These suggestions are, of course, incompatible with the very premise of international human rights. They are tantamount to saying that the right to leave, and other international human rights, are rights unless a country's laws or regulations say thev are not. It is well to remember that suggestions in this vein were overwhelmingly rejected when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was being drafted. As UNESCO pointed out in comments submitted to the Secretary-General, if a suggestion of this nature had been incorporated, the State could nullify any right by enacting inconsistent legislation or adopting restrictive executive measures. 5. Some have suggested that the right to leave is no longer a significant problem in view of the recent changes in Eastern Europe, and also that it is meaningless if the prospective emigrant cannot enter another country - and therefore the declaration should include a "right" to enter in the sense of immigration. In our view, this suggestion is mistaken - and simplistic. 6. To begin with, it is mistaken because the problem of leaving a country persists in many places. An example can be found in the report not long ago of a Commission on Human Rights mission to a certain country which found that, of a total of about 2,400 separate human rights violations reported to the mission, 1,182 concerned the right to leave. Prohibitions against and impediments to the exercise of this right persist also in other countries. In short, the Commission on Human Rights was closer to the mark last year when, in preambular paragraph 8 of resolution 1989/39, it noted that "many people are still denied the right to leave their countrv or to return to it." 7. Moreover, international human rights norms are not addressed only to existing situations and conditions but to the longer future and, as history 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the concept of human rights, specifically the right to leave one's country, and its relationship to international human rights law. The text references the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Commission on Human Rights, and UNESCO, indicating that the discussion is centered around international human rights norms. The text also mentions the problems of leaving a country in various places, highlighting the ongoing relevance of the right to leave.

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