BOLIVIA

Special Decisions or action taken Re: Reporting, Including Urgent Action Procedure

CERD 29^th No. 18 (A/9618)

178. It will be recalled that the initial report of Bolivia, when it was considered by the Committee at its fourth session, was found unsatisfactory (see A/8418, para. 35). At its 69^th meeting (fourth session), held on 30 August 1971, the Committee decided to request the Government of Bolivia to submit a new report conforming to the guidelines in communication CERD/C/R.12 (see A/8027, annex III, sect. A) in due time for consideration at the Committee's fifth session, which was due to open on 14 February 1972. The report requested by the Committee was not received. At its tenth session, however, the Committee had before it a communication dated 20 March 1974 stating: "... we have not considered it necessary to send the report in question because there are no conflicts or problems of this nature in Bolivia, since the Convention is being implemented without any kind of restrictions or difficulties".

179. Recalling that, according to article 9, paragraph 1, of the Convention, the obligation to submit reports on measures giving effect to the provisions of the Convention was a mandatory obligation, the discharge of which was not contingent on the existence of problems of racial discrimination, the Committee decided at its 201^st meeting (tenth session), held on 13 August 1974, to request the Government of Bolivia to submit a report in compliance with the requirements of article 9, paragraph 1, of the Convention as soon as possible, but before the eleventh session of the Committee.