human rights might be very useful. 67. Only about one tenth of the situations discussed in the Sub-Commission each year resulted in resolutions. Nine tenths of the information received, including the explanations of Governments, was essentially lost. All that was said in the Sub-Commission was, of course, reflected in the summary records which however were edited heavily with the aim of preserving the skeleton of speakers' arguments. Thus, while the important part of the statements made in the Sub-Commission were the details, the summary records were edited to delete detail and preserve legal arguments and rhetoric. 68. In 1989, his organization had prepared a model report, based on statements made at the Sub-Commission's session in 1988 to show that it could be as straightforward an administrative task as the preparation of the summary records. Such a report would give the Commission and the public a context in which to view the resolutions or decisions adopted each year on a few cases. It would draw attention to signs of trouble in many countries which had not been the subject of any formal decision and it would be more objective than the current report of the Sub-Commission because it would be based on all information received rather than on a vote. The proposed report would simply comprise the text of statements, edited to preserve contentions of fact rather than argumentation, together with observations by the experts and replies by Governments. It could take the form of an annex to the report of the Sub-Commission. Such a report would help to substantiate the resolutions adopted each year but it would also preserve the major part of the evidence of what was going on elsewhere in the world. 69. Since the Sub-Commission was accessible only to accredited non-governmental organizations and met in Geneva, organizations and movements 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the effectiveness and limitations of the Sub-Commission, a UN body, in addressing human rights issues. It highlights the lack of transparency and objectivity in the reporting process, and proposes an alternative approach to reporting that would provide a more comprehensive and objective picture of human rights situations around the world. The text does not mention specific economic, environmental, or social development issues, but rather focuses on the mechanisms and processes for promoting and protecting human rights.

**Category**
Human rights