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M !  8  8 88@ HD   33  Ӏ    /O<6X9`("Courier 12cpiOTheStateparty'ssecondandthirdperiodicreportshavenotyetbeenreceived.  )  8  8 #88, @ p#  @ .$    ڄ )  8  8  ++    @ .$    ڄ  CRight ParRight-Aligned Paragraph NumbersI.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)#|d<6X9`("Courier 12cpid6X@8;@,A.UniversBoldScalablezp?7,A.UniversBoldScalablep?7,A.UniversBoldScalable  p?7 (Oz$  TRY3'3' 3' Letter3'T+XXff    UKUS.,-ff`LB : .X- d# e37=CIQYag1.a.i.(1)(a)(i)1)a))h)ddd z!  TRY3'3' 3' Letter3'T+XXff    UKUS.,-ff`LB : .X-  UKUK.,  TRY3'Y3' 3' Letter 3' LetterTXXXX  ++8f8f fX fXC  $ C--6882^ ff`LB : X6   0 -882 882^-&IUEAz|!X p @ H@E!X!X=cJT=c UNITEDNATIONS  F ?G' 8hdE8h?&LZJFz ,` @ H@E88&MUEAz|P e*  p @ H@EP *  @P * JR JT JR' 88p882'O8hX,,, p Distr. p GENERAL p A/48/40(PartI) p 7October1993 p ORIGINAL:ENGLISH ?G' 8HhdE8Hh?  *882 888*LLPR8hFortyeighthsession@ !REPORTOFTHEHUMANRIGHTSCOMMITTEE*__________ /T170 P  2..2*..ThepresentdocumentisamimeographedversionofpartofthereportoftheHumanRightsCommittee.ThefullreportwillbeissuedsubsequentlyasOfficialRecordsoftheGeneralAssembly,FortyeighthSession,SupplementNo.40(A/48/40).9355009(E)101193#.."/...@..\CONTENTS 88tChaptert..tParagraphsPage   , )8 8 P") .I. .ORGANIZATIONALANDOTHERMATTERS.................... . .<124P" .!7 . .A.StatespartiestotheCovenant.................. . .<14P" .!7 . .B.Sessionsandagenda............................. . .5P" .!7 . .C.Election,membershipandattendance............. . .<67P" .!7 . .D.Solemndeclaration.............................. . .8P" .!8 . .E.Electionofofficers............................ . .<910P" .!8 . .F.Workinggroups.................................. . .1113P" .!8 . .G. .Othermatters................................... . .1419P" .!9 . .H.PublicityfortheworkoftheCommittee......... . .20P" .!10̀ . .I. .Yearbook(OfficialRecords)oftheHumanRights . . .Committee....................................... . .21P" .!10 . .J.FuturemeetingsoftheCommittee................ . .2223P" .!11 . .K.Adoptionofthereport.......................... . .24P" .!11 .II. .ACTIONBYTHEGENERALASSEMBLYATITSFORTYSEVENTH . .SESSION............................................. . .2529P" .!12III. .REPORTSBYSTATESPARTIESSUBMITTEDUNDERARTICLE40 . .OFTHECOVENANT..................................... . .30755P" .!14P" .P" . .A.Submissionofreports........................... . .3042P" .!14 . .B.Considerationofreports........................ . .43755P" .!16 . . .Burundi......................................... . .4580P" .!16 . . .Senegal......................................... . .81114P" .!23 . . .Luxembourg...................................... . .t115145P" .!30 . . .UnitedRepublicofTanzania..................... . .t146189P" .!35 . . .IslamicRepublicofIran(1stpart)............. . .t190214P" .!44 . . .IslamicRepublicofIran(2ndpart)............. . .t215229P" .!50 . . .IslamicRepublicofIran(3rdpart)............. . .t230270P" .!53 . . .Venezuela....................................... . .t271310P" .!61 . . .BosniaandHerzegovina.......................... . .t311332P" .!69 . . .Croatia......................................... . .t333362P" .!75@ .CONTENTS(continued) 88tChaptert .tParagraphsPage   , )8 8 ") . . .FederalRepublicofYugoslavia(Serbiaand . . .Montenegro)..................................... . .t363389" .!82 . . .Niger........................................... . .t390427" .!88 . . .DominicanRepublic.............................. . .t428466" .!95 . . .Uruguay......................................... . .t467510" .!102 . . .Guinea.......................................... . .t511550" .!111 . . .Ireland......................................... . .t551616" .!119 . . .Hungary......................................... . .t617665" .!128 . . .Egypt........................................... . .t666710" .!139 . . .Bulgaria........................................ . .t711755" .!149 .IV. .GENERALCOMMENTSOFTHECOMMITTEE................... . .t756759" .!159 .V. .CONSIDERATIONOFCOMMUNICATIONSUNDERTHEOPTIONAL . .PROTOCOL............................................ . .t760830" .!160 . .A.Progressofwork................................ . .t762768" .!160 . .B.GrowthoftheCommittee'scaseloadunderthe . . .OptionalProtocol............................... . .t769770" .!161 . .C. .Newapproachestoexaminingcommunicationsunder . . .theOptionalProtocol........................... . .t771773" .!162 . .D.Individualopinions............................. . .t774775" .!162 . .E. .IssuesconsideredbytheCommittee.............. . .t776825" .!163 . .F. .RemediescalledforundertheCommittee'sViews. .826" .!175 . .G.MonitoringcompliancewiththeCommittee'sViews . . .undertheOptionalProtocol..................... . .t827830" .!176@ .Annexes .I. .STATESPARTIESTOTHEINTERNATIONALCOVENANTONCIVILAND . .POLITICALRIGHTSANDTOTHEOPTIONALPROTOCOLSANDSTATES . .WHICHHAVEMADETHEDECLARATIONUNDERARTICLE41OFTHE . .COVENANTASAT31JULY1993....................................." .!177 . .A. .InternationalCovenantonCivilandPoliticalRights(122).." .!177 . .B. .Declarationunderarticle41oftheCovenant(42)..........." .!180" ."" ."" ." . .C. .OptionalProtocol(73)......................................" .!181@ .CONTENTS(continued) 88tt .t󀀀Page   , )8 8 ") . . .D. .SecondOptionalProtocol,aimingattheabolitionofthe . . .deathpenalty(19).........................................." .!183 .II. .MEMBERSHIPANDOFFICERSOFTHEHUMANRIGHTSCOMMITTEE,19931994." .!184 . .A.Membership..................................................." .!184 . .B.Officers....................................................." .!184III. .AGENDASOFTHEFORTYSIXTH,FORTYSEVENTHANDFORTYEIGHTH . .SESSIONSOFTHEHUMANRIGHTSCOMMITTEE..........................." .!185 .IV. .SUBMISSIONOFREPORTSANDADDITIONALINFORMATIONBYSTATESPARTIES . .UNDERARTICLE40OFTHECOVENANTDURINGTHEPERIODUNDERREVIEW.." .!187 . .A. .InitialreportsofStatespartiesduein1984................" .!187 . .B. .InitialreportsofStatespartiesduein1988................" .!187 . .C.InitialreportsofStatespartiesduein1991................" .!187 . .D. .InitialreportsofStatespartiesduein1992................" .!188 . .E. .InitialreportsofStatespartiesduein1993(withinthe . . .periodunderreview)........................................." .!188 . .F. .SecondperiodicreportsofStatespartiesduein1983........" .!188 . .G. .SecondperiodicreportsofStatespartiesduein1984........" .!189 . .H.SecondperiodicreportsofStatespartiesduein1985........" .!189 . .I.SecondperiodicreportsofStatespartiesduein1986........" .!191 . .J. .SecondperiodicreportsofStatespartiesduein1987........" .!193 . .K. .SecondperiodicreportsofStatespartiesduein1988........" .!193 . .L. .SecondperiodicreportsofStatespartiesduein1989........" .!193 . .M. .SecondperiodicreportsofStatespartiesduein1990........" .!194 . .N. .SecondperiodicreportsofStatespartiesduein1991........" .!194 . .O. .SecondperiodicreportsofStatespartiesduein1992........" .!195 . .P. .SecondperiodicreportsofStatespartiesduein1993(within . . .theperiodunderreview)....................................." .!195 . .Q. .ThirdperiodicreportsofStatespartiesduein1988........." .!195 . .R. .ThirdperiodicreportsofStatespartiesduein1989........." .!196 . .S. .ThirdperiodicreportsofStatespartiesduein1990........." .!196@ .CONTENTS(continued) 88tt .tPage   , )8 8, "), ., .T. .ThirdperiodicreportsofStatespartiesduein1991........." .!197, ., .U. .ThirdperiodicreportsofStatespartiesduein1992........" .!199, ., .V. .ThirdperiodicreportsofStatespartiesduein1993(within, ., . .theperiodunderreview)...................................." .!200, ., .W. .FourthperiodicreportsofStatespartiesduein1993(within, ., . .theperiodunderreview)...................................." .!200, .dV. .STATUSOFREPORTSCONSIDEREDDURINGTHEPERIODUNDERREVIEWAND, ., .OFREPORTSSTILLPENDINGBEFORETHECOMMITTEE..................." .!203, ., .A. .Initialreports............................................." .!203, ., .B. .Secondperiodicreports....................................." .!203, ., .C. .Thirdperiodicreports......................................" .!204, ., .D. .Fourthperiodicreports....................................." .!205, ., .E. .Reportssubmittedpursuanttoaspecialdecisiontakenbythe, ., . .Committee..................................................." .!205, ., .F. .Additionalinformationsubmittedsubsequenttothe, ., . .examinationofinitialreportsbytheCommittee............." .!205, ., .G. .CoredocumentsreceivedfromStatespartiestotheCovenant." .!205, .VI. .GENERALCOMMENTSUNDERARTICLE40,PARAGRAPH4,OFTHE, ., .INTERNATIONALCOVENANTONCIVILANDPOLITICALRIGHTS............" .!208, ., .GeneralcommentNo.22(48)(article18)........................" .!208, .VII. .SPECIALDECISIONSBYTHEHUMANRIGHTSCOMMITTEECONCERNING, ., .REPORTSOFPARTICULARSTATES...................................." .!212, ., .A. .BosniaandHerzegovina......................................" .!212, ., .B. .Croatia....................................................." .!212, ., .C. .FederalRepublicofYugoslavia(SerbiaandMontenegro)......" .!213VIII. .LETTERSFROMTHECHAIRMANOFTHECOMMITTEECONCERNINGOVERDUE, ., .REPORTS........................................................." .!215, ., .A. .Letterdated12May1993fromtheChairmanoftheCommittee, ., . .totheMinisterofForeignAffairsofHaiti,whoseinitial, ., . .reportwasoverdue.........................................." .!215, ., .B. .Letterdated12May1993fromtheChairmanoftheCommittee, ., . .totheMinistersofForeignAffairsofElSalvador,the, ., . .SudanandZaire,whosesecondorthirdperiodicreportswere, ., . .overdue....................................................." .!216@ .CONTENTS(continued) 88tt .tPage   , )8 8,  "), .IX. .AMENDEDRULESOFPROCEDURE......................................" .!217, .dX. .DOCUMENTSSUBMITTEDBYTHEHUMANRIGHTSCOMMITTEETOTHEWORLD, ., .CONFERENCEONHUMANRIGHTS....................................." .!218" ."" .", ., .A.WorkoftheHumanRightsCommitteeunderarticle40of, ., . .theCovenant..............................................." .!218" ."" .", ., .B. .FollowuponViewsadoptedundertheOptionalProtocolto, ., . .theCovenant..............................................." .!222" ."" .", .XI. .LISTOFSTATESPARTIES'DELEGATIONSTHATPARTICIPATEDINTHE, ., .CONSIDERATIONOFTHEIRRESPECTIVEREPORTSBYTHEHUMANRIGHTS, ., .COMMITTEEATITSFORTYSIXTH,FORTYSEVENTHANDFORTYEIGHTH, ., .SESSIONS......................................................." . 226, .XII. .VIEWSOFTHEHUMANRIGHTSCOMMITTEEUNDERARTICLE5,), ., .PARAGRAPH4,OFTHEOPTIONALPROTOCOLTOTHE), ., .INTERNATIONALCOVENANTONCIVILANDPOLITICALRIGHTS) ." .", ., . . .  .  .)TobeissuedXIII. .DECISIONSOFTHEHUMANRIGHTSCOMMITTEEDECLARING .)underthe, ., .COMMUNICATIONSINADMISSIBLEUNDERTHEOPTIONAL .)symbol, ., .PROTOCOLTOTHEINTERNATIONALCOVENANTONCIVILAND .)A/48/40(PartII), ., .POLITICALRIGHTS....................................), .XIV. .LISTOFDOCUMENTSISSUEDDURINGTHEREPORTINGPERIOD..........." .!235  UK     \R3'\ X  X    +O<6X9`("Courier 12cpiOS  $ 1.(a)(i) a.(1)(a) i) a)SS882^   882   @ . I.ORGANIZATIONALANDOTHERMATTERS@ .H A.StatespartiestotheCovenant1.2 .2Asat30July1993,theclosingdateofthefortyeighthsessionoftheHumanRightsCommittee,122StateshadratifiedoraccededtotheInternationalCovenantonCivilandPoliticalRights,and72StateshadratifiedoraccededtotheOptionalProtocoltotheCovenant.BothinstrumentswereadoptedbytheGeneralAssemblyinresolution2200A(XXI)of16December1966andopenedforsignatureandratificationinNewYorkon19December1966;theyenteredintoforceon23March1976inaccordancewiththeprovisionsoftheirarticles49and9respectively.Also,asof30July1993,42Stateshadmadethedeclarationenvisagedunderarticle41,paragraph1,oftheCovenant,whichcameintoforceon28March1979.2.2 .2TheSecondOptionalProtocolaimingattheabolitionofthedeathpenalty,whichwasadoptedandopenedforsignature,ratificationoraccessionbytheGeneralAssemblyinresolution44/128of15December1989,enteredintoforceon11July1991,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofitsarticle8.Asof30July1993,therewere19StatespartiestotheSecondOptionalProtocol.3.2 .2AlistofStatespartiestotheCovenantandtotheOptionalProtocols,withanindicationofthosewhichhavemadethedeclarationunderarticle41,paragraph1,oftheCovenant,iscontainedinannexItothepresentreport.4.2 .2ReservationsandotherdeclarationsmadebyStatespartiesinrespectoftheCovenantand/ortheOptionalProtocolsaresetoutindocumentCCPR/C/2/Rev.3andinnotificationsdepositedwiththeSecretaryGeneral.Byanoteof30September1992,theGovernmentofBelarusnotifiedtheSecretary-Generalofthewithdrawalofitsreservationtoarticle48,paragraph1,oftheCovenant.Byanoteof19January1993,theGovernmentoftheRepublicofKoreanotifiedtheSecretaryGeneralofthewithdrawalofitsreservationtoarticle14,paragraph7,oftheCovenant.Similarly,byanoteof2February1993,theGovernmentoftheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandnotifiedtheSecretaryGeneralofthewithdrawalofitsreservationtoarticle25,subparagraph(c),oftheCovenant.On27April1993,theGovernmentofPortugalnotifiedtheSecretaryGeneralthattheCovenantwouldhenceforthapplytoMacau.@ .nB.Sessionsandagenda5.2 .2TheHumanRightsCommitteehasheldthreesessionssincetheadoptionofitslastannualreport.1/Thefortysixthsession(1177thto1205thmeetings)washeldattheUnitedNationsOfficeatGenevafrom19Octoberto6November1992;thefortyseventhsession(1206thto1233rdmeetings)washeldatUnitedNationsHeadquartersfrom22Marchto8April1993;andtheforty-eighthsession(1234thto1262ndmeetings)washeldattheUnitedNationsOfficeatGenevafrom12to30July1993.TheagendasofthesessionsarereproducedinannexIIItothepresentreport.@ .N C.Election,membershipandattendance6.2 .2Atthe12thmeetingofStatesparties,heldatUnitedNationsHeadquarters,on10September1992,ninemembersoftheCommitteewereelected,inaccordancewitharticles28to32oftheCovenant,tofillvacanciescreatedbytheexpirationoftermsofofficeon31December1992.Thefollowingmemberswereelectedforthefirsttime:Mr.MarcoTulioBruniCelli,Ms.ElizabethEvattandMr.LaurelB.Francis.Mr.FranciscoJosAguilarUrbina,Mr.JnosFodor,Mrs.RosalynHiggins,Mr.RajsoomerLallah,Mr.AndreasV.MavrommatisandMr.FaustoPocarwerere-elected.AlistofthemembersoftheCommittee,aswellasitsofficers,isgiveninannexIItothepresentreport.7.2 .2AllthemembersattendedthefortysixthsessionoftheCommittee.Mr.Ando,Mr.FodorandMr.Mavrommatisattendedonlypartofthatsession.Allthemembersattendedthefortyseventhsession.Allthemembersattendedthefortyeighthsession.Mr.BruniCelli,Mrs.Higgins,Mr.LallahandMr.Pocarattendedonlypartofthatsession.@ .D.Solemndeclaration8.2 .2AttheCommittee's1206thmeeting(fortyseventhsession),membersoftheCommitteewhohadbeenelectedorreelectedatthe12thmeetingofStatespartiestotheCovenantmadeasolemndeclarationbeforeassumingtheirfunctions,inaccordancewitharticle38oftheCovenant.@ .<E.Electionofofficers9.2 .2Atits1106thmeeting(fortyseventhsession),heldon22March1993,theCommitteeelectedthefollowingofficersforatermoftwoyears,inaccordancewitharticle39,paragraph1,oftheCovenant:2 .2Chairperson:Mr.NisukeAndo2 .2ViceChairpersons:Mr.VojinDimitrijevic2 .2 . .  . 4 .4 Mr.OmranElShafei2 .2 . .  .  . Mr.BertilWennergren2 .2Rapporteur:Mr.FranciscoJosAguilarUrbina10.2 .2TheCommitteeexpresseditsdeepappreciationtoMr.FaustoPocar,theoutgoingChairperson,forhisleadershipandoutstandingcontributiontothesuccessoftheCommittee'swork.@ .hF.Workinggroups11.2 .2Inaccordancewithrules62and89ofitsrulesofprocedure,theCommitteeestablishedworkinggroupstomeetbeforeitsfortysixth,fortyseventhandfortyeighthsessions.12.2 .2Theworkinggroupestablishedunderrule89wasentrustedwiththetaskofmakingrecommendationstotheCommitteeregardingcommunicationsundertheOptionalProtocol.Atthefortysixthsession,theworkinggroupwascomposedofMrs.Chanet,Mr.ElShafei,Mr.PradoVallejo,Mr.SadiandMr.Wennergren.ItmetattheUnitedNationsOfficeatGenevafrom15to19October1992andelectedMrs.ChanetasitsChairpersonRapporteur.Atthefortyseventhsession,theworkinggroupwascomposedofMr.Fodor,Mrs.Higgins,Mr.Ndiaye,Mr.PradoVallejoandMr.Sadi.ItmetatUnitedNationsHeadquartersfrom15to19March1993andelectedMrs.HigginsasitsChairpersonRapporteur.Atthefortyeighthsession,theworkinggroupwascomposedofMr.Fodor,Mr.Mavrommatis,Mr.Ndiaye,Mr.PradoVallejoandMr.Sadi.ItmetattheUnitedNationsOfficeatGenevafrom5to9July1993andelectedMr.MavrommatisasitsChairpersonRapporteur.̇13.2 .2Theworkinggroupestablishedunderrule62wasmandatedtopreparelistsofissuesconcerningsecondandthirdperiodicreportsscheduledforconsiderationattheCommittee'sfortysixth,fortyseventhandfortyeighthsessionsandtoconsideranydraftgeneralcommentsthatmightbeputbeforeit.Additionally,theworkinggroupthatmetbeforethefortyeighthsessionwasrequestedtoreviewtheCommittee'sproceduresunderarticle40oftheCovenantinthelightofthediscussiononthatsubjectattheCommittee'sfortyseventhsession.Atthefortysixthsession,theworkinggroupwascomposedofMr.AguilarUrbina,Mr.Dimitrijevic,Mr.NdiayeandMr.Wennergren.ItmetattheUnitedNationsOfficeatGenevafrom12to16October1992andelectedMr.AguilarUrbinaasitsChairpersonRapporteur.Atthefortyseventhsession,theworkinggroupwascomposedofMr.AguilarUrbina,Mr.AndoandMr.Wennergren.ItmetatUnitedNationsHeadquartersfrom15to19March1993andelectedMr.AguilarUrbinaasitsChairpersonRapporteur.Attheforty-eighthsession,thegroupwascomposedofMr.AguilarUrbina,Mr.DimitrijevicandMr.Wennergren.ItmetattheUnitedNationsOfficeatGenevafrom5to9July1992andelectedMr.WennergrenasitsChairperson-Rapporteur.@ .G.OthermattersFortysixthsession14.2 .2TheCommitteewasinformedbytheUnderSecretaryGeneralforHumanRightsofthereportoftheSecretaryGeneralontheworkoftheOrganizationsubmittedtotheGeneralAssemblyatitsfortyseventhsessionandtooknotewithinterestofthesuggestionbytheSecretaryGeneralthatexperthumanrightsbodiesmightbeempoweredtobringmassivehumanrightsviolationstotheattentionoftheSecurityCouncil,togetherwithrecommendationsforaction.TheUnder-SecretaryGeneralalsoinformedmembersthattheCommissiononHumanRights,undertheprocedureestablishedbyEconomicandSocialCouncilresolution1990/48,hadhelditsfirstspecialsessionon13and14August1992,devotedtotheserioushumanrightssituationintheformerYugoslavia.AmongthematerialbroughttotheCommission'sattentionhadbeenthecommentsadoptedbytheCommitteeinconnectionwithitsconsiderationofthethirdperiodicreportofYugoslaviainMarch1992.Memberswerealsobriefedonthefourthmeetingofthepersonschairingthehumanrightstreatybodies,onrecentactivitiesoftheCommitteeontheEliminationofRacialDiscrimination,theCommitteeontheRightsoftheChildandtheprogrammeofadvisoryservicesoftheCentreforHumanRights,aswellasonthethirdsessionofthePreparatoryCommitteefortheWorldConferenceonHumanRights.15.2 .2TheCommitteeconfirmedon19October1992(1178thmeeting)adecisiontakenon7October1992,throughitsChairpersonactingonbehalfofandinconsultationwiththemembersoftheCommittee,wherebytheGovernmentsofBosniaandHerzegovina,CroatiaandtheFederalRepublicofYugoslavia(SerbiaandMontenegro)wererequestedtosubmitspecialreportsoneventsaffectinghumanrightsprotectedundertheCovenantinrespectofpersonsandeventsnowcomingundertheirjurisdiction(seepara.36andannexVIIbelow).TheCommitteealsoagreedthat,inthecaseofanexceptionalsituationarisinginthefuturewhentheCommitteewasnotinsession,arequestforsubmissionofareportshouldbemadethroughtheChairpersonactinginconsultationwiththemembersoftheCommitteeanddecidedthatatextamendingtheCommittee'srulesofprocedureinthatregardshouldbepresentedforadoptionattheCommittee'sfortyseventhsession.&  Fortyseventhsession16.2 .2TheCommitteewasinformedbytherepresentativeoftheSecretaryGeneralthatMr.IbrahimaFallhadbeenappointedAssistantSecretaryGeneralforHumanRightstosucceedMr.AntoineBlancaasheadoftheCentreforHumanRights.TheCommitteewasinformedoftheadoptionbytheGeneralAssemblyinits'  resolution47/135of18December1992.TheDeclarationontheRightsofPersonsbelongingtoNationalorEthnic,ReligiousandLinguisticMinoritiesandofthedecisionoftheSecurityCouncilinitsresolution808(1993)of22February1993,toestablishaninternationaltribunalfortheprosecutionofpersonsresponsibleforseriousviolationsofinternationalhumanitarianlawcommittedintheterritoryoftheformerYugoslaviasince1991.17.2 .2MemberswerealsoinformedoftheactionstakenbytheCommissiononHumanRightsatitsfortyninthsessionandwelcomedtheCommission'srequesttoStatespartiesdulytotakeintoaccount,inimplementingtheprovisionsoftheCovenant,theCommittee'sconcludingobservations.MemberswerealsobriefedonrecentactivitiesoftheCommitteeonEconomic,SocialandCulturalRights,theCommitteeontheEliminationofRacialDiscrimination,theCommitteeontheRightsoftheChildandtheprogrammeofadvisoryservicesoftheCentreforHumanRights.18.2 .2TheCommitteediscussedindetailthepossibilityofmodifyingitsmethodsofworkunderarticle40oftheCovenant.VarioussuggestionsweremadetoadapttheCommittee'sproceduresindealingwithemergencysituations.ThepossibilityofmakingknowntheCommittee'sviewsonmatterswithinitscompetence,aswellasitscommentsonStatesparties'reports,particularlyonreportssubmittedpursuanttospecialdecisionstakenbytheCommittee,totheappropriateUnitedNationsbodies,includingtheSecurityCouncil,wasenvisaged.Itwasalsoconsideredthat,whenithadnotbeenabletoascertainwhetheritsrecommendationsincludedinitsconcludingobservationshadbeenactedupon,theCommitteemightrequesttheStatepartyconcernedtoacceptamission,consistingofoneortwomembersoftheCommittee,withaviewtolearningtheresponsesoftheStateconcernedtothespecificproposalsforthebetterenjoymentofhumanrights.Theworkinggroupthatwastomeetpriortothefortyeighthsessionwasrequestedtostudythematterfurther.19.2 .2InordertoreactmoreefficientlytoexceptionalsituationsarisingwhentheCommitteewasnotinsession,on8April1993(1233rdmeeting)theCommitteeamendeditsrulesofproceduretotheeffectthat,insuchcircumstances,arequestforthesubmissionofareportmightbemadethroughtheChairperson,actinginconsultationwiththemembersoftheCommittee(seeannexIX).@ . H.PublicityfortheworkoftheCommittee20.2 .2TheChairperson,accompaniedbyotherofficers,heldpressbriefingsduringeachoftheCommittee'sthreesessions.TheCommitteenotedwithsatisfactiontheincreasedlevelofinterestinitsactivitiesshownbythemediaandnon-governmentalorganizations.@ .4I.Yearbook(OfficialRecords)oftheHumanRightCommittee21.2 .2TheCommitteewasinformedthattheYearbookfor1987hadjustbeenpublished.NotingwithappreciationthecontributionmadebytheSasakawaFoundationtofacilitatethepublicationoftheYearbooksoftheCommittee,itexpressedthehopethatthebacklogwouldbeeliminatedassoonaspossibleandthattheYearbookwouldhenceforthbepublishedonaregularandtimelybasis.̇@ . J.FuturemeetingsoftheCommittee22.2 .2Atitsfortyseventhsession,theCommitteeconfirmeditscalendarofmeetingsfor19941995,asfollows:thefiftiethsessionwastobeheldatUnitedNationsHeadquartersfrom21Marchto8April1994;thefiftyfirstsessionattheUnitedNationsOfficeatGenevafrom11to29July1994;thefiftysecondsessionalsoattheUnitedNationsOfficeatGenevafrom17Octoberto4November1994;thefiftythirdsessionatUnitedNationsHeadquartersfrom20Marchto7April1995;thefiftyfourthsessionattheUnitedNationsOfficeatGenevafrom10to28July1995andthefiftyfifthsessionalsoattheUnitedNationsOfficeatGenevafrom16Octoberto3November1995.IneachcasetheCommittee'sworkinggroupswouldmeetduringtheweekprecedingthesession.23.2 .2Atitsfortyeighthsession,theCommitteedecidedtorequestthatitsfiftyfirstsessionbeextendedbyoneweektoallowforadditionaltimetodealwiththeheavybacklogofcommunicationsundertheOptionalProtocolandreportsfromStatesparties.@ .K.Adoptionofthereport24.2 .2Atits1260th,1261stand1262ndmeetings,heldon29and30July1993,theCommitteeconsideredthedraftofitsseventeenthannualreport,coveringitsactivitiesatthefortysixth,fortyseventhandfortyeighthsessions,heldin1992and1993.Thereport,asamendedinthecourseofthediscussion,wasunanimouslyadoptedbytheCommittee.@ .lII.ACTIONBYTHEGENERALASSEMBLYATITSFORTY-SEVENTHSESSION25.2 .2Atits1228thand1229thmeetings,heldon6April1993,theCommitteeconsideredtheagendaiteminthelightoftherelevantsummaryrecordsoftheThirdCommittee,GeneralAssemblyresolution47/111of16December1992andCommissiononHumanRightsresolution1993/15of26February1993.26.2 .2TheCommitteenotedthat,pursuanttoGeneralAssemblyresolution45/175of18December1990,substantiveresolutionsontreatybasedbodiesweretobeadoptedbiennially("oddyears")andthat,consequently,atitsfortyseventhsessiontheThirdCommitteeonlytooknoteofitsreport.27.2 .2WithreferencetothediscussionwithintheGeneralAssemblyrelatingtotheeffectiveimplementationofhumanrightsinstrumentsandtheeffectivefunctioningofhumanrightstreatybodies,theCommitteenotedwithsatisfactionthatStatesresultingfromthedissolutionofformerpartiestohumanrightsinstrumentshadbeencalledupontosendofficialnotificationsregardingthecontinuedapplicabilityoftherelevanttreaties.TheCommitteealsonoted,withparticularsatisfaction,thepositivecommentsmadeintheThirdCommitteebydelegationsontheinnovationsthathadbeenintroducedinitsmethodsofwork,notablyinrelationtotheformulationofcommentsbytheCommitteeoneachStatereportandthedecisiontorequesturgentreportswhennecessarytomonitorserioussituations.28.2 .2TheCommitteediscussedtherelevantresolutionsadoptedbytheCommissiononHumanRightsatitsforty-eighthsessionandexpressedstrongagreement,inparticular,withtherecommendationthatcountrieshavingdifficultiesinintroducingchangesintheirlegislationthatmightbenecessaryinadvanceofratificationofinternationalinstrumentsonhumanrightsshouldbeencouragedtorequestappropriatesupportfromtheCentreforHumanRightsundertheadvisoryservicesandtechnicalassistanceprogramme.TheCommitteealsoexpressedsatisfactionthattheCommissionhadreneweditsrequesttohavetherecentperiodicreportsofStatespartiestotreaty-monitoringbodiesandthesummaryrecordsofCommitteediscussionspertainingtothemmadeavailableinUnitedNationsinformationcentresinthecountriesconcerned.29.2 .2InaccordancewithGeneralAssemblyresolution45/155,theWorldConferenceonHumanRightswasheldatViennafrom14to25June1993.DuringtheWorldConference,ameetingoftheChairpersonsofinternationalandregionalhumanrightstreatybasedbodiestookplaceon15and16June1993.AsacontributiontotheWorldConferenceaswellastothemeeting,theHumanRightsCommitteesubmittedtwopapersentitled"WorkoftheHumanRightsCommitteeunderarticle40oftheCovenantonCivilandPoliticalRights"(A/CONF.157/TBB/2)and"FollowuponviewsadoptedundertheOptionalProtocoltotheInternationalCovenantonCivilandPoliticalRights"(A/CONF.157/TBB/3),respectively(seeannexX).The