Organization of work

1989/101. Organization of work

(a) At its 2nd meeting, on 31 January 1989, the Commission decided, without a vote, to set up informal open-ended working groups for the consideration of items 13, 20 and 23.

(b) At the same meeting, the Commission decided to invite the following persons to participate in its meetings:

(i) In connection with item 5: Mr. F. Volio Jiménez, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Chile;

(ii) In connection with item 6: Mr. M. L. Balanda, Chairman-Rapporteur of the Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts on violations of human rights in southern Africa;

(iii) In connection with item 9: Mr. E. Bernales Ballesteros, Special Rapporteur on mercenaries;

(iv) In connection with item 10 (a): Mr. P. Kooijmans, Special Rapporteur on the question of torture; in connection with item 10 (c): Mr. I. Tosevski, Chairman-Rapporteur of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances;

(v) In connection with item 12: Mr. F. Ermacora, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan; Mr. R. Galindo Pohl, Special Representative on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran; Mr. J. A. Pastor Ridruejo, Special Representative on the situation of human rights in El Salvador; Mr. S. Amos Wako, Special Rapporteur on summary or arbitrary executions; Mr. F. Yimer, Chairman of the Working Group on Communications of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities; and experts and representatives of States in respect of which situations were being considered under item 12 (b);

(vi) In connection with item 19: Mr. M. C. Bhandare, Chairman of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities;

(vii) In connection with item 21: Mr. H. Gros Espiell, Expert appointed by the Secretary-General on the situation in Guatemala; Mr. A. Texier, Expert appointed by the Secretary-General on the situation in Haiti;

(viii) In connection with item 22: Mr. A. V. d'Almeida Ribeiro, Special Rapporteur on the question of religious intolerance;

(ix) In connection with decision 1988/106 of 10 March 1988: Mr. A. Sene, Chairman of the Commission at its forty-fourth session, Chairman of the group established under decision 1988/106.