ÿWPCc It©¯ŒEO¶°uN¶¡u9_ìy˜}²kù»!ö³m¥ÓH‰Ísµ^Þ΋ÓXÑFÇ:&’žƒvÇ/M’ΞA¿jŒtG'’J»tìSBgLsr@< ÀŒãƘÄÝÆqÆXßi¨O³ìè:tÐÉÕdïrÄiPJëå°èè™RÐÆ[º¶–_䈫®j|þåz}ª/#2X5%àMö b~üs¦œOžÿP­j]¬ë}E}Ïvﾸ Eï áwp@Þ|÷š]EÞhITm!õ®7ûMöOÓ ^o ­ÍÈûQýââ‡ëLÜçC«Ïöx ».o½¾d{«³À=¤–{9Ž7$ÙLå¼… K¯ñ™¼èFm—’rô¼Ò>Œ¥ý"`´”C>éÀÉæÑ°4";9µË¹MO~ž=æs~7ZzµÑOP)Žš›*i9¦U®hׂò0ªð¥!;BÕaÚ–µ ,n:·ë Û/ÿ·¦Òcº"¿v.W:xMþ)¯ [-â: ÿŽ3^éÞ»뀱FJµõ¶v7cÜͲé„£Y0‹G'ùœmbéÈàDîEœ0»¯åM{r#Gfð3t4V]êñfï #ɶUN %Í 0:Ó^ w41@ mBYNa˜\\YORK_UNIVERSITY\q_hrts_hp4000tnÒV,,,,ÒV0&Öd9 Z‹6Times New Roman RegularX(üœ$¡¡ÔUSUS.,Ô7­z/— ½”u/¤(’€Corel3|x ÿU‹ÿÀÀÀ Ý ƒüœ!ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  ÝÔ_Ôà@üü%ìàÔ€¼{»XXÔò òCAPE€VERDEó óˆÐ ° ÐÔ€X*X»¼{ÔÌÌò òÔ_ÔCERDÔ_Ô€€A/37/18€(1982)ó óÐ “ã ÐÌÌÓ  Ó135.€€The€initial€report€of€Cape€Verde€(Ô_ÔCERDÔ_Ô/C/61/Add.5)€was€considered€by€the€CommitteeÐ O Ÿ Ðwithout€the€participation€of€a€representative€of€the€reporting€State.Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌ136.€€The€members€of€the€Committee€expressed€general€satisfaction€with€the€report,€which€hadÐ  Z  Ðfollowed€the€guidelines€laid€down€by€the€Committee€and€which€was€detailed€and€to€the€point.€€TheyÐ ó C  Ðstated,€however,€that€it€would€have€been€useful€if€a€representative€of€the€Government€had€beenÐ Ü,  Ðpresent,€especially€since€the€Committee€was€discussing€the€initial€report€of€Cape€Verde,€andÐ Å  Ðrequested€the€Government€to€ensure€that€its€representative€would€be€present€during€the€discussionÐ ®þ  Ðof€the€second€periodic€report,€which€is€due€on€2€November€1982.Ð —ç  ÐÌ137.€€Referring€to€the€statement€in€the€report€that€there€is€no€racial€discrimination€is€Cape€Verde€andÐ i¹ Ðtherefore€no€need€for€any€legal€measures,€the€members€of€the€Committee€pointed€out€that€theÐ R¢ Ðabsence€of€any€racial€discrimination€did€not€constitute€sufficient€justification€for€not€fulfillingÐ ;‹ Ðobligations€under€the€Convention€and€that€the€adoption€of€the€required€legislation€was€not€only€aÐ $t Ðlegal€obligation€for€States€Parties€but€also€a€political€responsibility€since€the€Convention€was€aimedÐ  ] Ðat€creating€a€system€of€prevention€through€international€legislation.€€One€member€of€the€CommitteeÐ öF Ðstated€that€the€incorporation€of€the€Convention€into€the€municipal€legal€order€would€constitute€aÐ ß/ Ðstrong€basis€for€action€and€it€could€also€play€an€important€€role€in€influencing€the€legal€system,€inÐ È Ðthe€meantime€while€more€specific€measures€were€being€prepared.Ð ± ÐÌ138.€€With€reference€to€article€2€of€the€Convention€and€in€connection€with€the€information€given€inÐ ƒÓ Ðthe€report€that€emigrant€Cape€Ô_ÔVerdeansÔ_Ô€had€been€the€victims€of€racial€discrimination,€some€membersÐ l¼ Ðasked€for€further€details€concerning€the€international€agreements€referred€to,€whether€the€interestsÐ U¥ Ðof€Cape€Ô_ÔVerdeanÔ_Ô€citizens€abroad€were€being€properly€protected,€and€which€rights€were€enjoyed€byÐ >Ž Ðforeigners€and€the€emigrant€population€in€Cape€Verde.Ð ' w ÐÌ139.€€With€regard€to€implementation€of€articles€4€and€6€of€the€Convention,€it€was€noted€that€theÐ ù!I  ÐPortuguese€Penal€Code€currently€in€force€in€Cape€Verde€did€not€define€the€dissemination€of€ideasÐ â"2! Ðbased€on€racial€superiority€or€hatred€as€a€crime,€and,€despite€the€reference€in€the€report€to€protectionÐ Ë#" Ðfor€victims€of€racial€discrimination€in€the€sphere€of€public€law,€they€appeared€to€have€no€possibilityÐ ´$ # Ðof€access€to€the€courts.€€Members€of€the€Committee€expressed€the€hope€that€the€new€Penal€Code€atÐ %í $ Ðpresent€being€drawn€up€for€Cape€Verde€would€fulfil€the€requirements€of€articles€4€and€6€of€theÐ †&Ö!% ÐConvention.Ð o'¿"& ÐÌ140.€€Concerning€the€implementation€of€article€5,€a€member€of€the€Committee€noted€that,€under€theÐ A)‘$( Ðprovision€contained€in€article€31.2€of€the€Constitution,€every€citizen€enjoyed€personal€inviolabilityÐ **z%) Ðand€no€citizen€could€be€imprisoned€or€suffer€any€punishment€ð ðexcept€in€the€cases€and€manner,€andÐ +c&* Ðsubject€to€the€safeguards€laid€down€by€law,ðð€and€requested€further€clarification€concerning€theÐ ü+L'+ Ðconditions€and€exceptions€laid€down€for€this€and€other€fundamental€guarantees.€€It€was€also€askedÐ å,5(, Ðwhich€rights€were€guaranteed€to€aliens;€whether€trade€unions€in€Cape€Verde€had€the€right€to€bargainÐ Î-)- ÐÔ_Ôor€merely€looked€after€the€welfare€of€the€working€class;€whether€citizens€could€receive€free€legal€aid;Ð ° Ðhow€nationality€was€acquired;€whether€dual€nationality€was€permitted€and€what€the€status€of€aÐ ™é Ðnaturalized€citizen€was.€€Ð ‚Ò ÐÌ141.€€As€far€as€article€7€of€the€Convention€was€concerned,€some€members€of€the€Committee€notedÐ T¤ Ðthat€implementation€of€its€provisions€called€not€only€for€public€information€activities,€but€also€forÐ =  Ðthe€adoption€of€effective€measures€to€promote€understanding,€harmony€and€tolerance€amongÐ & v Ðdifferent€groups.€€The€Government€was€requested€to€provide€information€on€what€was€being€doneÐ  _ Ðin€the€respect€in€its€second€periodic€report.Ð  ø H Ðò òÔ_ÔCERDÔ_Ô€€A/39/18€(1984)ó óÐ ° ÐÌÌ225.€€The€second€periodic€report€of€Cape€Verde€(Ô_ÔCERDÔ_Ô/C/86/Add.4)€was€introduced€by€theÐ l¼ Ðrepresentative€of€the€reporting€State€who€indicate€that€his€country€did€not€have€minorities€and€thatÐ U¥ Ðthe€entire€population€spoke€the€same€language.€He€also€stressed€the€fact€that€because€two€thirds€ofÐ > Ž Ðits€population€had€emigrated€and€worked€in€other€countries,€Cape€Verde€had€concluded€a€numberÐ ' w Ðof€bilateral€agreements€to€protect€the€rights€of€its€many€citizens€working€abroad.Ð  ` ÐÌ226.€€The€Committee€emphasized€the€importance€of€maintaining€a€constructive€dialogue€with€theÐ â 2  Ðreporting€State€and€expressed€the€hope€that€the€next€periodic€report€of€Cape€Verde€would€take€intoÐ Ë   Ðaccount€the€Committeeððs€guidelines€(Ô_ÔCERDÔ_Ô/C/70/Rev.1).Ð ´  ÐÌ227.€€Members€of€the€Committee€asked€whether€the€Convention€had€been€incorporated€into€CapeÐ †Ö  ÐVerdeððs€legal€system€and€whether€it€could€be€invoked€before€the€courts.€It€was€also€asked€whetherÐ o¿  ÐCape€Verde€continued€using€the€Portuguese€Penal€Code.Ð X¨  ÐÌ228.€€With€regard€to€article€3,€although€the€Committee€took€note€that€Cape€Verde€condemned€racialÐ *z Ðsegregation€and€òòapartheidóó,€it€was€pointed€out,€however,€that€the€next€report€of€Cape€Verde€shouldÐ c Ðprovide€information€on€the€countryððs€relationship€with€the€racist€regime€of€South€Africa.Ð üL ÐÌ229.€€In€connection€with€the€implementation€of€article€5,€members€requested€in€general€moreÐ Î Ðdetailed€€information€in€the€next€periodic€report€and€asked,€specifically,€whether€there€was€anÐ · Ðexception€to€the€nationality€laws€in€respect€of€Cape€Ô_ÔVerdeansÔ_Ô€residing€in€Guinea„Bissau;€whetherÐ  ð Ða€Cape€Ô_ÔVerdeanÔ_Ô€who€settled€in€Guinea„Bissau€could€easily€return€and€acquire€Cape€Ô_ÔVerdeanÔ_ÔÐ ‰Ù Ðcitizenship€and€whether€dual€nationality€was€possible€in€such€cases;€how€was€the€right€to€freedomÐ r Ðof€movement€between€Guinea„Bissau€and€Cape€Verde€guaranteed;€whether€there€were€any€whiteÐ [« Ðsettlers€still€residing€on€the€island€and€whether€there€had€been€any€problems€connected€withÐ D” Ðcompensation€for€their€property€after€independence.Ð -} ÐÌ230.€€With€reference€to€articles€4,€6€and€7,€the€Committee€requested€more€detailed€informationÐ ÿO Ðregarding€the€countryððs€fulfilment€of€its€obligations€under€those€articles.Ð è 8 ÐÌ231.€€Replying€to€questions€raised€by€members,€the€representative€of€Cape€Verde€informed€theÐ º" ! ÐCommittee€that€the€former€penal€code€was€still€being€applied€with€the€necessary€amendments€whichÐ £#ó" Ðwere€introduced€after€independence.€€Special€legislation€concerning€acts€of€racial€discriminationÐ Œ$Ü# Ð(including€compensation€for€victims)€was€under€consideration€by€a€special€committee€for€the€studyÐ u%Å $ Ðof€the€reform€of€penal€legislation.€€He€indicated€that€general€international€law€was€applied€directly,Ð ^&®!% Ðdespite€the€fact€that€the€Constitution€contained€no€provisions€for€incorporating€international€law€intoÐ G'—"& Ðthe€domestic€legal€system.€€The€Conventionððs€provisions€dealing€with€punishment€for€crimes,Ð 0(€#' Ðhowever,€could€not€be€applied€directly,€since€the€Constitution€established€the€principle€òòÔ_ÔnullumÔ_ÔÐ )i$( ÐÔ_ÔcrimenÔ_Ôóó,€òòÔ_ÔnullaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔpoenaÔ_Ô€sine€Ô_ÔlegeÔ_Ôóó.Ð *R%) ÐÌ232.€€Turning€to€the€questions€dealing€with€the€interrelationship€between€Cape€Verde€and€Guinea„Ð Ô+$'+ ÐBissau€and€the€implementation€of€civil€rights€set€out€under€article€5€of€the€Convention,€he€said€thatÐ ½, (, Ðat€present€Cape€Verde€and€Guinea„Bissau€were€two€independent€and€sovereign€States;€Cape€VerdeÐ ¦-ö(- Ðhad€done€what€it€could€to€renew€its€relations€with€Guinea„Bissau€after€the€òòcoup€dððetatóó€but€noÐ ° Ðunification€process€was€envisaged.€€With€regard€to€the€question€about€freedom€of€movement,€heÐ ™é Ðpointed€out€that€many€of€the€countryððs€citizens€lived€abroad.€€Concerning€the€question€about€whiteÐ ‚Ò Ðsettlers,€he€said€that€there€had€been€few€Portugese€settlers€in€the€country€at€the€time€of€independence.Ð k» ÐÌ233.€€The€representative€assured€the€Committee€that€the€next€periodic€report€of€Cape€Verde€wouldÐ =  Ðsupplement€information€regarding€his€countryððs€relations€with€South€Africa€as€well€as€on€theÐ & v Ðimplementation€of€article€7.Ð   _ Ðò òÔ_ÔCERDÔ_Ô€€A/47/18€(1992)ó óÐ ° ÐÌÌ228.€€At€its€949òòthóó€and€952òòndóó€meetings,€on€10€and€12€August€1992€(see€Ô_ÔCERDÔ_Ô/C/SR.949€and€952),€theÐ l¼ ÐCommittee€reviewed€the€implementation€of€the€Convention€by€Cape€Verde€on€the€basis€of€itsÐ U¥ Ðprevious€report€(Ô_ÔCERDÔ_Ô/C/86/Add.4)€and€its€consideration€by€the€Committee€(see€Ô_ÔCERDÔ_Ô/C/SR.662Ð > Ž Ðand€663).€€The€Committee€noted€that€no€reports€had€been€received€from€the€State€party€since€1983.Ð ' w ÐÌ229.€€Members€of€the€Committee€recalled€that,€in€its€initial€report,€Cape€Verde€had€providedÐ ù I Ðinformation€on€the€constitutional,€legislative€and€administrative€arrangements€prevailing€in€thatÐ â 2  Ðcountry.€€A€number€of€questions€had€subsequently€been€raised€by€Committee€members.Ð Ë   ÐÌ230.€€After€some€delay,€Cape€Verde€had€submitted€its€second€periodic€report,€which€was€consideredÐ í  Ðin€1984.€€Members€of€the€Committee€had€expressed€the€opinion€at€that€time€that€the€second€periodicÐ †Ö  Ðreport€had€not€completely€responded€to€earlier€points€raised€and€additional€questions€were€asked.Ð o¿  ÐUnfortunately,€no€further€reports€had€been€submitted€by€the€State€party€since€then.Ð X¨  ÐÌ231.€€During€the€consideration€of€the€second€periodic€report,€the€representative€of€Cape€Verde€hadÐ *z Ðinformed€the€Committee€that€the€Convention€was€part€of€the€national€law€and€had€been€publishedÐ c Ðin€the€gazette.€€However,€the€non„self„executing€provisions€of€the€Convention€could€not€be€appliedÐ üL Ðdirectly€but€needed€to€be€implemented€through€the€enactment€of€specific€legislation.€€SuchÐ å5 Ðlegislation€had€not€been€adopted€but€the€Penal€Code€was€under€review€and€the€implementation€ofÐ Î Ðthe€Convention€was€to€be€included.€€The€State€party€was€invited€to€inform€the€Committee€of€theÐ · Ðresults€of€the€review€and€subsequent€developments..Ð  ð ÐÌ232.€€Members€of€the€Committee€requested€further€information€on€the€application€of€article€3€of€theÐ r ÐConvention€as€€well€as€more€detailed€information€on€the€enjoyment€in€Cape€Verde€of€the€rightsÐ [« Ðenumerated€in€article€5.€€Information€was€also€requested€on€any€cases€dealing€with€racialÐ D” Ðdiscrimination€that€had€been€brought€before€the€courts€and€on€measures€taken€in€connection€withÐ -} Ðarticle€7€of€the€Convention.Ð f ÐÌòòConcluding€observationsóóÐ è 8 ÐÌ233.€€In€concluding€the€review,€the€Committee€regretted€that€Cape€Verde€had€not€been€able€toÐ º" ! Ðrespond€to€its€invitation€to€participate€in€its€meeting€and€to€furnish€relevant€information.€€TheÐ £#ó" ÐCommittee€wished€to€draw€the€attention€of€the€State€party€to€the€possibility€of€requesting€technicalÐ Œ$Ü# Ðassistance€from€the€Center€for€Human€Rights€in€the€preparation€of€its€report.Ð u%Å $ ÐÌ234.€€The€Committee€urged€the€State€party€to€fulfil€its€reporting€obligations€as€soon€as€possible,Ð G'—"& Ðtaking€into€account€the€Committeeððs€current€review.€€In€that€regard,€the€State€party€was€advised€toÐ 0(€#' Ðfollow€the€revised€guidelines€of€the€Committee€and€to€provide€the€core€information€requested€inÐ )i$( Ðdocument€Ô_ÔHRIÔ_Ô/1991/1.Ð  *R%) Ðò òÔ_ÔCERDÔ_Ô€€A/51/18€(1996)ó óÐ ° ÐÌÌ437.€€At€its€1166òòthóó€meeting,€held€on€12€August€1996€(see€Ô_ÔCERDÔ_Ô/C/SR.1166),€the€CommitteeÐ l¼ Ðreviewed€the€implementation€of€the€Convention€by€Cape€Verde€based€upon€its€previous€reportsÐ U¥ Ð(Ô_ÔCERDÔ_Ô/C/86/Add.4)€and€its€consideration€by€the€Committee€(see€Ô_ÔCERDÔ_Ô/C/SR.662,€663,€949€andÐ > Ž Ð952).€The€Committee€noted€with€regret€that€no€report€had€been€submitted€to€the€Committee€sinceÐ ' w Ð1983.Ð  ` ÐÌ438.€€The€Committee€regretted€that€Cape€Verde€had€not€responded€to€its€invitation€to€participate€inÐ â 2  Ðthe€meeting€and€to€furnish€relevant€information.€The€Committee€decided€that€a€communicationÐ Ë   Ðshould€be€sent€to€the€Government€of€Cape€Verde€setting€out€its€reporting€obligations€under€theÐ ´  ÐConvention€and€urging€that€the€dialogue€with€the€Committee€should€be€resumed€as€soon€as€possible.Ð í  ÐÌ439.€€The€Committee€suggested€that€the€Government€of€Cape€Verde€avail€itself€of€the€technicalÐ o¿  Ðassistance€offered€under€the€advisory€services€and€technical€assistance€program€of€the€Center€forÐ X¨  ÐHuman€Rights,€with€the€aim€of€preparing€and€submitting€as€soon€as€possible€an€updated€reportÐ A‘ Ðdrafted€in€accordance€with€the€reporting€guidelines.Ð *z ÐÐ  c ÐÔCEUS.,ÔÌò òÔ_ÔCERDÔ_Ô€€A/58/18€(2003)ó óÐ ™é ÐÌ351.€€The€Committee€considered€the€third€to€twelfth€periodic€reports€of€Cape€Verde,€submitted€inÐ l¼ Ða€single€document€(Ô_ÔCERDÔ_Ô/C/426/Add.1),€at€its€1586th€and€1587th€meetings€(Ô_ÔCERDÔ_Ô/C/SR.1586€andÐ U¥ Ð1587)€held€on€5€and€6€August€2003.€€At€its€1602nd€meeting€(Ô_ÔCERDÔ_Ô/C/SR.1602),€held€on15€AugustÐ > Ž Ð2003,€it€adopted€the€following€concluding€observations.Ð ' w ÐÌA.€€€òòIntroductionóóÐ ù I ÐÌ352.€€The€Committee€welcomes€the€third€to€twelfth€periodic€reports€as€well€as€the€additionalÐ Ë   Ðinformation€provided€by€the€State€partyððs€delegation€during€its€oral€presentation,€and€expresses€itsÐ ´  Ðappreciation€for€the€opportunity€to€resume€its€dialogue€with€the€State€party€after€a€lapse€Ð í  Ðof€20€years.€€It€notes€that€during€this€period,€Cape€Verdeððs€political€situation€evolved€in€such€a€wayÐ †Ö  Ðthat€it€is€now€a€fully€working€multiparty€democracy,€dedicated€to€upholding€the€rule€of€law€andÐ o¿  Ðhuman€rights.€€The€Committee€hopes€that€the€State€party€will€hereafter€ensure€the€timely€submissionÐ X¨  Ðof€its€periodic€reports,€as€required€by€article€9€of€the€Convention.Ð A‘ ÐÌ353.€€The€Committee€expresses€its€appreciation€for€the€report€and€the€frank€and€constructiveÐ c Ðresponses€to€the€questions€raised,€even€though€the€report€does€not€conform€fully€to€the€CommitteeððsÐ üL Ðreporting€guidelines.€€In€this€connection,€the€Committee€suggests€that€the€Government€of€CapeÐ å5 ÐVerde€avail€itself€of€the€technical€assistance€offered€under€the€advisory€services€and€technicalÐ Î Ðassistance€programme€of€the€Office€of€the€High€Commissioner€for€Human€Rights,€with€the€aim€ofÐ · Ðpreparing€and€submitting€its€next€periodic€report€in€accordance€with€the€reporting€guidelines.Ð  ð ÐÌ354.€€While€generally€rejecting€affirmations€of€homogeneity,€the€Committee€understands€the€StateÐ r Ðpartyððs€assertion€that€its€population€is€homogeneous€to€mean€that,€having€no€autochthonous€people,Ð [« Ðthe€Cape€Ô_ÔVerdeansÔ_Ô€are€the€product€of€an€intermingling€of€people€from€many€nations€and€regions.€€Ð D” ÐÌB.€€òòFactors€and€difficulties€impeding€implementation€of€the€ConventionóóÐ f ÐÌ355.€€The€Committee€takes€note€that€Cape€Verde€is€a€developing€country€that€became€independentÐ è 8 Ðrather€recently€and€suffers€from€a€poor€natural€resource€base,€including€serious€water€shortagesÐ Ñ!!  Ðexacerbated€by€cycles€of€long„term€drought.€€The€Committee€also€notes€the€State€partyððs€geographicÐ º" ! Ðspread€over€several€islands€which,€combined€with€other€difficulties,€poses€problems€in€the€provisionÐ £#ó" Ðof€services.€€Ð Œ$Ü# ÐÌC.€€òòPositive€aspectsóóÐ ^&®!% ÐÌ356.€€The€Committee€notes€with€appreciation€the€commitment€to€human€rights€manifested€by€CapeÐ 0(€#' ÐVerde€through€the€ratification€of€a€large€number€of€international€instruments€as€well€as€theÐ )i$( Ðestablishment€of€relevant€institutions€and€the€implementation€of€pertinent€programmes€in€the€fieldÐ *R%) Ðof€human€rights.€€The€Committee€also€welcomes€the€fact€that€the€international€human€rightsÐ ë*;&* Ðinstruments€ratified€by€Cape€Verde€are€directly€applicable€before€the€domestic€courts.Ð Ô+$'+ ÐÌ357.€€The€Committee€welcomes€the€creation€of€the€National€Human€Rights€Committee€(Ô_ÔNHRCÔ_Ô)€inÐ ¦-ö(- Ð2001,€entrusted€with€the€promotion€and€dissemination€of€human€rights€and€internationalÐ ° Ðhumanitarian€law€awareness,€and€commends€its€elaboration€of€the€ð ðCape€Ô_ÔVerdeanÔ_Ô€Plan€of€ActionÐ ™é Ðfor€Human€Rights€and€Citizenshipðð,€the€text€of€which€will€be€conveyed€to€the€Committee€as€soonÐ ‚Ò Ðas€it€is€translated.€€The€Committee€invites€the€State€party€to€provide€additional€information€on€theÐ k» Ðdegree€of€independence€of€Ô_ÔNHRCÔ_Ô,€its€funding,€methods€of€work,€activities€and€further€achievements.€Ð T¤ ÐÌ358.€€Likewise,€the€Committee€commends€the€establishment€of€the€office€of€the€OmbudsmanÐ & v Ð(Ô_ÔProvedorÔ_Ô€da€Ô_ÔJusti aÔ_Ô)€and€the€adoption€of€a€new€Penal€Code.€€The€Committee€notes,€however,€thatÐ  _ Ðthe€new€Penal€Code€will€only€enter€into€force€in€2004€and€that€the€Ombudsman€has€not€yet€beenÐ ø H Ðappointed€owing€to€financial€constraints.Ð á 1  ÐÌ359.€€The€Committee€welcomes€the€information€provided€on€the€project€aiming€at€the€introductionÐ ³  Ðof€human€rights€education€as€part€of€the€school€curriculum,€in€conformity€with€article€7€of€theÐ œì  ÐConvention.Ð …Õ  ÐÌ360.€€The€Committee€notes€with€appreciation€the€steps€taken€to€give€adequate€recognition€to€theÐ W§  ÐCreole€language,€without€prejudice€to€the€use€of€Portuguese€as€the€main€official€language€in€theÐ @ Ðcountry.Ð )y ÐÌ361.€€The€Committee€welcomes€the€establishment€of€a€joint€committee€by€the€Ministry€of€JusticeÐ ûK Ðand€the€Interior€and€the€Ministry€of€Foreign€Affairs,€Cooperation€and€Communities€to€addressÐ ä4 Ðproblems€encountered€by€immigrants€in€Cape€Verde.€€Ð Í ÐÌD.€€òòConcerns€and€recommendationsóóÐ Ÿï ÐÌ362.€€With€respect€to€article€4€(a)€of€the€Convention,€the€Committee€is€concerned€about€the€lack€ofÐ qÁ Ðlegal€provisions€to€implement€the€State€partyððs€obligations,€notably€the€absence€of€legislativeÐ Zª Ðmeasures€punishing€acts€of€racial€discrimination€and€violence.€€Ð C“ ÐÌà0  àNoting€the€oral€information€provided€by€the€delegation€that€a€new€Penal€Code€containingÐ e Ðprovisions€on€this€issue€will€enter€into€force€at€the€beginning€of€2004,€the€CommitteeÐ þN Ðrecommends€that€the€State€party€fully€comply€with€the€obligations€under€article€4€(a)€andÐ ç 7 Ðinvites€the€State€party€to€provide€additional€and€more€specific€information€on€this€subject€inÐ Ð!   Ðits€next€report.й" !(#(# ÐÌ363.€€The€Committee€notes€with€concern€that€immigrants€from€the€Economic€Community€of€WesternÐ ‹$Û# ÐAfrican€States€(Ô_ÔECOWASÔ_Ô)€are€often€referred€to€as€ð ðÔ_ÔMandjacoÔ_Ôðð,€a€term€which€may€have€negativeÐ t%Ä $ Ðconnotations.€€It€also€notes€instances€of€discrimination€against€members€of€communities€comingÐ ]&­!% Ðfrom€Ô_ÔECOWASÔ_Ô€countries€on€account€of€the€involvement€of€some€of€them€in€antisocial€practices€suchÐ F'–"& Ðas€drug„trafficking€and€prostitution.€€Ð /(#' ÐÌà0  àThe€Committee€recommends€that€the€State€party€take€appropriate€measures€to€combatÐ *Q%) Ðstereotyping€of€certain€groups€of€immigrants€and€that€it€provide€additional€information€in€itsÐ ê*:&* Ðnext€periodic€report€on€the€steps€taken€in€this€regard.€€ÐÓ+#'+(#(# ÐÌ364.€€The€Committee€is€concerned€about€the€occurrence€of€trafficking€in€persons,€affecting€inÐ ¥-õ(- Ðparticular€foreigners€and€people€of€different€race€or€ethnic€origin,€in€the€State€party€which,€accordingÐ ° Ðto€the€information€received,€is€used€as€a€transit€point€by€smugglers.Ð ™é ÐÌà0  àThe€Committee€recommends€that€the€State€party€monitor€closely€the€phenomenon€ofÐ k» Ðtrafficking€in€persons€and€provide€additional€and€more€specific€information€on€the€relevantÐ T¤ Ðprovisions€contained€in€the€new€Penal€Code€and€their€implementation.Ð= (#(# ÐÌ365.€€While€the€Committee€welcomes€the€efforts€made€by€the€State€party€to€ensure€theÐ  _ Ðimplementation€of€the€Convention€with€respect€to€women€and€the€existence€of€civil€societyÐ ø H Ðorganizations€working€in€the€field€of€promotion€and€protection€of€womenððs€rights,€it€is€concernedÐ á 1  Ðabout€the€stereotyping€of€women€in€particular€those€of€foreign€origin€in€Cape€Verde,€as€well€as€theÐ Ê   Ðinsufficient€representation€of€women€at€high€political€level€in€the€labour€market€and€in€culturalÐ ³  Ðaffairs.Ð œì  ÐÌà0  àThe€Committee€recommends€that€the€State€party€take€all€appropriate€measures€to€guaranteeÐ n¾  Ðthe€equal€enjoyment€by€women,€free€from€racial€discrimination,€of€the€rights€under€theÐ W§  ÐConvention€and€draws€the€attention€of€the€State€party€to€its€general€recommendation€XXVÐ @ Ðon€gender„related€dimensions€of€racial€discrimination.€€Ð)y(#(# ÐÌ366.€€The€Committee€notes€the€lack€of€information€on€the€legislative,€judicial,€administrative€orÐ ûK Ðother€measures€which€give€effect€to€the€provisions€of€article€6€of€the€Convention€and€recommendsÐ ä4 Ðthat€the€State€party€include€in€its€next€periodic€report€statistical€information€on€prosecutionsÐ Í Ðlaunched€and€penalties€imposed€in€cases€of€offences€which€relate€to€racial€discrimination.€€TheÐ ¶ ÐCommittee€further€requests€the€State€party€to€ensure€that€appropriate€provisions€are€available€inÐ Ÿï Ðnational€legislation€and€to€inform€the€public€about€all€legal€remedies€in€the€field€of€racialÐ ˆØ Ðdiscrimination.€€Ð qÁ ÐÌ367.€€The€Committee€notes€that€the€State€party€has€not€yet€made€the€optional€declaration€providedÐ C“ Ðfor€in€article€14€of€the€Convention,€and€hopes€that€the€assurance€given€by€the€delegation€of€CapeÐ ,| ÐVerde€that€it€will€do€so€as€soon€as€possible€will€be€promptly€implemented.Ð e ÐÌ368.€€The€Committee€strongly€recommends€that€the€State€party€ratify€the€amendments€to€article8,Ð ç 7 Ðparagraph€6,€of€the€Convention,€adopted€on€15€January€1992€at€the€Fourteenth€Meetings€of€StatesÐ Ð!   ÐParties€to€the€Convention€and€endorsed€by€the€General€Assembly€in€its€resolution€47/111.€€In€thisÐ ¹" ! Ðconnection,€the€Committee€refers€to€General€Assembly€resolution57/194€of€18€December€2002,€inÐ ¢#ò" Ðwhich€the€Assembly€strongly€urged€States€parties€to€accelerate€their€domestic€ratification€proceduresÐ ‹$Û# Ðwith€regard€to€the€amendment€and€to€notify€the€Secretary„General€expeditiously€in€writing€of€theirÐ t%Ä $ Ðagreement€to€the€amendment.Ð ]&­!% ÐÌ369.€€The€Committee€recommends€that€the€State€party€take€into€account€the€relevant€parts€of€theÐ /(#' ÐDurban€Declaration€and€Programme€of€Action€when€implementing€the€Convention€in€the€domesticÐ )h$( Ðlegal€order,€in€particular€in€respect€of€articles€2€to€7€of€the€Convention,€and€that€it€include€in€its€nextÐ *Q%) Ðperiodic€report€information€on€action€plans€or€other€measures€taken€to€implement€the€DurbanÐ ê*:&* ÐDeclaration€and€Programme€of€Action€at€national€level.Ð Ó+#'+ ÐÌ370.€€The€Committee€encourages€the€State€party€to€consult€with€organizations€of€civil€societyÐ ¥-õ(- Ðworking€in€the€area€of€Ô_ÔcombatingÔ_Ô€racial€discrimination€during€the€preparation€of€the€next€periodicÐ ° Ðreports.Ð ™é ÐÌ371.€€The€Committee€recommends€that€the€State€partyððs€reports€be€made€readily€available€to€theÐ k» Ðpublic€from€the€time€they€are€submitted€and€that€the€observations€of€the€Committee€on€these€reportsÐ T¤ Ðbe€similarly€publicized.Ð =  ÐÌ372.€€The€Committee€recommends€that€the€State€party€submit€its€thirteenth€periodic€report€jointlyÐ  _ Ðwith€its€fourteenth€periodic€report,€due€on€2€November€2006,€as€an€updated€report€and€that€it€addressÐ ø H Ðall€points€raised€in€the€present€concluding€observations.Ð á 1  ÐÔUS.,CE.,x<Ô