economic zone, for there might be oil under its waters. Paradoxically, but for the presence of United Kingdom forces Turkey would not have been restrained from taking over the rest of the island. Its primary concern had never been the welfare of the Turkish Cypriots, but its own security. E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/SR.20 page 8 28. What had the world done in the face of that situation? There had been three recourses to the European Commission on Human Rights and the Commission of Ministers of the Council of Europe, which had found procedural excuses not to condemn Turkey. Nothing was going to be solved in that forum. 29. The United States had given Turkey military help for two years and then withdrawn it. 30. The lessons to be drawn were, first, that double standards and opportunism gave cynical justification to other military Powers and, second that there could be no hope of resolution of a situation by regional bodies alone, which tended to keep difficulties "in the family". In that connection, she regretted that the representative of the PLO should have argued in favour of an internal Arab solution to the problem of Kuwait. Third the principle of non-intervention in domestic jurisdiction was not applicable where human rights were concerned. The argument that international expressions of concern were counter-productive was nonsense: there would hardly be so many observers from Governments at the Sub-Commission's meetings if it were true. States as well as individuals had a conscience and needed to be reminded of moral standards. 31. Turning to the present situation in Iraq, she said that she did not believe that Mr. Saddam Hussein would wish to be remembered for treating foreign civilians as hostages. Even if Iraq were at war, such persons would be entitled to the protection of international law, contact with international humanitarian organizations, internal diplomatic protection and humane 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the international community's response to a conflict or crisis, specifically the situation in Cyprus and Iraq. The speaker is critiquing the lack of action and the application of double standards by international bodies and governments. The text also touches on the importance of human rights and the need for international intervention in situations where human rights are being violated.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International trade