E/2000/27 E/CN.6/2000/9 Council, non-governmental organizations on the Roster of the Council (E/CN.6/2000/NGO/9) (for the discussion, see chap. II). 46. No action was taken by the Commission under the item. Chapter IV Follow-up to Economic and Social Council resolutions and decisions 47. The Commission considered agenda item 5 at its 8th meeting, on 2 March 2000. It had before it a note by the Secretariat on follow-up to Economic and Social Council resolutions and decisions (E/CN.6/2000/5). 48. At the same meeting, on the proposal of the Chairperson, the Commission decided to take note of document E/CN.6/2000/5 (see chap. I, sect. C, decision 44/101). Chapter V Communications concerning the status of women 49. The Commission considered item 6 of its agenda at its 7th meeting (a closed meeting), on 2 March 2000. 50. Pursuant to Economic and Social Council resolution 1983/27 the Commission established a working group to consider communications concerning the status of women. The following five members, nominated by their regional groups, were appointed: ` Mostafa Alaei (Islamic Republic of Iran) Martha Franken (Belgium) Lulit Zewdie G/Mariam (Ethiopia) Rasa Ostrauskaitė (Lithuania) Eduardo Tapia (Chile) The Working Group held five meetings. Action taken by the Commission Report of the Working Group on Communications on the Status of Women 51. At the 7th meeting (a closed meeting), on 2 March, the Commission considered the report of the 14 Working Group on Communications on the Status of Women (E/CN.6/2000/CRP.4). 52. At the same meeting, the Commission took note of the report of the Working Group and agreed to include it in the report of the Commission. The report of the Working Group is as follows: “1. The Working Group on Communications on the Status of Women was guided in its deliberations by the mandate given by the Economic and Social Council in its resolution 76 (V) of 5 August 1947, as amended by the Council in resolutions 304 I (XI) of 14 and 17 July 1950 and 1983/27 of 26 May 1983. “2. The Working Group considered the list of confidential communications (E/CN.6/2000/SW/ COMM.LIST/34 and Add.1 and 2) and of nonconfidential communications (E/CN.6/2000/CR.36) concerning the status of women. “3. The Working Group took note of the 25 confidential communications and 4 nonconfidential communications received directly by the Division for the Advancement of Women of the United Nations Secretariat and of the 44 confidential communications received by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights of the United Nations Office at Geneva. It also took note of the fact that no confidential communications had been received by other United Nations bodies or specialized agencies. “4. The Working Group expressed its deep concern in relation to the continuing grave violations of women’s human rights, including civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, and the persistent and pervasive discrimination against women. “5. The Working Group was concerned at the continuing abusive treatment of women, including torture, rape, custodial deaths, abduction, disappearances, arbitrary arrests, and harassment by security forces, including military and police forces, or by other governmental authorities, particularly where separatist movements had been reported. “6. The Working Group was concerned by the persistent targeting of civilians, especially women and children, and the fact that internally displaced