housing, freedom of movement, the right to privacy, freedom from discrimination, the right to development and in some cases to self-determination. A report from Habitat, a non-governmental alliance on human settlements gave illustrations of such evictions on political grounds in Myanmar, Iraq, Panama, the Philippines and Tibet. Other examples had been given to the Sub-Commission. In his view, more attention should be given to the policies of Governments and development agencies such as the World Bank from the standpoint of human rights criteria. That issue had been touched upon by Mr. TUrk in his preliminary report on the realization of economic, social and cultural rights (E/CN.4/Sub.2/1989/19) the previous year, and recently the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights had recommended that international agencies should scrupulously avoid involvement in projects which involved the large-scale eviction or displacement of persons. 47. In Iraq and Kuwait foreigners were being held virtually as hostages. The human rights situation in Iraq was a matter of great concern and should be subjected to international scrutiny. At the previous meeting Mr. Ilkahanaf had mentioned that in 1989 he (Mr. van Boven) had expressed the view that the invitation by an Iraqi NGO should be accepted. He had consulted the relevant summary record, which stated that he had said that the invitation to the Sub-Commission had been sent, not by the Iraqi Government but by the Iraqi E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/SR.20 page 11 Society of Human Rights, and that the Sub-Commission had no precise information on the terms and conditions of the visit. He had gone on to say that the Sub-Commission's duty was to draw the attention of the Commission to the situation in Iraq and that he would vote against Mr. Sadi's proposal. Mr. Ilkahanaf had also referred to what he had described as a haphazard 
**Analysis**
The text appears to focus on human rights issues related to housing, freedom of movement, and development, with specific examples from countries such as Myanmar, Iraq, Panama, the Philippines, and Tibet. The discussion also touches on the involvement of international agencies, such as the World Bank, and the scrutiny of human rights situations in countries like Iraq. This suggests that the text is primarily concerned with human rights and humanitarian issues, rather than economic or environmental topics.

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