text: drug trafficking. Solidarity with Colombia in countries of the North could be made effective through police co-operation in combating consumption. The court decision virtually acquitting the mayor of a large city in the United States of America had been received with enormous disappointment by the Colombian judiciary. 57. At the Sub-Commission's previous session, the observer for China had described a speaker opposed to the repression in his country as a "common criminal". He himself had asked the observer for China whether, in that case, the Chinese Government would apply to INTERPOL for the issue of an international warrant for the speaker's arrest. That had not been done, because INTERPOL did not issue such warrants in the case of political offences. 58. The Kurdish question was so complex because help supplied in one place created a chain reaction elsewhere and it was difficult to see how the Sub-Commission could act. The Comni&slon on Human Rights, taking all the necessary diplomatic precautions, should find a mechanism for protecting the human rights of Kurds in whatever country they lived. E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/SR.20 page 13 59. With regard to the dramatic situation in Cambodia, he invited members to read the relevant section of his report on the practice of administrative detention (E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/29). 60. With Tibet in mind, he would be willing to support Mr. van Boven in any examination of the relationship between violations of human rights and population and settlement policies. Cases involving that relationship were more frequent than was commonly supposed. In New Caledonia, for example, France had deliberately carried out a settlement policy designed to change the electoral balance. The situation in East Timor should not be forgotten. 61. He agreed with the comments made by Mrs. Warzazi concerning non-governmental organizations, some of which probably went too far. As far 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing various international issues, focusing on human rights, political situations, and judicial matters. It mentions specific countries and regions, such as Colombia, China, and Tibet, and references international organizations like INTERPOL and the Commission on Human Rights. The text also touches on sensitive topics like drug trafficking, repression, and administrative detention.