WPC5 \<Ҹzh7 s }P.y+LY%3yr,>\7ڃnIƨGPAoo􂸕4@ȱH. 8HB_L"@5xܰj>Mdq}Y%{S[ZF #UN[ % 0:^ w4  mHP LaserJet 4000 Series PS0(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX($USUS.,\, ha+ nt3|xU !USUS.,  _  7XXCONGO#XnX7L#      _CERD_ԀA/54/18_(1999) _  108.Atits1313thmeeting,on5March1999(see_CERD_/C/SR.1313),theCommitteereviewedthe O  implementationoftheConventionbytheCongoonthebasisofinformationfromUnitedNations 8  andothersources.TheCommitteenoteswithregretthattheinitialreportoftheCongohasbeen ! q overduesince10August1989.  Z  109.TheCommitteealsonoteswithregretthattheStatepartywasnotabletorespondtoits ,  invitationtoparticipateinthemeetingandtofurnishrelevantinformation.   110.TheCommitteeconsidersthatthearmedconflictsof1997hadanimportantethnicdimension.   111.TheCommitteedeploresthepartplayedbymercenariesandtheimpunitythathasbeen i enjoyedbythoseresponsibleforthemanyviolationsofhumanrightsandthedisplacementof R populations.ItnotesthatmembersofPygmygroupscontinuedtosufferfromethnicdiscrimination. ; 112.TheCommitteerequeststheStatepartytoinvestigatetheviolationsofhumanrights,in  ] particularactsofracialdiscrimination,tobringoffenderstotrial,tooffercompensationtovictims' F familiesandtodiscontinuetheemploymentofmercenaries. / 113.TheCommitteerequeststheStatepartytoprovideitwithrelevantinformationonthe  implementationoflegislationprohibitingandsanctioningracialdiscrimination.Italsowishesto  receiveinformationonimmigration,onthedemographiccompositionofthepopulationandon  measurestakentoensurethatperpetratorsofactsofviolencerelatedtoracialdiscriminationarenot l benefittingfromimpunity. U 114.TheCommitteeurgestheStatepartytoopenadialoguewiththeCommitteeassoonas ' w possible. !` 115.TheCommitteesuggeststhattheGovernmentoftheCongo,ifitwishes,mayavailitselfofthe "2! technicalassistanceofferedundertheadvisoryservicesandtechnicalassistanceprogrammeofthe #" OfficeoftheUnitedNationsHighCommissionerforHumanRights,withtheaimofdrawingupand $ # submittingassoonaspossibleareportdraftedinaccordancewiththereportingguidelines.