WPC #/?TX܏Cj@ؒ D $弅AKϬ sn9Xa|?撄ǁ ;F5V`L̛D#V :rXϏP} ,WGUP6 Jn;lXcE@3>XLX 8]JdK3BJߺ]x0+!oPKtblE2ƃ)UރAh3#=ƛՉghVbY6~Tt]^ /Rj<>C^?OҮ/ =tɯE6u.#y~r2Q._>u[ͅ$W-j'!MrcK-HZVV6QC`&OA82)&w;44o 0 0<c 0Y 0_ 0iW 0P 0 0( D+ AM W 0Ng 0 #{ UN< %M(N^ w4 m\  `&Times New Roman' A publication and a printing company v. Trinidad and Tobago, Communication No. 361/1989 (14ation No. 361/1989 (1"Angie Dituri"0Angie Dituri .   6F , 4Heading 3 S p^S   XXX p^S<:Default Para64Hyperlink    <:FollowedHype    < :Normal (Web) S =jS =jS0.Strong     ԁ Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5(2:$ \!..      X7XXXX7XXX7  ($'dxd A<< c#|x(O$(\$..      X6XXXX6XXX6HP LaserJet 4000 Series PS0(hH  Z6Times New Roman RegularX) Kk)c(CorelU \!..      X7XXXX7XXX7  _ HUMANRIGHTSCOMMITTEE  Apublicationandaprintingcompanyv.TrinidadandTobago | CommunicationNo.361/1989 H 14July1989  d ADMISSIBILITY     Submittedby:Apublicationandaprintingcompany x  Allegedvictims:Thecompanies D  Statepartyconcerned:TrinidadandTobago ` Dateofcommunication2March1989 ,   TheHumanRightsCommittee,establishedunderarticle28oftheInternationalCovenant  onCivilandPoliticalRights, t Meetingon14July1989, @ Adoptsthefollowing:  \   Decisiononadmissibility   1.Thecommunication,dated2March1989,issubmittedbytwocompaniesregisteredin p!  Trinidad.ThecompaniesclaimtobethevictimsofaviolationbytheGovernmentof V"! TrinidadandTobagoofarticles2,14and19oftheInternationalCovenantofCiviland <#" PoliticalRights.Theyarerepresentedbycounsel. "$r# 2.1Itisstatedthatthemainfunctionoftheprintingcompanyistopurchaseandsupplythe %>!% printingmaterialtothepublicationcompanyforthepurposeofproducing,printingand &$"& publishinganindependentweeklynewspaper.Bothcompaniesareownedbythesame ' #' individuals.Asthematerialnecessaryforthepaper'spublicationmustbeimported,the (#( companiesrequirethepermissionfromtheCentralBankofTrinidadandTobagotopurchase )$) foreigncurrenciestopayforthematerial.EveryyeartheCentralBankdeterminesthe l*%* allocationofforeignexchangefornewspaperspublishedinthecountry,usuallyatlevels R+&+ whichwouldallowthecompaniestopurchasesufficientrawmaterialforpublication 8,', purposes.Itisclaimedthatin1987thecompaniesreceivedareducedallocationbythe -n(- CentralBankandthatin1988thisallocationwasfurtherreduced.Thecompanies  subsequentlysoughttheapprovalofanincreasedamountofforeignexchangeand,asa  result,inJanuary1989theCentralBankgrantedthemaslightlyincreasedallocation:the | companiesclaim,however,thattheCentralBank'sdecisionwillnotenablethemtosustain b theproductionandpublicationofthepaperbeyondthefirsttwomonthsof1989.They H furtherallegethattheCentralBankhasfixedforeignexchangeallocationforother . ~ newspaperspublishedinthecountryatlevelsfullyallowingthemtomaintaintheir  d publication;asaresult,theyclaimthattheyareentitledtoexpectthesametreatment.  J 2.2Withrespecttotherequirementoftheexhaustionofdomesticremedies,itisstatedthat    ajudicialreviewofthematterhasbeeninitiatedandthatahearingintheCourtis    forthcoming.Itissubmitted,however,thatthepursuitofdomesticremediesisdeemed   unnecessarysincethemachineryofjusticeisineffective. x  2.3Itisstatedthatthematterhasnotbeensubmittedforexaminationunderanother D  procedureofinternationalinvestigationorsettlement.a/ *z  3.1BeforeconsideringanyclaimscontainedinacommunicationtheHumanRights F Committeemust,pursuanttorule87ofitsprovisionalrulesofprocedure,ascertainwhether , ornotitisadmissibleundertheOptionalProtocoltotheCovenant.  3.2Thepresentcommunicationissubmittedonbehalfoftwocompaniesincorporatedunder  thelawsofTrinidadandTobago.Underarticle1oftheOptionalProtocol,assuch,only t individualsmaysubmitacommunicationtotheHumanRightsCommittee.Acompany Z incorporatedunderthelawsofaStatepartytotheOptionalProtocol,assuch,hasno @ standingunderarticle1,regardlessofwhetheritsallegationsappeartoraiseissuesunderthe &v Covenant.  \ 4.TheHumanRightsCommitteethereforedecides: ( (a)Thecommunicationisinadmissible;  (b)Thisdecisionshallbecommunicatedtotherepresentativeoftheallegedvictims,and, p!  forinformation,totheStateparty. V"! Notes %X $ a/TheSecretariathasascertainedthatthesamematterhasnotbeensubmittedtotheInter &$"& AmericanCommissiononHumanRights.