UNITED NATIONS Economic and Social Council Distr. GENERAL E E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/SR.14 22 August 1990 Original: ENGLISH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS SUB-COMMISSION ON PREVENTION OF DISCRIMINATION AND PROTECTION OF MINORITIES Forty-second session SUMMARY RECORD OF THE 14th MEETING Held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Thursday, 16 August 1990, at 3 p.m. Chairman: Mr. TURK CONTENTS Question of the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including policies of racial discrimination and segregation and of apartheid, in all countries, with particular reference to colonial and other dependent countries and territories: report of the Sub-Commission under Commission on Human Rights resolution 8 (XXIII) (continued) This record is subject to correction. Corrections should be submitted in one of the working languages. They should be set forth in a memorandum and also incorporated in a copy of the record. They should be sent within one week of the date of this document to the Official Records Editing Section, room E.4108, Palais des Nations, Geneva. Any corrections to the records of the public meetings of the Sub-Commission at this session will be consolidated in a single corrigendum, to be issued shortly after the end of the session. GE.90-12747/2286B E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/SR.l4 page 2 The meeting was called to order at 3.30 p.m. QUESTION OF THE VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS, INCLUDING POLICIES OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND SEGREGATION AND OF APARTHEID, IN ALL COUNTRIES, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO COLONIAL AND OTHER DEPENDENT COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES: REPORT OF THE SUB-COMMISSION UNDER COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTION 8 (XXIII) (agenda item 6) (continued) (E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/15-16 and 49; E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/NG0/2, 6 and 10; E/CN.4/1990/3, 24-27, 45 and Add.l and 52; A/44/620) 1. Mr. MERILLS endorsed the point repeatedly made in the discussion of item 5 (b) that the question of apartheid was one of the most important on the 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be related to human rights and international relations, specifically addressing issues of discrimination, apartheid, and segregation. The context of the discussion suggests that it may be related to the promotion of human rights and the prevention of human rights violations, particularly in colonial and dependent countries and territories.

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Humanitarian aid and relief, Human rights