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Šhuman€rights€treaties€„€that€none€of€the€experts€expressed€any€dissatisfaction€when€the€ArgentineŠ ¤$ō" Šdelegation€concluded€its€replies€to€the€questions€put€to€it.Š ”%ä # ŠĢThe€dissatisfaction€of€the€experts€appears€all€the€more€odd€in€that€the€summary€record€of€the€meetingŠ t'Ä"% Š(see€E/C.12/1990/SR.19,€para.€38)€shows€that€none€of€them€asked€the€Chairman€for€the€floor€toŠ d(“#& Šexpress€his€concerns€and€thus€give€the€Argentine€representatives€an€opportunity€to€make€the€relevantŠ T)¤$' Šclarifications.Š D*”%( ŠĢIt€was€only€at€the€20ņņthóó€meeting€of€29€January€1990€„€and€in€the€absence€of€the€Argentine€delegation€„Š $,t'* Šthat€the€experts€expressed€their€criticisms,€a€situation€which€the€Chairman€of€the€meeting€himselfŠ -d(+ Šconsidered€inappropriate€since€he€š šdrew€attention€to€the€fact€that€the€debate€had€been€declared€closedŠ ° Šat€the€previous€meeting,€held€on€Friday,€26€January,€as€members€of€the€Committee€had€Ō_ŌhadŌ_Ō€noŠ  š Šfurther€questions€or€comments€on€the€Argentine€report,€and€that€the€statements€which€were€nowŠ ą Šbeing€made€were€reopening€the€discussion,€whereas€they€should€have€taken€place€when€theŠ €Š ŠArgentine€delegation€had€been€present€to€respond.€€He€considered€that€to€be€a€departure€from€theŠ pĄ ŠCommitteeššs€normal€procedure€.€.€.šš;€and€in€a€later€statement€he€added€š šthat€the€current€situation€wasŠ ` ° ŠŌ_Ōunprecedented.€€It€had€never€happened€that€a€delegation€had€been€denied€the€opportunity€to€reply€toŠ P   Šcomments€made€by€members€of€the€Committeešš€(see€E/C.12/1990/SR.20,€paras.€21€and€23).Š @  ŠĢThe€procedure€thus€adopted€ignored€the€principle€of€equality€of€opportunity€which€must€necessarilyŠ  p  Šbe€observed€by€all€the€supervisory€bodies€bearing€in€mind€the€eminently€legal€character€of€theirŠ `  Štasks,€with€the€aggravating€circumstance€in€the€present€case€that€it€meant€ignoring€the€rights€of€aŠ P  ŠState€party€to€the€Covenant.Š š@  ŠĢWe€also€consider€it€unacceptable€that€the€inclusion€in€the€Committeeššs€report€of€the€criticalŠ Š  Šparagraphs€in€question€is€largely€due€to€a€presentation€by€a€non„governmental€organization€madeŠ Ą Šsubsequently€to€our€statement.€€This€appears€clearly€from€the€summary€records,€and€in€particularŠ ° Šfrom€the€statement€by€Mr.€Texier,€who€declared€that€š šwhen€the€Argentine€delegation€had€finishedŠ  š Šreplying€to€the€questions€put€to€it,€none€of€the€experts€had€indicated€a€wish€to€speak,€and€theŠ ą ŠChairman€had€therefore€declared€the€meeting€closed.€€It€was€only€then€that€the€representative€of€aŠ €Š Šnon„governmental€organization€defending€the€rights€of€indigenous€persons€had€asserted€to€some€ofŠ pĄ Šthe€experts€that€the€replies€given€by€Argentina€were€unsatisfactory€on€certain€points€such€as€theŠ `° Šcensus€figures€for€indigenous€persons,€...€the€way€they€were€treated,€etc.€€If€the€experts€had€beenŠ P  Šaware€of€those€comments€before€the€end€of€the€meeting,€they€would€have€been€able€to€ask€additionalŠ @ Šquestionsšš€(see€E/C.12/1990/SR.20,€para.€42).Š 0€ ŠĢThe€Argentine€Republic€has€a€deep€respect€for€the€non„governmental€organizations€and€moreŠ ` Šparticularly€for€those€working€in€the€area€of€human€rights.€€It€would€never€venture€to€challenge€theirŠ P Šright€to€participate€in€the€life€of€international€organizations€and€to€make€any€criticisms€they€considerŠ š@ Šappropriate€regarding€the€action€of€States.€€Indeed,€we€encourage€that€activity,€convinced€as€we€areŠ ą0 Šthat€it€is€absolutely€necessary€and€desirable€to€ensure€that€all€views€are€heard.Š Š  ŠĢFor€that€reason,€we€consider€it€inadmissible€that€a€statement€by€a€representative€of€a€non„Š °"  Šgovernmental€organization€should€have€sufficed€to€make€the€majority€of€the€experts€change€theirŠ  #š! Šviews€regarding€the€Argentine€report€and€„€what€is€even€more€serious€„€without€allowing€ourŠ $ą" Šdelegation€its€legitimate€right€of€reply.Š €%Š # ŠĢIn€this€connection,€my€country€cannot€accept€the€argument€put€forward€by€Mr.€Alston€(seeŠ `'°"% ŠE/C.12/1990/SR.20,€para.€33)€to€the€effect€that€š šStates€parties€had€the€right€to€be€present€during€theŠ P( #& Šsubmission€of€the€concluding€observations€on€reports,€and€that€they€were€even€invited€to€do€sošš,Š @)$' Šgiving€in€that€regard€the€example€of€Cyprus.€€The€fact€is€that€29€January,€when€the€concludingŠ 0*€%( Šobservations€were€discussed,€was€the€date€on€which€the€forty„sixth€session€of€the€Commission€onŠ  +p&) ŠHuman€Rights€began,€which€obviously€made€it€difficult€for€the€Argentine€delegation€to€attend€theŠ ,`'* Šmeeting€of€the€Committee.€€In€any€case,€there€was€nothing€to€prevent€the€Committee,€had€it€Ō_ŌsoŠ -P(+ Šwished,€from€requesting€the€attendance€of€the€Argentine€delegation€for€the€purposes€of€the€requiredŠ š-@), Šclarifications€„€a€request€with€which€we€would€have€immediately€complied,€since€both€theŠ ° ŠCommittee€and€the€secretariat€of€the€Ō_ŌCentreŌ_Ō€for€Human€Rights€were€aware€that€the€head€of€theŠ  š ŠArgentine€delegation,€and€the€officials€of€the€Permanent€Mission€at€Geneva€who€accompanied€her,Š ą Šwere€available€if€their€attendance€at€the€Committee€was€requested.Š €Š ŠĢMy€Government€therefore€deplores€the€fact€that€the€Committee€should€have€failed€to€contact€ourŠ ` ° ŠMission€for€that€purpose,€or€at€any€time€to€invite€the€Argentine€delegation€to€participate€in€theŠ P   Šmeeting€at€which€the€concluding€observations€were€presented.Š @  ŠĢBefore€concluding,€I€wish€to€inform€you€that€in€due€course€my€Government€will€transmit€to€theŠ  p  ŠCommittee€its€response€to€all€the€concerns€expressed€by€the€experts,€in€compliance€with€itsŠ `  Šobligations€under€the€International€Covenant€on€Economic,€Social€and€Cultural€Rights€and€with€aŠ P  Šview€to€continuing€a€fluid€dialogue€with€the€body€under€your€chairmanship.Š š@  ŠĢAt€the€same€time,€the€authorities€of€my€country€cannot€but€draw€attention€to€what€they€consider€toŠ Š  Šbe€a€serious€breach€of€procedure€by€a€body€entrusted€with€monitoring€the€observance€of€a€humanŠ Ą Šrights€treaty,€inasmuch€as€that€breach€deprived€a€State€party€of€its€equality€of€opportunity€to€defendŠ ° Šits€position.€€This€resulted€in€critical€observations€on€the€part€of€the€Committee€which€we€believeŠ  š Šcould€have€been€avoided€in€large€measure€if€we€had€been€given€an€opportunity€of€furnishing€theŠ ą Šnecessary€explanations€at€the€appropriate€time€and€in€the€appropriate€form.Š €Š ŠĢIn€future,€the€Argentine€delegation€will€make€strenuous€efforts€both€in€the€Commission€on€HumanŠ `° ŠRights€and€in€the€Economic€and€Social€Council€and€the€General€Assembly€of€the€United€Nations,Š P  Što€ensure€that€all€United€Nations€bodies€concerned€with€the€protection€of€human€rights,€observe€asŠ @ Šstandard€practice€the€principle€of€equality€of€opportunity€to€respond€to€allegations€made€againstŠ 0€ ŠStates,€this€being€the€only€means€of€preventing€situations€in€which€they€go€undefended,€as€happenedŠ  p Što€Argentina€in€the€present€case.Š ` ŠĢAccept,€Sir,€the€assurances€of€my€highest€consideration.Š š@ ŠĢ(Signed)€Gregorio€DUPONTŠ Š  ŠMinister€PlenipotentiaryŠ Ą! ŠŌ_ŌChargŌ_Ō€dšš€affaires€a.i.Š °"  ŠŌ#†X¢XXX¢ #ŌĢĢņņŠ  €%Š # ŠÓ  ÓÓ  ÓóóŌUKUS.,Ōņ ņ€€€€€(ii)€Action€by€Treaty€Bodies,€Including€Reports€on€Missionsó óŠ ° ŠŌUS.,UK.,‹+ŌŌ‡X¢XXX¢ŌĢņ ņŌ_ŌCESCRŌ_Ō€E/1991/23ó óŠ ą ŠĢAnnex€VIIŠ pĄ ŠĢņņLetter€dated€11€December€1990€from€the€Chairman€of€the€Committee€on€Economic,€Social€andŠ P   ŠCultural€Rights€addressed€to€the€Permanent€Representative€of€Argentina€to€the€United€Nations€OfficeŠ @  Šat€GenevaóóŠ 0 € ŠĢI€wish€to€refer€on€behalf€of€the€Committee€on€Economic,€Social€and€Cultural€Rights€to€the€letterŠ `  Šaddressed€by€you€to€its€Chairman€on€4€May€1990€relating€to€the€concluding€observations€of€theŠ P  ŠCommittee€at€its€fourth€session€concerning€the€initial€report€of€Argentina€on€articles€13„15€of€theŠ š@  ŠCovenant.€€After€discussion€with€the€Committee€on€three€separate€occasions€during€its€fifth€sessionŠ ą0  ŠI€have€been€requested€by€my€colleagues€to€respond€in€the€terms€set€out€herein.Š Š  ŠĢOne€of€the€issues€arising€from€the€letter€concerns€the€methods€of€work€of€the€Committee€and,€inŠ ° Šparticular,€its€practice€of€reflecting€in€its€report€any€concluding€observations€that€its€membersŠ  š Šconsider€to€be€warranted€at€the€conclusion€of€the€examination€of€each€State€partyššs€report.€€ThisŠ ą Šprocedure€has€been€clearly€laid€down€in€the€Committeeššs€reports,€and€is€reflected€in€the€rules€ofŠ €Š Šprocedure€which€were€adopted€by€the€Committee€at€its€third€session.€€As€the€Government€willŠ pĄ Šcertainly€appreciate,€the€Committee€is€obliged€to€retain€its€autonomy€in€such€matters€in€order€toŠ `° Šensure€its€effective€functioning.Š P  ŠĢAnother€issue€arising€from€the€letter€concerns€the€issue€of€indigenous€minorities€and€the€use€by€someŠ 0€ Šmembers€of€the€Committee€of€information€provided€to€them€by€non„governmental€organizations.€Š  p ŠThe€Committee€notes€that€its€rules€of€procedure€for€the€use€of€all€relevant€sources€of€information€toŠ ` Šfacilitate€its€work.€€The€Committee€attaches€great€importance€to€the€need€to€ensure€the€properŠ P Šapplication€of€its€procedures€and€its€members€have€always€Ō_ŌendeavouredŌ_Ō€to€respect€this€principle.€€ItŠ š@ Šis€with€considerable€regret€therefore€that€the€Committee€notes€the€view€of€the€Government€that,€inŠ ą0 Šthis€instance,€its€members€failed€to€follow€the€correct€procedures.€€In€order€to€ensure€that€theŠ Š  ŠCommittee€does€indeed€take€fully€into€account€all€information€available€from€the€Government,€theŠ Ą! ŠCommittee€warmly€welcomes€the€information€that€the€Government€will,€in€due€course,€transmit€toŠ °"  Šthe€Committee€in€response€to€all€the€concerns€expressed€by€the€experts.€€The€Committee€looksŠ  #š! Šforward€to€receiving€that€information€which€will€contribute€further€towards€the€constructive€dialogueŠ $ą" Šthat€characterizes€its€work.Š €%Š # ŠĢ(Signed)€€Ō_ŌValeriŌ_Ō€I.€Ō_ŌKouznetsovŌ_ŌŠ `'°"% ŠChairmanŠ P( #& ŠCommittee€on€Economic,€Social€and€Cultural€RightsŠ @)$' ŠŌ#†X¢XXX¢,#ŌÓ|+Ó