human rights. On the contrary, it had persecuted, detained, imprisoned and tortured and even executed many genuine political dissidents, particularly those who were not well known. Many, whose names might never be known, had been killed or permanently disabled by brutal torture. The families of those executed had even been forced to pay for the cost of the bullet. 16. The whole Chinese people was suffering. The Government was forcing its own ideas upon the people through the wide-ranging campaign of self-criticism and forceful political education. The Government forbade any public expression by means of martial law, new legislation on demonstrations and Party policies strictly controlling the media and any other flows of information. In a word, as bad as the human rights situation had been a year ago, today it was far worse. 17. Some genuine political dissidents had managed to flee to Taiwan and Japan requesting protection; 15 from Taiwan and 1 from Japan had been extradited to China. 18. His organizations respectfully requested the Sub-Commission to express its serious concern at the continuing widespread violation of human rights by the Chinese Government in mainland China, Tibet, Xinjiang and elsewhere; to demand that the Government of the People's Republic of China should end all violence, release all political prisoners whether their names were known to the public or not, and implement internationally-recognized human rights standards. 19. It also asked the Sub-Commission to express its concern at the human rights situation of the Chinese dissidents who had fled to other regions of the world, in particular those now in Taiwan and Japan. 20. Finally, it urged the Sub-Commission to request the Commission to appoint a special rapporteur to investigate all human rights abuses in China and to supervise the development of the human rights situation in that country. E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/SR.l4 page 5 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report or statement by an organization or individual expressing concern about the human rights situation in China. The content focuses on the violations of human rights, including persecution, detention, imprisonment, torture, and execution of political dissidents, as well as restrictions on public expression and the forced return of dissidents who fled to other countries. The tone is critical and urgent, calling for the Sub-Commission to take action to address the situation.

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