A/49/415/Add.1 English Page 4 8. Unfortunately, in the provinces illegally occupied by UNITA, human rights are subjected to the most abhorrent atrocities and to continuing violations. Without protection, the civilian populations of the provinces illegally occupied by UNITA are subjected to all kinds of arbitrary treatment and to the most repugnant abuses. 9. Notwithstanding the difficulties and restrictions of all kinds which have resulted from a violent war that has brought destruction in all areas of the country’s economic, social, administrative and cultural life, the commitment of the Angolan authorities to democracy is undeniable. The Government’s respect for human rights is a reality that can be observed daily. The Angolan Government will continue its policy of promoting and protecting human rights and respect for international instruments on human rights and humanitarian law. 10. The Government of Belarus pointed out that the Supreme Soviet in November 1992 adopted the Law on National Minorities, which was based on the provisions concerning national minorities laid down in the report of the Conference on the Human Dimension of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), held at Copenhagen in June 1990. In particular, according to article 5 of the Law, members of national minorities in Belarus enjoyed the same rights as all other citizens of the Republic. 11. The Governments of Denmark and Germany stated that the German minority population in the south of the Kingdom of Denmark was estimated at roughly 20,000, living mostly in the border region in the south and in the east of the Sonderjylland/North Schleswig Authority. In the larger communities in its settlement area the minority account for between 5 and 20 per cent of the population. Other members of the German minority live scattered throughout other parts of the region. 12. The Danish minority in the Land of Schleswig-Holstein in the far north of Germany is estimated at approximately 50,000, most of whom lived in Flensburg, Schleswig and Husum in Schleswig/Sydsleswig and in several other communities south of the German-Danish border and in the south-western part of the region. The figures for the Danish minority as a percentage of the population of individual communities varied widely and ranged from communities where there range from only a few minority families to about 20 per cent in Flensburg and some smaller places. 13. The two Governments further pointed out that the protection of the fundamental rights and the identity of the members of the German minority guaranteed by the Constitution of the Kingdom of Denmark, which, while containing no special provisions on the protection of minorities, is generally liberal and kind to minorities. The further foundation for minority rights was provided by the Copenhagen Declaration of 29 March 1955, which followed the declaration of the Government of Denmark of 27 October 1949 (Copenhagen Statement). As regards general legislation, the Private Schools Act, the Libraries Act and the Social Affairs Act (for kindergartens), in particular, furnish the legal basis for the promotion of minority establishments. /...