of the United Nations for their condemnation of violations of human rights in Democratic Kampuchea by Viet Nam, and said that he was confident that they would succeed in eliminating all the obstacles to the genuine protection of human rights. To do so would require firm determination and an analysis of present realities and past errors. 48. Mr. WIESNER (Austria), taking up first the issue of capital punishment, recalled that in resolution 37/192 the General Assembly had asked the Commission on Human Rights to consider elaborating a second optional protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights aimed at abolishing capital punishment. The Commission had in turn invited the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and the Protection of Minorities to take up the task • . 49. Austria had long ago abolished capital punishment and although it understood those countries which believed that capital punishment was essential for the implementation of their laws, it was convinced that time was working in favour of the Austrian view, On the other hand, it believed that the social factors should be changed in such a way that the society in question would no longer require capital punishment. 50. Austria urged the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control to examine the issue from that point of view, and that the Seventh United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders would also take that approach. In addition, the close working relationship between the Centre for Human Rights and the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Branch of the Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs should be maintained. 51. Referrinq to agenda item 97, he said that fruitful consultations had taken place between the Member States of the Council of Europe in November 1984, and that 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing human rights and the abolition of capital punishment, with references to international organizations and conventions. The focus is on the moral and legal aspects of the issue, with no mention of economic or environmental implications.

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