(see chap. IV) at its 2nd to 10th meetings, held from 30 January to 5 February 1990, and at its 19th meeting, held on 12 February 1990. Item 9 was further considered at the Commission's 28th, 29th and 32nd meetings, held on 16, 19 and 20 February 1990. 2/ 166. The Commission had before it the following documents: Preliminary report prepared by Mr. Enrique Bernales Ballesteros, Special Rapporteur on the question of the use of mercenaries (A/44/526, annex); Report by the Secretary-General prepared in accordance with Commission resolution 1989/19 (E/CN.4/1990/10); Report on the question of the use of mercenaries as a means of impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination, submitted by the Special Rapporteur, Mr. Enrique Bernales Ballesteros, pursuant to the mandate under Commission resolution 1989/21 (E/CN.4/1990/11); Letter dated 15 January 1990 from the Permanent Representative of Democratic Kampuchea to the United Nations Office at Geneva, addressed to the Under-Secretary-General for Human Rights (E/CN.4/1990/58); Letter dated 22 January 1990 from the Permanent Representative of Democratic Kampuchea to the United Nations Office at Geneva addressed to the Under-Secretary-General for Human Rights (E/CN.4/1990/63); Note by the Secretariat conveying one of the three documents which the Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to the United Nations Office at Geneva requested to have circulated, by letters dated 19 and 30 January 1990 (E/CN.4/1990/64); Letter dated 6 February 1990 from the Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva addressed to the Under-Secretary-General for Human Rights (E/CN.4/1990/68); Written statement submitted by the Federation of Associations of Former International Civil Servants, a non-governmental organization in consultative status (category II) (E/CN.4/1990/NGO/4); Written statement submitted by the International Federation for Human Rights, a non-governmental organization in consultative status (category II) (E/CN.4/1990/NGO/8); -201-Written statement submitted by the International League for the Rights
**Analysis**
The text appears to be related to international relations and human rights, specifically discussing the use of mercenaries and their impact on the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination. The documents mentioned include reports from the Special Rapporteur, letters from permanent representatives of various countries, and written statements from non-governmental organizations. This suggests that the text may be related to international law and human rights, rather than economic or environmental issues.

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