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ORGANIZATIONALANDOTHERMATTERS.....................~~K1!31!!VP"1 X   A.  StatespartiestotheInternationalCovenanton      CivilandPoliticalRights.......................L1!4!!VP"1  @    B.  Sessions.........................................  N5!!VP"1     C.  Elections,membershipandattendance.............  L6!8!!VP"1  @    D.  Solemndeclaration...............................  N9!!VP"2   М̛  E.  Guidelines.......................................  FFM10!!VP"2 @   F.  Workinggroups...................................  J11!14!!VP"2    G.OtherUnitedNationshumanrightsactivities.....J15!17!!VP"2 @ 0  0##0##  H.  Minimumhumanitarianstandards/fundamental## 0  0##0##standardsofhumanity............................  J18!21!!VP"3## М̛  I.Staffresources..................................FFM22!!VP"4 X М̛  J.  PublicityfortheworkoftheCommittee..........  FFM23!!VP"4    K.  Documentsandpublicationsrelatingtothework X      oftheCommittee.................................  J24!29!!VP"4 !   L.  FuturemeetingsoftheCommittee.................  FFM30!!VP"5 @#   M.  Adoptionofthereport...........................  FFM31!!VP"5 % (Ӝ̛ II.  METHODSOFWORKOFTHECOMMITTEEUNDERARTICLE40OF ~&'   THECOVENANT:OVERVIEWOFPRESENTWORKINGMETHODS....J32!40!!VP"7 $ (   A.Recentdecisionsonprocedures....................J33!34!!VP"7 p!* М̛  B.  Linkstootherhumanrightstreatiesandtreaty "d , 0  0##0##bodies...........................................  J35!39!!VP"7b# !-## М̛  C.  Otherissuesrelatingtomethodsofworkunder $V"/     article40.......................................  FFM40!!VP"8 T%"0 44 III.  SUBMISSIONOFREPORTSBYSTATESPARTIESUNDER &H$2   ARTICLE40OFTHECOVENANT...........................J41!44!!VP"9 F'$3 0  A.0##ReportssubmittedbyStatespartiesunder(:&5##     article40oftheCovenant.......................  FFM42!!VP"9 8)&6 0    B.  ObservationsofStatespartiesontheCommittees*,(8## 0  0##  concludingobservations..........................  J43!44!!VP"9*+(9## H8 8 P"8 8 P"H̜  v,*;    @2  @  @ CONTENTS(continued)!3 88t8 8 P"3Chapter t ParagraphsPage L 38 8 P"88<3H8 8 P"8 8 P"Hӛ IV.  STATESTHATHAVENOTCOMPLIEDWITHTHEIROBLIGATIONS    UNDERARTICLE40.....................................J45!48!!UP"10 >  V.  CONSIDERATIONOFREPORTSSUBMITTEDBYSTATESPARTIES  :8  UNDERARTICLE40OFTHECOVENANT.....................I49!412!!UP"13 0 М̛  A.  Senegal..........................................  J50!68!!UP"13 |    B.  Jamaica..........................................  J69!89!!UP"15      C.  Iraq.............................................  I90!111!!UP"18 l     D.  Sudan............................................  RRH112136!!UP"22  `    E.  Belarus..........................................  RRH137!157!!UP"26   J6    J6(F  .0    Lithuania........................................  RRH158!179!!UP"30J6(2)یP ## Ќ  ̛0  0##G.  Cyprus..........................................  RRH180!202!!UP"33D##   H.  Zimbabwe..........................................  RRH203233!!UP"35    I.  Uruguay.........................................  RRH234!250!!UP"38 4   J.  Finland..........................................  RRH251!273!!UP"40 (   K.  Ecuador..........................................  RRH274!296!!UP"43 t   L.  Israel...........................................  RRH297!328!!UP"45     M.  Italy...........................................  RRH329!348!!UP"50 d " М̛  N.  Algeria...........................................  RRH349!367!!UP"52 X$   O.TheformerYugoslavRepublicofMacedonia........RRH368!384!!UP"55 & J6    J60P  .0    UnitedRepublicofTanzania......................  RRH385!412!!UP"57J600یH(## Ќ   VI.  GENERALCOMMENTSOFTHECOMMITTEEUNDERARTICLE40, <*   PARAGRAPH4,OFTHECOVENANT.........................RRH413!417!!UP"61 :+ 44 VII.  CONSIDERATIONOFCOMMUNICATIONSUNDERTHEOPTIONAL .-   PROTOCOL.............................................RRH418!479!!UP"62 , .   A.  Progressofwork.................................  RRH420!427!!UP"62 x! 0   B.  GrowthoftheCommittee'scaseloadunderthe "l 2     OptionalProtocol................................  RRH428!432!!UP"63 j#!3   C.  Approachestoexaminingcommunicationsunderthe $^"5     OptionalProtocol................................  RRH433!435!!UP"64 \%#6   D.  Individualopinions..............................  RRH436!437!!UP"65 &P$8   E.  IssuesconsideredbytheCommittee...............  RRH438!477!!UP"65 '%:   F.  RemediescalledforundertheCommittee'sViews..  RRH478!479!!UP"71 @)&< ̜VIII.  FOLLOWUPACTIVITIESUNDERTHEOPTIONALPROTOCOL.....RRH480!510!!UP"72 *4(> ̜  ~,&*A    @2  @  @ CONTENTS(continued)93 888 8 P"3Chapter  Page L 38 8 P"88l3H8 8 P"8 8 P"Hӛ@/Annexes   I.  STATESPARTIESTOTHEINTERNATIONALCOVENANTONCIVILAND <   POLITICALRIGHTSANDTOTHEOPTIONALPROTOCOLSANDSTATES  0  0##WHICHHAVEMADETHEDECLARATIONUNDERARTICLE41OFTHE ## K"8 8  P"8 8 P"K0  0##COVENANTASAT31JULY1998.................................. 80. ##   A.  StatespartiestotheInternationalCovenantonCivil z "  0  0##0##andPoliticalRights..................................... 80  ##   B.  StatespartiestotheOptionalProtocol.................. 84 l     C.  StatespartiestotheSecondOptionalProtocolaiming  `  0  0##0##attheabolitionofthedeathpenalty.................... 87^  ##   D.  Stateswhichhavemadethedeclarationunderarticle41 R  0  0##0##oftheCovenant.......................................... 88P ##  II.  MEMBERSHIPANDOFFICERSOFTHEHUMANRIGHTSCOMMITTEE, D 0  0##19971998..................................................... 90B##   A.  Membership............................................... 90 6   B.  Officers................................................. 90  ̜III.0  GUIDELINESFORTHEEXERCISEOFTHEIRFUNCTIONSBYMEMBERS&## 0  0##OFTHEHUMANRIGHTSCOMMITTEE................................. 91t##  IV.  SUBMISSIONOFREPORTSANDADDITIONALINFORMATIONBYSTATES   0  0##PARTIESUNDERARTICLE40OFTHECOVENANTDURINGTHEPERIOD ## 0  0##UNDERREVIEW................................................. 93d "##  V.  STATUSOFREPORTSCONSIDEREDDURINGTHEPERIODUNDERREVIEW X$ 0  0##ANDOFREPORTSSTILLPENDINGBEFORETHECOMMITTEE............ 97V%## ̜ VI.  LISTOFSTATESPARTIESDELEGATIONSTHATPARTICIPATEDIN J' 0  0##THECONSIDERATIONOFTHEIRRESPECTIVEREPORTSBYTHEHUMAN ## 0  0##RIGHTSCOMMITTEEATITSSIXTYFIRST,SIXTYSECONDAND ## 0  0##SIXTYTHIRDSESSIONS......................................... 99<*## ̜44 VII.؛0  GENERALCOMMENTSUNDERARTICLE40,PARAGRAPH4,OFTHE,##   INTERNATIONALCOVENANTONCIVILANDPOLITICALRIGHTS......... 102 .- >8̜ VIII.  DOCUMENTONPROCEDUREFORTHECONSIDERATIONOFINITIALAND  z/ 0  0##PERIODICREPORTSUNDERARTICLE40OFTHECOVENANT,ADOPTED ## 0  0##on9APRIL1998.............................................. 103"1## ̜ IX.0  LETTERFROMTHECHAIRPERSONOFTHECOMMITTEETOTHECHAIRMANj#!3## 0  0##OFTHEINTERNATIONALLAWCOMMISSIONANDSPECIALRAPPORTEUR ## 0  0##ONTREATYRESERVATIONS,DATED9APRIL1998* 0 ـ................... 105$^"5## ̜ X.0  LISTOFDOCUMENTSISSUEDDURINGTHEREPORTINGPERIOD......... 106## ̜r%\  @%\USUK ,  N'$9 #@%\  r%\M#UK ,US.,M   @2  @  @ CONTENTS(continued) X N6 88t8 8  P"6Chapter z  L 38 8 P"88<3H8 8 P"8 8 P"HXI.  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