oomposition of a country or region on ethnic grounds would be contrary to the Convention, They wished to know, however,. what measures were being taken by the central authorities to rectify the situation and whether the decision to suspend KosoVO's Assembly and Executive Council was of a strictly temporary nature, They also requested information concerning the percentage of Albanians in the region, their rate of population growth, their level of participation in schooling, their aoceSS to education in their mother tongue and the proportion Of Albanians employed and unemployed. There was an inquiry about the number of persons in Macedonia of Bulgarian ethnic origin, 195. With reference to article 2 of the Convention, members of the Committee asked what were the causes of the deterioration of relations between Croats and Serbs and whether it was true that the Croatian Parliament had recently objected to the holding of a referendum on the establishment of an autonomous Serbian region in Croatia. 1%. Regarding article 4 of the Convention, members of the Committee, referring to Yugoslavia's criminal law, which treated acts prohibited by the Convention as crimes, noted that it was subject to wide variation in Practice. They requested information on the practical measures that had been taken t0 punish acts of racial discrimination, on the amendment of the Criminal Code provisions relating to political offences, and on the lack of legal guarantees for RoSovo Albanians suspected of committing political offences that was reported by Amnesty International. Did they get a fair trial with an Attorney provided at public expense? What was the role of the "Social System of Self -Management", particularly in connection with prosecutions in cases of racial discrimination? 197. With reference to article 5 of the Convention, members of the Committee wished 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing issues related to human rights and social justice in a specific region, focusing on questions about the treatment of ethnic minorities, political offenses, and the administration of justice. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a formal inquiry or investigation.

**Category**
Human Rights, Education