text: UNITED NATIONS Economic and Social Council Distr. GENERAL E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/NGO/12 7 Auqust 1990 Oriqinal: ENGLISH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities Forty-second session Aqenda item 5 (a) (a) MEASURES TO COMBAT RACISM AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND THE ROLE OF THE SUB-COMMISSION Written statement submitted by Disabled Peoples' International, a non-qovernmental orqanization in consultative status (category II) The Secretary-General has received the following communication which is circulated in accordance with Economic and Social Council resolution 1296 (XLIV). 1. Disabled Peoples' International has raised the human rights dimension of the crime of apartheid in many of its written and oral statements. We are particularly pleased that the topic of apartheid and disability was included in the mandate of the Special Rapporteur for human rights and disability and anticipate that the topic will receive thorough attention by the rapporteur. At this time we wish to submit some additional comments on apartheid and disability. 2. Popi Buthelizi last walked on 16 June 1976, the day students in the black township of Soweto peacefully demonstrated against inferior education. She was 17. As she stated "That evening after the march I was walking to my aunt's house to collect my books when I was shot in the back between the shoulder blades". Three days later she regained consciousness in a ward in Soweto's Baragwanath Hospital, where she remained for eight months with seven other students also disabled after beinq shot. ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION [1 Auqust 1990] GE.90-17090/4177a E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/NGO/12 paqe 2 3. Apartheid, a crime aqainst humanity, is resultinq in an increasinq number of black disabled people - a number far out of proportion to incidence of disability amonq the white community. In addition to people beaten or qunned down who survive disabled, crowded townships, unemployment and poverty foster 
analysis: The text appears to focus on the human rights violations and discrimination faced by disabled people, particularly in the context of apartheid. The narrative is centered around the personal story of Popi Buthelizi, a disabled person who was shot during a peaceful protest in Soweto. The statement highlights the disproportionate number of black disabled people resulting from apartheid and the need for measures to combat racism and racial discrimination. Given the emphasis on human rights and discrimination, it is likely that the text falls under a category related to human rights and social issues.