimmigrants fromdiverse racialgroups whohadarrived inColombia at different periods. Although Colombia, withapopulation baseofindigenous, Spanish andAfri~an peoples, hadnotbeenaprim(example ofacountry of immigrants, itssocialandlegalorganization hadalwaysguaranteed racialequality andthetreatment ofalldlements ofthepopulation without discrimination. Finally, hedeclared thatColombia hadsupported thecauseofracialequality in allinternational forumsandhadembodied s'lchequality initsin~ernal legislation asone~fthemostprecious conquests inthestruggle fortheprotection ofhuman rights. 251.Members oft;9Committee ClQgratulated theGovernment ofColombia, which maintained afruitful dialogue withtheCommittee andwithotherbodiesdealing wit,ltheprotection ofhumanrights, despite therathercomplexpolitical situation andthedifficulties encountered, andregularly presented reports. Members ofthe C.mmittee referred totheserious problems causedbypolitical violence andthe na.cotics traffic inColombia, andobserved thatterrorism andthenarcotics traffic seriously affected thepolicies drawnupanda~plied bytheGovernment to giveeffecttotheprovisions oftheConvention and, there~ore, expressed adesire forobservations andexplanations fromtheGovernment ofColombia inthatregard. With ref~rence tothisproblem, special mention wasmadeofthereportonColombia oftheWorking GrouponEnforced orInvoluntary Disappearances presented tothe Commission onHuma"Rights(E/CN.4/l989/l8/Add.l of6February 1989). 252,Withreference totheassertion, contained intheintroduction tothefourth reportolColombia thattherewasnora~ialdiscrimination inColombia andthatno suchactsaffectihg theracialminorities livinginColombia were pr~ctised, members oftheCommittee disagreed withsuchanassertion andclari!ied thatunder article goftheCouvention, Statesparties didnotundertake top.oclaim the non-existence ofracialdiscrimination ontheirterritories, buttoinformthe Co~~ittee ofthemeasures thattheyhadadopted andthatgaveeffecttothe provisions oftheConvention, asColombia haddoneinthesecondpartofitsthird andfourthreports. Thehopewasexpressed thatobservations ?ftheCommittee woul~betakenintoaccount Inthefutureperiodic reports ofColombia. Having indicate1 that12Statesparties, including 4LatinAmerican States, hadmadethe declaration referred toinarticle 14oftheConvention, members wishedtoknow whether theGovernment wascontemplating thepossibility ofmakingsucha declaration. -51-253.Members oftheCommittee wishedtoknowwhatprogress hadbeenmadewith respect totheColombian Constitutional ReformBill,whichincludes aprovision protd.biting incitement toracis.nandracialdiscrimination; whatthepolicyofthe
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on the human rights situation in Colombia, specifically focusing on the government's policy towards indigenous communities and racial discrimination. The text highlights the country's constitutional and legislative measures aimed at promoting racial equality and combating discrimination.

**Category**
Education, Health, Culture, Humanitarian aid and relief, Human rights