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ÐÓÿÓÓÓÌÌ1.€€The€petitioner€(initial€submission€dated€9€July€2001)€is€D.€S.,€a€Swedish€citizen€of€CzechoslovakÐ $à" Ðorigin,€born€in€1947,€currently€residing€in€Solna,€Sweden.€She€claims€to€be€a€victim€of€violations€byÐ €%Ð # ÐSweden€of€articles€2,€paragraph€2,€5€(e)(Ô_ÔiÔ_Ô)€and€6€of€the€International€Convention€on€the€EliminationÐ p&À!$ Ðof€All€Forms€of€Racial€Discrimination.€The€petitioner€is€not€represented€by€counsel.€Ð `'°"% ÐÌò òThe€facts€as€submitted€by€the€petitioner:€ó óÐ @)$' ÐÌ2.1€€On€30€November€1999,€the€petitioner€applied€for€a€position€as€'an€investigator'€atÐ  +p&) ÐÔ_ÔUngdomstyrelsenÔ_Ô€in€Stockholm.€This€organisation€carries€out,€among€other€things,€investigativeÐ ,`'* Ðstudies€at€the€request€of€the€Government€or€on€its€own€initiative,€on€the€conditions€of€life€of€youngÐ -P(+ Ðpeople.€The€vacancy€announcement€said€that€it€was€looking€for€two€new€staff€members€and€that€theÐ ð-@), Ðrequirements€were€a€university€degree€in€social€science,€experience€of€public€investigative€work,€Ð ° Ðknowledge€of€the€methodology€of€investigation,€English,€and€experience€using€statistical€material.Ð  ð ÐExperience€in€research€work€and€in€development,€follow-up€and€evaluation€were€also€required.€GoodÐ à Ðknowledge€of€oral€and€written€Swedish€and€ability€to€co-operate€and€work€independently€were€alsoÐ €Ð Ðprerequisites€for€the€posts.€Ð pÀ ÐÌ2.2€€Ô_ÔUngdomstyrelsenÔ_Ô€decided€to€appoint€A.€K,€I.€A,€and€S.€Z€to€the€posts.€It€appears€that€a€third€postÐ P   Ðwas€also€made€available€after€the€announcement.€On€6€March€2000,€the€petitioner€appealed€theÐ @  Ðdecision€to€the€Government€claiming€that€she€had€been€discriminated€against.€Ð 0 € ÐÌ2.3€€On€6€July€2000,€the€Government€rejected€the€petitioner's€appeal.€The€Government€did€not€giveÐ `  Ðreasons€for€the€decision.€The€petitioner€appealed€against€this€decision€as€well€and€this€appeal€wasÐ P  Ðsimilarly€dismissed,€on€the€ground€that€the€Government's€decision,€of€6€July€2000,€could€not€beÐ ð@  Ðappealed€and€that€there€was€no€other€reason€to€re-examine€the€petitioner's€appeal.€Ð à0  ÐÌ2.4€€The€petitioner€also€filed€a€complaint€with€the€Ombudsman€against€Ethnic€Discrimination€whoÐ À Ðrefused€to€take€any€action€in€her€case,€as€he€claimed€that€it€had€no€merits.€The€Ombudsman€statedÐ ° Ðthat€Ô_ÔUngdomstyrelsenÔ_Ô€chose€individuals€for€the€post€on€the€basis€of€their€education,€and€professionalÐ  ð Ðexperience€and€saw€no€reason€to€question€the€employer's€judgement.€The€petitioner€states€that€sheÐ à Ðhas€not€brought€the€case€to€the€District€Court€as€she€claims€that€the€new€law€against€ethnicÐ €Ð Ðdiscrimination€does€not€apply€to€individuals€who€allege€discrimination€at€the€recruitment€stage,€andÐ pÀ Ðeven€if€it€were€applicable€she€could€not€afford€to€do€so.€Ð `° ÐÌò òThe€complaint:€ó óÐ @ ÐÌ3.€€The€petitioner€claims€that€she€has€been€discriminated€against€by€Sweden€on€the€basis€of€herÐ  p Ðnational€origin€and€her€status€as€an€immigrant,€in€the€refusal€by€Ô_ÔUngdomstyrelsenÔ_Ô€to€offer€her€a€job.Ð ` ÐIn€this€context,€she€objects€to€the€Ô_ÔUngdomstyrelsenÔ_Ô's€decision€to€offer€the€jobs€in€question€to€A.€K,Ð P ÐI.€A,€and€S.€Z,€all€of€Swedish€origin,€who€she€claims€are€less€qualified€than€she€for€the€post.€Ð ð@ ÐÌò òIssues€and€proceedings€before€the€Committee:€ó óÐ Ð  ÐÌ4.1€€Before€considering€any€claim€contained€in€a€communication,€the€Committee€on€the€EliminationÐ °"  Ðof€all€Forms€of€Racial€Discrimination€must€decide,€pursuant€to€article€14,€paragraph€7(a),€of€theÐ  #ð! ÐConvention,€whether€or€not€the€current€communication€is€admissible.€Ð $à" ÐÌ4.2€€The€Committee€notes€that,€although€the€petitioner€was€aware€that€she€could€have€challenged€theÐ p&À!$ Ðdecision€in€the€District€Court€not€to€appoint€her€to€the€vacant€post,€she€did€not€do€so,€as€she€believesÐ `'°"% Ðthat€the€legislation€is€deficient€and€claims€that€she€could€not€afford€to€take€such€an€action.€Ð P( #& ÐÌ4.3€€The€Committee€concludes€that,€notwithstanding€the€reservations€that€the€petitioner€might€haveÐ 0*€%( Ðregarding€the€effectiveness€of€the€current€legislation€to€prevent€racial€discrimination€in€the€labourÐ  +p&) Ðmarket,€it€was€incumbent€upon€her€to€pursue€the€remedies€available,€including€a€complaint€beforeÐ ,`'* Ðthe€District€Court.€The€Committee€recalls€that€doubts€about€€the€effectiveness€of€such€remedies,€doesÐ -P(+ Ðnot€absolve€an€petitioner€from€pursuing€them.€With€respect€to€the€Ô_Ôpetitioner'sÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_Ô€claim€that€she€couldÐ ð-@), Ðnot€issue€proceedings€in€the€District€Court€due€to€lack€of€funds,€the€Committee€notes€that€the€Ð ° Ðpetitioner€has€provided€no€further€information€in€this€regard€and€therefore€cannot€conclude€that€theÐ  ð Ðexpenses€involved€would€have€been€a€grave€impediment€excusing€her€from€the€obligation€to€exhaustÐ à Ðdomestic€remedies.€Ð €Ð ÐÌ4.4€€In€light€of€the€above,€the€Committee€considers€that€the€petitioner€has€failed€to€meet€theÐ ` ° Ðrequirements€of€article€14,€paragraph€7€(a),€of€the€Convention.€Ð P   ÐÌ5.€€The€Committee€on€the€Elimination€of€Racial€Discrimination€therefore€decides:€Ð 0 € ÐÌà  à(a)€That€the€communication€is€inadmissible;€Ð `  ÐÌà0  à(b)€That€this€decision€shall€be€communicated€to€the€petitioner€and,€for€information,€to€theÐ ð@  ÐState€party.€Ðà0 (#(# ÐÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÌÓPÓ