text: Sub-Commission recommended that effective measures should be adopted to prevent the occurrence of summary or arbitrary executions. Welcoming Economic and Social Council resolution 1984/50 of 25 May 1984 and the safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty annexed thereto, which resolution was endorsed by the -113-Seventh United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders in its resolution 15 (A/C0NF.121/22/Rev.l, chap. I, sect. E), as well as the ongoing work on summary and arbitrary executions within the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control, Welcoming also the close co-operation established between the Centre for Human Rights, the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Branch of the Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs and the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control on the effective prevention and investigation of arbitrary and summary executions, including extra-legal executions. Recalling Economic and Social Council resolution 1989/65 of 24 May 1989 containing the Principles on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-legal Arbitrary and Summary Executions, Recalling also Economic and Social Council resolution 1989/64 of 24 May 1989 on the implementation of the safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty and the recommendations contained therein. Deeply alarmed at the occurrence, on a large scale, of shimmary or arbitrary executions, including extra-legal executions, Convinced of the need for appropriate action to combat and eventually eliminate the abhorrent practice of summary or arbitrary executions, which represents a flagrant violation of the most fundamental right, the right to life, 1. Strongly condemns, once again, the large number of summary or arbitrary executions, including extra-legal executions, which continue to take place in various parts of the world; 2. Appeals urgently to Governments, United Nations bodies, the specialized agencies, regional intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations to take effective action to combat and
analysis: The text appears to be focused on the prevention and investigation of summary or arbitrary executions, including extra-legal executions, and the protection of human rights, particularly the right to life. It references various resolutions and documents related to the topic and appeals to governments, UN bodies, and other organizations to take action. Given the focus on human rights and the prevention of executions, it is likely that the text falls under a category related to human rights or humanitarian aid.