89. Human rights were non-existent in Somalia and thousands of political prisoners were lingering in the prisons of Mogadishu. His organization therefore condemned the military regime in Somalia and hoped that the country would soon rid itself of the regime of Siad Barre and establish democracy. Democracy was the only salvation for the Arab people as otherwise their basic human rights would continue to be violated and their riches squandered by the oil Emirs and exploited by foreigners who believed that they had an inalienable right to Arab oil. 90. In Kosovo, Yugoslavia, the rights of the Albanian population were being violated and the Serbian police was in full control. A state of emergency had been proclaimed three times in recent years by Serbia which had no right to impose such measures on a federal unit such as Kosovo. About 100 people had been killed in pro-democratic demonstrations in Kosovo and over 600 wounded. The Serbian authorities had dissolved the Kosovo Parliament because it had proclaimed equal status for Kosovo with other federal units in the Yugoslav Federation. The Serbian authorities had also closed the television and radio stations which broadcast in Albanian as well as the Albanian-language newspaper, in clear violation of article 19 of the Charter of the United Nations. 91. His organization appealed to the Sub-Commission to appoint a rapporteur to investigate the situation before it erupted into a war. 92. His organization also welcomed the peace settlement between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq. E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/SR.20 page 18 93. In conclusion, he reminded the Sub-Commission that the representatives of non-governmental organizations sometimes paid for their activities with their lives; in that connection his organization condemned the assassination of Kazem Rajavi, the Iranian human rights militant who had been killed in April 1990 near Geneva. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on human rights issues and political situations in various countries, with no mention of economic development, natural resources, or environmental concerns. The topics discussed, such as political prisoners, human rights violations, and the right to democracy, are more relevant to the field of human rights and international relations.

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