that without the Khmer Rouge, Viet Nam would retain control of the country; the Khmer Rouge was the alternative. 16. Following informal consultations, the sponsors, notwithstanding serious reservations, had decided not to press for a vote but to leave the issue in the hands of the Security Council which was already dealing with the issue of Cambodia. 17. The CHAIRMAN announced that draft resolution E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/L.21 had been withdrawn by the sponsors. Draft resolution E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/L.23 18. Mrs. PALLEY, introducing the draft resolution, proposed the following amendments. In the last preambular paragraph, the phrase following "rights" should read "to equality of women" and the remainder of the paragraph should be deleted. The following new preambular paragraph should be added: "Noting that the sit~tion of the Baha'i in the Islamic Republic of Iran continues to E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/SR.34 page 4 be uncertain,". In the second line of operative paragraph 4 the words "including the situation of minority groups such as the Baha'i" should be inserted before the phrase "at its forty-third session." 19. Mr. Galindo Pohl's report had been low-key but he had nevertheless found many violations of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Subsequent to Mr. Galindo Pohl's visit serious violations of human rights had continued. A government spokesman had announced that 1,200 people had been executed and that other executions had been scheduled. There were many cases of arrests of women for non-veiling and their punishment by whipping. The human rights situation continued to be grave and she, therefore, on behalf of the sponsors, commended the draft resolution to the Sub-Commission. 20. Mr. CISSE (Secretary of the Sub-Commission) said that the name of Mrs. Bautista should be deleted from the list of sponsors. 21. Mr. ILKAHANAF welcomed the deletion of the last phrase of the last 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a draft resolution related to human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, specifically mentioning violations of human rights, executions, and punishment of women. This suggests that the topic is related to human rights and humanitarian aid, rather than economic or environmental issues.

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