Convention, therepresentative, citingthestatement contained inthetenthreport that"avariety oflegislation hasbeenadopted hereprohibiting allformsof racialdiscrimination", saidthatitdidinfactrefertocertain provisions that hadbe~nincluded inlegislation concerning theprevelltion andelimination of racialdiscrimination. Hesaidthatthenewversion ofarticle 70ofthePenal Codereproduced exactly thewording ofarticle 53ofthe01dversion orthePenal 'Code. Inconnection withtheimplementation ofarticle 3oftheConvention. he pointed outthatitwasclearly statedinthereports thattheMongolian People's Republic condemned theApartheid systemandunreservedly supported thenational liberation movements insouthern Africa, bothmorally andpolitically. 225.Withregardtoarticle 4oftheConvention, referring totheviolation of national andracialequality, hesaidthattheapplicable article ofthe Constitution wasnotarticle 30butarticle 70,whereby propaganda orincitement to racialhatred anddirectorindir~ct restrictions ontherightsofcitizens on grounds ofnationality orrace,wereliabletopenalties ofuptothreeyears' imprisonment ortothepenalty ofexile. 226.Inreplytothequestions askedregarding implementation ofarticle 5ofthe Convention, hesaidthatwherehousing wasconcerned, themainproblem inMongolia wastheimprovement ofhousing conditions sinceeveryone already hadaplaceto live;hereminded theCommittee thatitwasontheinitiative ofMongolia thatthe Commisbion onHumanRightshadadopted aresolution ontherighttohousing. Regarding Soyombo, hesaidthatitwasagainbeingtaughtinallschools andhad beenforsomeyears. Ageneral eight-year education wascompulsory throughout the country andtheentireadultpopulation couldreadandwrite. Kazakhchildren attended primary andsecondary schools wheretheyweretaughtinKazakh andwhere theyalsolearned Mongolian. Concerning theeducation towhichthechildren of nomadic tribeshadaccess, hesaidthatdespite thevastextentofMongolia's territory withitslow-density population, theMongolian authorities hadsucceeded inensuring fulleight-year schooling forallschool-age groups. Referring to accesstoWestern liturature, hesaidthatbooksofWestern authors weretobe foundinallbookshops andthatanumberofworks,forexample, thoseofBalzac and Hugo,hadbeentranslated intoMongolian. 227.Withreference totheGreatPeople's Khural, orParliament, therepresentative o~Mongolia saidthattheworking procedures ofthatbodywouldbeconsiderably modified inthecontext of~estroika andthatthenextreportwouldreflect those changes. Headdedthatrepresentatives ofthenational minorities, whichaccounted for25percer.tofthemembership oftheParliament, wereentitled toparticipate fullyintheworkofthebodiesofthe~xecutive branch. Heemphasized inthis regardthatinappointments topostsaccount wastakenonlyoftheindividual's abilitips andnotof,nykJndoforigin. 228.Withregardtocc~xistence between theStateandreligion. hereferred to article 86oftheCOMltitution aad.quotedtheOa1aiLema,whohadnotedduring one ofhisvisitstoMongolia thatBuddlism andsocialism werenotincompatible. 229.Hesaidthattheinhabitants ofthecountry hadtherightoffreedom of move~ent ~ithinthenational territory, butthatinnractice therewerecertain difficulties sincetheGovernment c~uldnotagrQ8toevery~ne leaving thecapital togoandlive,forexample, inthecountry orinplaceswithamore a~reeable climate. -47-Algeria 230.Theeighthperiodic reportofAlgeria (CERD/C/156/Add.2 andAdd.6) was considered bytheCommittee atits841stmeeting, heldon15August 1989 (CERD/C/SR.841). 231.Thereportwasintroduced bytherepresentative ofthereporting State, who informed theCommittee thatAlgeria hadembarked onaprocess ofreform aimedat achieving thefurther democratization oftheeconomic, social, cultural and political lifeofthecountry. Heexplained thatanetConstitution hadbeen adopted inFebruary 1989 ~roviding, interalia,foramulti-party system, andfor theseparation ofthelegislative, executive andjudicial branches ofGovernment. Hereferred, inparticular, toaConstitutional Council, whichhodbeensetupto ensurerespect fortheConstitutuion, theproperconduct ofelectoral consultations, andtoruleontheconstitutionality oftreaties, lawsand regulations. Inresponse torequests frommembers oftheCommittee, hestatedthat information hadbeenincluded inthereportonthecountry's international activlties aimedatcombating racialdiscrimination andapartheid. Anan~exon
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report from a government or representative of a country to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The report discusses various aspects of the country's laws, policies, and practices related to racial discrimination, including education, housing, employment, and international cooperation. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, agriculture, forestry, fishing, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, humanitarian aid, or science and technology, but rather focuses on human rights and social issues.

**Category**
Education, Human rights