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XffXXXXffXXXff  _ HUMANRIGHTSCOMMITTEE  Anewspaperpublishingcompanyv.TrinidadandTobago | CommunicationNo.360/1989 H 14July1989  d ADMISSIBILITY     Submittedby:Anewspaperpublishingcompany x  Allegedvictim:Thecompany D  Statepartyconcerned:TrinidadandTobago ` Dateofcommunication:2March1989 ,   TheHumanRightsCommittee,establishedunderarticle28ofthe,InternationalCovenant  onCivilandPoliticalRights, t Meetingon14July1989, @ Adoptsthefollowing:  \   Decisiononadmissibility   1.Thecommunication,dated2March1989,issubmittedbyanewspapercompany p!  registeredinTrinidad.Thecompanyclaimstobethevictimofaviolationbythe V"! GovernmentofTrinidadandTobagoofarticles2,14and19oftheInternationalCovenant <#" ofCivilandPoliticalRights.Itisrepresentedbycounsel. "$r# 2.1Themanagingdirectorofthecompany,Mr.D.C.,statesthatthecompanypublishesa %>!% biweeklyandaweeklynewspaper,withwidecirculationinTrinidadandthroughoutthe &$"& Caribbean.Asthematerialnecessaryforthepublicationofthepaperhastobeimported,the ' #' companyrequiresthepermissionoftheCentralBankofTrinidadandTobagotopurchase (#( theforeigncurrencyneededforpayment.EveryyeartheCentralBankdeterminesthe )$) allocationofforeignexchangefornewspaperspublishedinthecountry,usuallyatalevel l*%* whichwouldallowthecompaniestopurchasesufficientrawmaterialforpublication R+&+ purposes.Itisstatedthatin1988theCentralBankallocatedtothecompanyanamountof 8,', foreignexchangewhollyinsufficientforthepurposeofmaintainingitsannualproduction -n(- andguaranteeingthepublicationofthenewspapers;allocationforotherpublishersaresaid  tohavebeensufficient.Thecompanyunsuccessfullysoughtapprovalofthesameamount  offoreignexchangeallocatedtootherpublishers. | 2.2On27April1988,thecompanyrequestedthegrantofasupplementaryallocationfrom H theCentralBank,whichwasrefused.On13July1988,itcommencedaConstitutional . ~ MotionintheHighCourtofTrinidadandTobagoundersection14oftheConstitution,  d allegingthat"theCentralBankactedasanarmoftheStateanddirectlyaffectedthesupply  J ofnewsprintandaccessoriesofthecompany,thusviolatinganintegralpartofthefreedom  0 ofthepress,freedomofexpressionandtherighttoexpresspoliticalviews".Itissubmitted    thatthenewspaperspublishedbythecompanyhavebeencriticalofthepoliciespursuedby    thepresentGovernmentofTrinidad,whichhasbeeninpowersinceDecember1986andthat   asaconsequencethecompanyhasbeendiscriminatedagainst.WhiletheHighCourtdeemed x  thecasetobeurgent,ithearditonseveralseparatedays   ݀   duringtheperiodfromSeptember ^  toDecember1988,whenitreserveditsjudgement.Sincethatday,theHighCourthasfailed D  toproduceajudgement.OnDecember1988,thecompanyreiterateditsrequesttothe *z  CentralBankforasupplementaryallocationexchange.Thiswasagaindenied.According ` tothecompany'sdirector,theallocationobtainedonlyenablesthecompanytosustainthe F productionandthepublicationofitsnewspapersthroughthefirstquarterof1989. , 2.3Withrespecttotherequirementofexhaustionofdomesticremedies,itissubmittedthat  therearenoeffectiveremedieswithinthemeaningofarticle2oftheCovenant,sincethe  HighCourthasfailedtoactexpeditiously.Itisstatedthatthematterhasnotbeensubmitted t forexaminationunderanotherprocedureofinternationalinvestigationorsettlement.a/ Z 3.1BeforeconsideringanyclaimscontainedinacommunicationtheHumanRights &v Committeemust,pursuanttorule87ofitsprovisionalrulesofprocedure,ascertainwhether  \ ornotitisadmissibleundertheOptionalProtocoltotheCovenant. B 3.2Thepresentcommunicationissubmittedonbehalfofacompanyincorporatedunderthe  lawsofTrinidadandTobago.WhilecounselhasindicatedthatMr.D.C.,thecompany's  managingdirector,hasbeenduly"authorizedtomakethecomplaintonbehalfofthe   company",itisnotindicatedwhetherandtowhatextenthisindividualrightsunderthe p!  Covenanthavebeenviolatedbytheeventsreferredtointhecommunication.Underarticle V"! 1oftheOptionalProtocol,onlyindividualsmaysubmitacommunicationtotheHuman <#" RightsCommittee.AcompanyincorporatedunderthelawsofaStatepartytotheOptional "$r# Protocol,assuch,hasnostandingunderarticle1,regardlessofwhetheritsallegations %X $ appeartoraiseissuesundertheCovenant. %>!% 4.TheHumanRightsCommitteethereforedecides: ' #' (a)Thecommunicationisinadmissible; )$) _(b)Thisdecisionshallbecommunicatedtotherepresentativeoftheallegedvictim,and,for R+&+ information,totheStateparty. 8,',  -n(- ЇNotes  a/TheSecretariathasascertainedthatthesamematterhasnotbeensubmittedtotheInter | AmericanCommissiononHumanRights.