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Šconsacre€aux€activits€de€suivi.Š Ž&."# ŠĢ16.€M.€LALLAH€convient€avec€M.€Mavrommatis€que€la€teneur€du€rapport€ne€devrait€pas€tre€divulgueŠ Ņ("$% Š€lššextrieur€pour€le€moment.€Toutefois,€il€tient€€replacer€le€rapport€dans€le€contexte€plus€gnral€desŠ Ģ)%& Šactivits€du€Comit€relatives€au€Protocole€facultatif.€A€ce€propos,€il€considre€que€la€mission€effectue€parŠ Ę*&' ŠM.€Mavrommatis€reflte€un€net€progrs.€Il€fait€observer€par€ailleurs€que€le€Comit€pourrait€fort€bien€seŠ Ą+'( Štrouver€€nouveau€saisi€dššune€multitude€de€communications€mettant€en€cause€un€Etat€partie€quiŠ ŗ, () Šsššabstiendrait€de€coopration€avec€lui,€et€il€serait€alors€contraint€dššeffectuer€la€mme€dmarche€que€dansŠ “-)* Šle€cas€de€la€Jamaš5šque.€M.€Lallah€flicite€M.€Mavrommatis€pour€son€rapport,€qui€permet€de€mieuxŠ ° Šcomprendre€la€situation€€la€Jamaš5šque,€et€qui€contribuera€sans€nul€doute€€faire€en€sorte€que€lesŠ Ŗś Šrecommandations€du€Comit€soient€mieux€appliques€par€lššEtat€partie.€Le€secrtariat€doit€galement€treŠ ¤ō Švivement€remerci,€ainsi€que€M.€Francis,€dont€lššassistance€a€t€€lššvidence€fort€prcieuse.€M.€LallahŠ žī Šconclut€en€suggrant€que€le€Comit€adresse€une€lettre€aux€autorits€jamaš5šquaines€pour€les€remercier€de€laŠ ˜č Šfa on€extrmement€satisfaisante€dont€elles€ont€coopr€avec€le€Rapporteur€spcial.Š ’ ā ŠĢ17.€M.€Aguilar€Urbina€prend€la€prsidence.Š † Ö ŠĢ18.€Mme€EVATT€estime,€elle€aussi,€que€le€rapport€de€M.€Mavrommatis€permet€de€mieux€comprendre€laŠ z Ź  Šsituation€jamaš5šquaine.€Elle€est€galement€dššavis€que€ledit€rapport€devrait€rester€confidentiel€et,€contrairementŠ tÄ  Š€ce€que€suggre€M.€Mavrommatis€dans€le€dernier€paragraphe,€ne€pas€tre€communiqu€€lššEtat€partie,€carŠ n¾  Šcertains€lments€dššvaluation€sont€formuls€de€telle€manire€quššils€pourraient€compromettre€lššvolution€desŠ hø  Šrelations€avec€les€autorits€jamaš5šquaines.Š b²  ŠĢ19.€Le€PRESIDENT€croit€comprendre€que€lššensemble€des€membres€du€Comit€considre€le€rapport€deŠ V¦ ŠM.€Mavrommatis€comme€un€document€€usage€strictement€interne,€qui€ne€devrait€pas€tre€communiqu€Š P  ŠlššEtat€partie€pour€le€moment.€Il€croit€comprendre€galement€que€les€membres€du€Comit€souhaitentŠ Jš Špoursuivre€lššexamen€dudit€rapport€dans€le€cadre€dššune€sance€prive.Š D” ŠĢ20.€Il€en€est€ainsi€dcid.€Š 8ˆ ŠŌUS.,CE.,’ŌĢĢŠ  &v Šņ ņCCPR€€A/50/40,€vol.€I€(1995)ó óŠ ° ŠĢIX.€FOLLOW-UP€ACTIVITIES€UNDER€THE€OPTIONAL€PROTOCOLŠ ¤ō ŠĢ...Š ˜č ŠĢņņFollow-up€mission€by€the€Special€Rapporteur€to€Jamaica,€June€1995óóŠ Œ Ü ŠĢ557.€In€accordance€with€his€mandate€under€rule€95€of€the€rules€of€procedure,€the€Special€RapporteurŠ € Š Šconducted€his€first€mission€in€the€context€of€the€follow-up€procedure.€From€24€to€30€June€1995,€he€visitedŠ z Ź  ŠJamaica€and€held€discussions€with€the€Jamaican€Government,€judicial€authorities,€and€non-governmentalŠ tÄ  Šorganizations.Š n¾  ŠĢ558.€During€his€mission,€the€Special€Rapporteur€had€the€opportunity€to€meet€many€government€officials€andŠ b²  Šrepresentatives€of€the€judiciary€and€the€penitentiary€system,€as€well€as€the€Governor-General€of€Jamaica.Š \¬  ŠHe€appreciates€the€spirit€of€cooperation€and€the€frankness€of€the€exchanges€which€characterized€the€entireŠ V¦ Šmission.Š P  ŠĢ559.€The€Special€Rapporteur€thoroughly€discussed€the€status€of€implementation€of€the€Committee's€ViewsŠ D” Šadopted€in€respect€of€Jamaica€with€the€authorities.€He€was€informed€of€the€constitutional€and€legalŠ >Ž Šconstraints€which€have€tended€to€make€it€difficult€for€the€State€party€to€implement€fully€the€Committee'sŠ 8ˆ ŠViews.€None€the€less,€many€death€sentences€had€recently€been€commuted,€and€the€Minister€for€ForeignŠ 2‚ ŠAffairs€pledged€full€cooperation€with€the€Committee€and€the€Special€Rapporteur€under€the€follow-upŠ ,| Šprocedure.€Š &v ŠĢ560.€At€other€levels,€the€Special€Rapporteur€was€told€that€the€Jamaican€Government€considers€theŠ j ŠCommittee's€Views€to€be€mere€recommendations,€thereby€implying€a€reluctance€to€comply€with€the€Views.Š d ŠThe€Special€Rapporteur€did€indicate,€while€acknowledging€the€State€party's€readiness€to€"consider"€theŠ ^ ŠCommittee's€Views,€that€compliance€with€its€Views€still€left€much€to€be€desired.Š  X ŠĢ561.€Finally,€the€Special€Rapporteur€was€able€to€ascertain€the€efforts€undertaken€by€the€JamaicanŠ ü!L ŠGovernment€to€improve€certain€aspects€of€the€administration€of€justice.€He€was€informed€about€efforts€toŠ ö"F Šimprove€prison€facilities€in€general€and€sanitary€conditions€in€particular;€about€improvements€in€theŠ š#@  Šexamination€of€allegations€of€prisoner€abuse€by€wardens€and€the€payment€of€compensation€to€inmates,Š ź$: ! Šwhere€appropriate;€about€improvements€relating€to€the€availability€of€written€judgements€of€the€Court€ofŠ ä%4!" ŠAppeal€of€Jamaica;€about€better€medical€care€in€the€penitentiary€system;€and€about€draft€legislation€currentlyŠ Ž&."# Šunder€consideration€which€would€greatly€improve€the€system€of€legal€aid€in€capital€cases.€The€SpecialŠ Ų'(#$ ŠRapporteur€expresses€his€hope€that€these€reforms€or€improvements€will€be€implemented€and€effected€withŠ Ņ("$% Šall€due€speed.Š Ģ)%& ŠĢ562.€On€25€July€1995,€the€Special€Rapporteur€reported€to€the€Committee€on€his€mission€to€Jamaica.Š Ą+'( ŠFollowing€its€discussion€on€the€mission,€the€Committee,€noting€the€improved€compliance€by€Jamaica€withŠ ŗ, () Šits€Views,€requested€the€Special€Rapporteur€to€continue€his€contacts€with€the€Government€of€Jamaica,€withŠ “-)* Ša€view€to€ensuring€that€Jamaica€achieves€a€greater€degree€of€compliance€with€the€Committee's€decisions.Š ° ŠIn€this€context,€the€Special€Rapporteur€recalled€that€formal€follow-up€replies€remained€outstanding€inŠ Ŗś Šrespect€of€18€Views,€and€noted€that€the€State€party€had€promised€to€forward€the€outstanding€replies€withŠ ¤ō Šall€due€speed.Š žī ŠĢĢĢŠ  † Ö Šņ ņCCPR€€A/51/40,€vol.€I€(1996)ó óŠ ° Šą  ąĢVIII.€FOLLOW-UP€ACTIVITIES€UNDER€THE€OPTIONAL€PROTOCOLŠ ¤ō ŠĢ...Š ˜č ŠĢ429.€A€country-by-country€breakdown€of€follow-up€replies€received€or€requested€and€outstanding€as€atŠ Œ Ü Š26€July€1996€provides€the€following€picture:Š † Ö Š...Š € Š ŠĢĢJamaica:€€€€Thirty-six€views€finding€violations;€12€detailed€follow-up€replies€received,€all€indicating€that€theŠ n¾  ŠState€party€would€not€implement€the€Committee's€recommendations;€no€follow-up€replies,€or€"standardized"Š hø  Šreplies,€indicating€merely€that€the€author's€death€sentence€had€been€commuted€on€the€basis€ofŠ b²  Šreclassification€of€the€offence€or€as€a€result€of€the€Privy€Council€judgment€of€2€November€1993€in€ņņPratt€andŠ \¬  ŠMorganóó€in€22€cases.€Follow-up€consultations€with€the€State€party's€representatives€to€the€United€NationsŠ V¦ Šwere€conducted€during€the€fifty-third,€fifty-fifth€and€fifty-sixth€sessions€(see€paras.€446-448).€Prior€to€theŠ P  ŠCommittee's€fifty-fourth€session,€the€Special€Rapporteur€for€the€Follow-Up€on€Views€conducted€aŠ Jš Šfollow-up€fact-finding€mission€to€JamaicaŠ D” ŠĢ...Š 8ˆ ŠĢņņOverview€of€the€Special€Rapporteurššs€follow€up€consultationsóóŠ ,| ŠĢ...Š  p ŠĢ446.€Both€during€the€fifty-fifth€and€the€fifty-sixth€sessions,€the€Special€Rapporteur€held€detailed€consultationsŠ d Šwith€the€Permanent€Representatives€of€Jamaica€to€the€United€Nations€Office€at€Geneva€and€to€the€UnitedŠ ^ ŠNations€in€New€York.€In€Geneva,€the€Special€Rapporteur€thanked€the€Permanent€Representative€for€hisŠ  X Šassistance€and€cooperation€in€the€preparation€and€conduct€of€the€follow-up€mission€to€Jamaica€in€JuneŠ !R Š1995.€He€expressed€appreciation€for€two€detailed€submissions€dated€27€July€and€11€September€1995,€inŠ ü!L Šwhich€the€Government€had€provided€him€with€a€list€of€inmates€whose€death€sentences€had€been€commuted.Š ö"F ŠHe€noted,€however,€that€those€replies€could€not€be€deemed€to€constitute€the€"detailed€follow-up€replies"Š š#@  Šin€respect€of€every€case€which€the€authorities€had€promised€to€prepare€during€his€visit€to€Jamaica.Š ź$: ! ŠFurthermore,€the€lists€that€had€been€provided€were€incomplete€in€that€they€had€omitted€a€number€of€casesŠ ä%4!" Šin€respect€of€which€the€Committee€had€adopted€views€and€found€violations€of€the€Covenant.Š Ž&."# ŠĢ447.€In€New€York,€during€the€fifty-sixth€session,€the€Special€Rapporteur€inquired€whether€compensationŠ Ņ("$% Šhad€already€been€granted€to€victims€of€ill-treatment€on€death€row€or€in€detention€in€all€the€views€in€whichŠ Ģ)%& Šthe€Committee€had€found€violations€of€articles€7€and€10€of€the€Covenant.€The€Permanent€RepresentativeŠ Ę*&' Šreplied€that€the€issue€was€still€under€discussion€and€review€and€that€no€official€reply€had€been€received.€AsŠ Ą+'( Što€the€follow-up€on€cases€in€which€the€Committee€had€recommended€release€of€the€victim€or€commutationŠ ŗ, () Šof€the€death€sentence,€she€indicated€that€some€review€of€the€Committee's€recommendations€had€taken€placeŠ “-)* Šin€the€Jamaican€Privy€Council€but€that€no€recommendation€for€release€had€yet€been€made.Š ° ŠĢ448.€The€Special€Rapporteur€suggested,€inter€alia,€that€the€Committee's€recommendations€for€releaseŠ ¤ō Šshould€be€taken€into€account€when€deciding€on€a€prisoner's€eligibility€for€parole.€All€those€cases€in€whichŠ žī Šthe€Committee€had€recommended€release€should€be€kept€under€review€by€the€Office€of€theŠ ˜č ŠGovernor-General€of€Jamaica€or€by€the€State€party's€Parole€Board.€Concerning€the€recent€"standardization"Š ’ ā Šof€follow-up€replies€-€a€development€regretted€by€the€Special€Rapporteur€-€the€Permanent€RepresentativeŠ Œ Ü Šobserved€that€the€standardization€was€largely€a€function€of€lack€of€personnel€in€the€Jamaican€ForeignŠ † Ö ŠMinistry.€Finally,€the€Special€Rapporteur€requested€a€written€update€in€respect€of€at€least€all€the€casesŠ € Š Šconcerning€ill-treatment€of€prisoners€on€death€row€or€in€detention.€Those€replies€had€not€been€received€byŠ z Ź  Š26€July€1996.Š tÄ  ŠĢ...Š hø  ŠĢņņConcern€over€instances€of€non-cooperation€under€the€follow-up€mandateóóŠ \¬  ŠĢ463.€In€spite€of€the€progress€in€collecting€follow-up€information€since€the€adoption€of€the€last€annual€report,Š P  Šthe€Committee€and€the€Special€Rapporteur€note€with€concern€that€a€number€of€countries€did€not€provideŠ Jš Šany€follow-up€information€within€the€deadlines€established€by€the€Committee€or€have€not€replied€toŠ D” Šreminders€or€requests€for€information€from€the€Special€Rapporteur.€The€States€that€have€not€replied€toŠ >Ž Šrequests€for€follow-up€information€are€the€following:Š 8ˆ ŠĢ...Š ,| ŠĢJamaica€(no€reply€in€respect€of€five€cases);Š  p ŠĢ...Š d ŠĢ464.€The€Special€Rapporteur€urges€these€States€parties€to€reply€to€his€requests€for€follow-up€informationŠ  X Šwithin€the€imparted€deadlines.Š !R ŠĢĢĢĢĢŠ  Ž&."# Šņ ņCCPR€€A/52/40,€vol.€I€(1997)ó óŠ ° ŠĢVIII.€FOLLOW-UP€ACTIVITIES€UNDER€THE€OPTIONAL€PROTOCOLŠ ¤ō ŠĢ...Š ˜č ŠĢ524.€A€country-by-country€breakdown€of€follow-up€replies€received€or€requested€and€outstanding€as€ofŠ Œ Ü Š30€June€1997€provides€the€following€picture€(Views€in€which€the€deadline€for€receipt€of€follow-upŠ † Ö Šinformation€had€not€yet€expired€have€not€been€included):Š € Š ŠĢ...Š tÄ  ŠĢJamaica:€€€48€Views€finding€violations:€9€detailed€follow-up€replies€received,€all€indicating€that€State€partyŠ hø  Šwill€not€implement€the€Committee's€recommendations;€26€follow-up€replies,€or€"standardized"€replies,Š b²  Šindicating€merely€that€author's€death€sentence€has€been€commuted€on€the€basis€of€reclassification€of€theŠ \¬  Šoffence€or€as€a€result€of€the€Privy€Council€judgement€of€2€November€1993€in€Pratt€and€Morgan.€NoŠ V¦ Šfollow-up€replies€in€13€cases.€Follow-up€consultations€with€the€State€party's€representatives€to€the€UnitedŠ P  ŠNations€were€conducted€during€the€fifty-third,€fifty-fifth,€fifty-sixth€and€sixtieth€sessions.€Prior€to€theŠ Jš ŠCommittee's€fifty-fourth€session,€the€Special€Rapporteur€for€the€Follow-up€on€Views€conducted€aŠ D” Šfollow-up€fact-finding€mission€to€Jamaica€(see€1995€Report,€ņņ16óó/€paras.€557-562).Š >Ž ŠĢ...Š 2‚ ŠĢņņOverview€of€follow„up€replies€and€of€the€Special€Rapporteurššs€follow„up€consultations€during€the€reportingŠ &v ŠperiodóóŠ  p ŠĢ...Š d ŠĢ541.€ņņJamaicaóó:€On€25€July€1997,€the€Special€Rapporteur€met€with€the€Minister€Counsellor€of€the€PermanentŠ  X ŠMission€of€Jamaica€to€the€United€Nations€Office€at€Geneva€to€discuss€the€State€party's€failure€to€follow€upŠ !R Šon€the€Committee's€recommendations€in€a€large€number€of€Views€adopted€in€respect€of€Jamaica.€HeŠ ü!L Špointed€out€that€while€Jamaica€had€made€progress€insofar€as€submission€of€information€on€cases€pendingŠ ö"F Šunder€the€Optional€Protocol€was€concerned,€it€had€failed€to€reply€to€numerous€requests€for€follow-upŠ š#@  Šinformation€formulated€in€Views€adopted€since€the€fifty-sixth€session€(March-April€1996).€The€SpecialŠ ź$: ! ŠRapporteur€explained€that€the€Views€adopted€in€respect€of€Jamaica€could€be€divided€into€two€categories:Š ä%4!" Šthose€with€findings€of€violations€of€article€14€of€the€Covenant,€because€of€procedural€deficiencies,€and€thoseŠ Ž&."# Šwith€findings€of€a€violation€of€articles€7€and€10,€on€the€grounds€of€inhuman€conditions€of€detention€orŠ Ų'(#$ Šill-treatment€of€detainees€on€death€row.€It€was€regrettable€that€the€State€party€had€failed€to€take€anyŠ Ņ("$% Šmeasures€to€effect€compensation€to€the€victims€in€the€latter€category€of€cases:€it€was€incumbent€uponŠ Ģ)%& ŠJamaica€to€grant€some€form€of€compensation€to€the€victim(s)€of€violations€of€articles€7€and€10,€even€ifŠ Ę*&' Šnominal,€and€to€so€inform€€_________Š Ą+'( Šą  ąņņ16óó/€[ņņOfficial€Record€of€the€General€Assemblyóó],€ņņFiftieth€Session,€Supplement€No.€40óó€(A/50/40).Š ŗ, () ŠŠ “-)* Šthe€Committee.€At€the€same€time,€while€it€was€understandable€that€the€recommended€remedy€of€releaseŠ ° Šof€the€victim(s)€might€be€difficult€for€the€Government€to€implement,€the€State€party€should€nonethelessŠ Ŗś Šprovide€the€Committee€with€some€information€about€which€type€of€remedy,€if€any,€had€been€granted€to€theŠ ¤ō Švictim(s).Š žī ŠĢ542.€The€Minister€Counsellor€noted€that€the€overwhelming€support€of€the€Jamaican€population€for€capitalŠ ’ ā Špunishment€made€it€difficult€for€the€Jamaican€Government€to€implement€the€Committee's€recommendation(s)Š Œ Ü Šasking€for€release€of€the€victim(s)€sentenced€to€death€upon€the€conclusion€of€trials€considered€to€have€beenŠ † Ö Šunfair.€She€promised€to€convey€the€Special€Rapporteur's€concern€regarding€the€lack€of€compensation€forŠ € Š Švictims€of€violations€of€articles€7€and€10€to€the€Attorney-General's€Office€in€Kingston;€in€the€latter€respect,Š z Ź  Šshe€considered€some€positive€action€on€the€part€of€the€Government€to€be€possible.Š tÄ  ŠĢņņConcern€over€instances€of€non-cooperation€under€the€follow-up€mandateŠ hø  ŠóóĢ554.€In€spite€of€some€progress€in€collecting€follow-up€information€since€the€adoption€of€its€1996€Report,Š \¬  Šthe€Committee€and€the€Special€Rapporteur€note€with€concern€that€a€number€of€countries€did€not€provideŠ V¦ Šany€follow-up€information€within€the€deadlines€established€by€the€Committee€or€have€not€replied€toŠ P  Šreminders€or€requests€for€information€from€the€Special€Rapporteur.€Those€States€which€have€not€repliedŠ Jš Što€requests€for€follow-up€information€are€the€following€(in€alphabetical€order):Š D” Š...Š >Ž ŠĢJamaica:€13€cases;Š 2‚ Š...Š ,| ŠĢ555.€The€Committee€urges€those€States€parties€to€reply€to€the€Special€Rapporteur's€requests€for€follow-upŠ  p Šinformation€within€the€deadlines€that€have€been€set.Š j ŠĢŠ  ^ Šņ ņCCPR€€A/53/40,€vol.€I€(1998)ó óŠ ° ŠĢVIII.€FOLLOW-UP€ACTIVITIES€UNDER€THE€OPTIONAL€PROTOCOLŠ ¤ō ŠĢ...Š ˜č ŠĢ486.€The€Committee's€previous€report€(A/52/40)€contained€a€detailed€country-by-country€breakdown€ofŠ Œ Ü Šfollow-up€replies€received€or€requested€and€outstanding€as€of€30€June€1997.€The€list€that€follows€showsŠ † Ö Šthe€additional€cases€in€respect€of€which€follow-up€information€has€been€requested€from€States€(Views€inŠ € Š Šwhich€the€deadline€for€receipt€of€follow-up€information€had€not€yet€expired€have€not€been€included).€It€alsoŠ z Ź  Šindicates€those€cases€in€which€replies€are€outstanding.€In€many€of€these€cases€there€has€been€no€changeŠ tÄ  Šsince€the€previous€report.€This€is€because€the€resources€available€for€the€Committee's€work€wereŠ n¾  Šconsiderably€reduced€in€the€current€year,€preventing€it€from€undertaking€a€comprehensive€systematicŠ hø  Šfollow-up€programme.€Š b²  ŠĢ...Š V¦ ŠĢJamaica:€€57€Views€finding€violations:€9€detailed€follow-up€replies€received,€all€indicating€that€State€partyŠ Jš Šwill€not€implement€the€Committee's€recommendations;€26€follow-up€replies,€or€"standardized"€replies,Š D” Šindicating€merely€that€author's€death€sentence€has€been€commuted€on€the€basis€of€reclassification€of€theŠ >Ž Šoffence€or€as€a€result€of€the€Privy€Council€judgement€of€2€November€1993€in€the€Pratt€and€Morgan€case.€Š 8ˆ ŠNo€follow„up€replies€in€22€cases.€Follow„up€consultations€with€the€State€partyššs€representatives€to€theŠ 2‚ ŠUnited€Nations€were€conducted€during€the€fifty„third,€fifty„fifth,€fifty„sixth€and€sixtieth€sessions.€€Prior€to€theŠ ,| ŠCommitteeššs€fifty„fourth€session,€the€Special€Rapporteur€for€the€Follow„up€on€Views€conducted€a€follow„Š &v Šup€fact„finding€mission€to€Jamaica€(see€1995€Report€(A/50/40),€paras.€557„562).Š  p ŠĢ...Š d ŠĢņņConcern€over€the€follow„up€mandateóóŠ  X ŠĢ510.€€The€Committee€again€expresses€its€regret€that€its€recommendations,€formulated€in€its€1995,€1996€andŠ ü!L Š1997€Reports,€to€the€effect€that€at€least€one€follow„up€mission€per€year€be€budgeted€by€the€Office€of€theŠ ö"F ŠUnited€nations€High€Commissioner€for€Human€Rights,€have€still€not€be€implemented.€€Similarly,€theŠ š#@  ŠCommittee€considers€that€staff€resources€to€service€the€follow„up€mandate€remain€inadequate,€despite€theŠ ź$: ! ŠCommitteeššs€repeated€requests,€and€that€this€prevents€the€proper€and€timely€conduct€of€follow„up€activities,Š ä%4!" Šincluding€follow„up€missions.€€In€this€context,€the€Committee€expresses€serious€concern€that,€because€ofŠ Ž&."# Šthe€lack€of€staff,€no€follow„up€consultations€could€be€organized€during€its€sixty„second€session€or€at€itsŠ Ų'(#$ Šsixty„third€session.€€It€is€for€this€reason€that€the€Committee€is€unable€to€include€in€the€present€report€aŠ Ņ("$% Šcomplete€list€of€States€which€have€failed€to€cooperate€under€the€follow„up€procedure.€€States€listed€in€theŠ Ģ)%& Šprevious€yearššs€report€for€which€replies€are€still€outstanding€are€...€Jamaica€...Š Ę*&' ŠĢĢŠ “-)* Їņ ņCCPR€€A/54/40,€vol.€I€(1999)ó óŠ ° ŠĢVII.€FOLLOW-UP€ACTIVITIES€UNDER€THE€OPTIONAL€PROTOCOLŠ ¤ō ŠĢ461.€The€Committee's€previous€report€(A/53/40)€contained€€a€detailed€country-by-country€breakdown€ofŠ ˜č Šfollow-up€replies€received€or€requested€and€outstanding€as€of€30€June€1998.€The€list€that€follows€showsŠ ’ ā Šthe€additional€cases€in€respect€of€which€follow-up€information€has€been€requested€from€States€(Views€inŠ Œ Ü Šwhich€the€deadline€for€receipt€of€follow-up€information€had€not€yet€expired€have€not€been€included).€It€alsoŠ † Ö Šindicates€those€cases€in€which€replies€are€outstanding.€In€many€of€these€cases€there€has€been€no€changeŠ € Š Šsince€the€last€report.€This€is€because€the€resources€available€for€the€Committee's€work€have€beenŠ z Ź  Šconsiderably€reduced€preventing€it€from€undertaking€a€comprehensive€systematic€follow-up€programme.€Š tÄ  ŠĢ...Š hø  ŠĢJamaica:€Eighty€Views€finding€violations:€19€detailed€follow-up€replies€received,€of€which€17€indicate€thatŠ \¬  ŠState€party€will€not€implement€the€Committee's€recommendations;€one€promised€to€investigate,€and€oneŠ V¦ Šannounced€the€author's€release€(see€below);€35€general€replies,€indicating€merely€that€authors'€deathŠ P  Šsentences€had€been€commuted.€No€follow-up€replies€in€26€cases.€Follow-up€consultations€with€the€StateŠ Jš Šparty's€Permanent€Representatives€to€the€United€Nations€and€to€the€United€Nations€Office€at€Geneva€wereŠ D” Šconducted€during€the€fifty-third,€fifty-fifth,€fifty-sixth€and€sixtieth€sessions.€Prior€to€the€Committee'sŠ >Ž Šfifty-fourth€session,€the€Special€Rapporteur€for€the€follow-up€on€Views€conducted€a€follow-up€fact-findingŠ 8ˆ Šmission€to€Jamaica€(A/50/40,€paras.€557-562).€Š 2‚ ŠĢ...Š &v ŠĢņņOverview€of€follow-up€replies€received€and€of€the€Special€Rapporteur's€follow-up€consultations€during€theŠ j Šreporting€period€óóŠ d ŠĢ...Š  X ŠĢ470.€ņņJamaicaóó.€Several€follow-up€replies€from€the€Government€of€Jamaica€were€received€in€the€reportingŠ ü!L Šperiod,€most€of€them€indicating€that€it€could€not€follow€the€Committee's€recommendation.€In€case€No.Š ö"F Š592/1994€-€ņņClive€Johnsonóó,€the€State€party,€by€submission€of€26€March€1999,€informed€the€Committee€thatŠ š#@  Šits€Privy€Council€had€supported€the€Committee's€Views€and€that€the€author's€release€was€imminent.€Š ź$: ! ŠĢą  ąą ` ąŠ  Ž&."# Šņ ņCCPR€A/55/40,€vol.€I€(2000)ó óŠ ° ŠĢŌUKUS.,ŌņņŃ€ŃóóŻ‚ ’’’ŻŌ€X{XXX{ŌŻ  ŻŌ‡X{XXX{ŌŻ‚ ’’’LŒŻŻ  ŻVI.€FOLLOW„UP€ACTIVITIES€UNDER€THE€OPTIONAL€PROTOCOLŻƒ ’’LŒ„Œ݌Š ¤ō ЌŌ€X{XXX{ŌŻ  ŻĢŌ#†X{XXX{†Œ#ŌŌ‡X{XXX{Ō...Š ˜č ŠĢŌ#†X{XXX{t#ŌŌ‡X{XXX{Ō596.€The€Committeeššs€previous€report€(A/54/40)€contained€a€detailed€country„by„country€breakdown€ofŠ Œ Ü Šfollow„up€replies€received€or€requested€and€outstanding€as€of€30€June€1999.€€The€list€that€follows€showsŠ † Ö Šthe€additional€cases€in€respect€of€which€follow„up€information€has€been€requested€from€States.€€(Views€inŠ € Š Šwhich€the€deadline€for€receipt€of€follow„up€information€had€not€yet€expired€have€not€been€included.)€€It€alsoŠ z Ź  Šindicates€those€cases€in€which€replies€are€outstanding.€€In€many€of€these€cases€there€has€been€no€changeŠ tÄ  Šsince€the€last€report.€€This€is€because€the€limited€resources€available€for€the€Committeeššs€work€prevent€itŠ n¾  Šfrom€undertaking€a€comprehensive€or€systematic€follow„up€programme.€Š hø  ŠĢ...Š \¬  ŠŌUS.,UK.,#ŒŌŌUKUS.,ŌŌ#†X{XXX{Ļ#ŌŌ‡X{XXX{ŌĢJamaica:€Ninety„one€Views€finding€violations:€24€detailed€follow„up€replies€received,€of€which€19€indicateŠ P  Šthat€the€State€party€will€not€implement€the€Committeeššs€recommendations,€two€promised€to€investigate,€andŠ Jš Šone€announced€the€authorššs€release€(see€A/54/40,€para.€470);€36€general€replies,€indicating€merely€that€theŠ D” Šauthorsšš€death€sentences€had€been€commuted.€€No€follow„up€replies€in€32€cases.€Follow„up€consultationsŠ >Ž Šwith€the€State€partyššs€Permanent€Representatives€to€the€United€Nations€and€to€the€UnitedNations€OfficeŠ 8ˆ Šat€Geneva€were€conducted€during€the€fifty-third,€fifty„fifth,€fifty„sixth€and€sixtieth€sessions.€Prior€to€theŠ 2‚ ŠCommitteeššs€fifty„fourth€session,€the€Special€Rapporteur€for€the€follow„up€on€Views€conducted€a€follow„upŠ ,| Šfact„finding€mission€to€Jamaica€(A/50/40,€paras.€557„562).€€See€further€below.Š &v ŠĢ...Š j ŠĢņņŌ#†X{XXX{§‘#ŌŌ‡X{XXX{ŌŌUS.,UK.,r‘ŌŌUKUS.,ŌOverview€of€follow„up€replies€received€and€of€the€Special€Rapporteurššs€follow„up€consultations€during€theŠ ^ Šreporting€periodóóŠ  X ŠĢ...ņņóóŠ ü!L ŠĢŌ#†X{XXX{ķ•#ŌŌ‡X{XXX{ŌņņJamaicaóó.€€Several€follow„up€replies€were€received€from€the€Government€of€Jamaica.€€Intwo€cases,Š š#@  Š647/1995€„€ņņPennantóó€and€719/1996€„€ņņLevyóó,€the€Government€informed€the€Committee€that€it€was€not€in€aŠ ź$: ! Šposition€to€give€effect€to€the€Committeeššs€recommendations.€€In€case702/1996€„€ņņMcLawrenceóó,€theŠ ä%4!" ŠGovernment€informed€the€Committee€that€the€authorššs€death€sentence€had€been€commuted.€€In€case€No.Š Ž&."# Š610/1995€„€ņņHenryóó,€the€Government€informed€the€Committee€that€it€was€investigating€the€possibility€ofŠ Ų'(#$ Šproviding€compensation.€€In€case662/1995„€ņņLumleyóó,€where€the€Committee€had€recommended€theŠ Ņ("$% Šauthorššs€release,€the€Government€informed€the€Committee€that€the€author€had€been€released€from€prisonŠ Ģ)%& Šprior€to€the€adoption€of€the€Committeeššs€Views.€€In€case€709/1996€„€ņņBaileyóó,€the€Government€advised€theŠ Ę*&' ŠCommittee€that€the€Court€of€Appeal€was€preparing€to€hear€applications€for€review€of€the€non„parole€periodŠ Ą+'( Šand€that€the€authorššs€case€was€scheduled€to€be€heard€as€required€by€the€Committee.Ō#†X{XXX{$—#ŌŌUS.,UK.,&–ŌŠ ŗ, () ŠŠ “-)* ŠŃŃā āŃ8€{XXdśdČ8Ńā āŃ  Ńņ ņCCPR€A/56/40,€vol.€I€(2001)Š ° ŠĢó óņņŌ‡X{XXX{ŌŌUKUS.,ŌChapter€IV.€Follow„up€Activities€under€the€Optional€ProtocolóóŌUS.,UK.,0ŌŌUKUS.,ŌŌ#†X{XXX{#ŌŌ‡X{XXX{ŌŠ ¤ō ŠĢņņņ ņóóó ó...Š ˜č ŠĢ180.€€The€Committeeššs€previous€annual€report€(A/55/40,€vol.€I,€chap.€VI)€contained€a€detailed€country„by„Š Œ Ü Šcountry€survey€on€follow„up€replies€received€or€requested€and€outstanding€as€of€30June€2000.€€The€listŠ † Ö Šthat€follows€updates€that€survey,€indicating€those€cases€in€which€replies€are€outstanding,€but€does€not€takeŠ € Š Šinto€account€the€Committeeššs€Views€adopted€during€the€seventy„second€session,€for€which€follow„upŠ z Ź  Šreplies€are€not€yet€due.€€In€many€cases€there€has€been€no€change€since€the€previous€report.Š tÄ  ŠĢ...Š hø  ŠĢJamaica:€Ninety„one€Views€finding€violations:€25€detailed€follow„up€replies€received,€of€which€19€indicateŠ \¬  Šthat€the€State€party€will€not€implement€the€Committeeššs€recommendations,€twopromise€to€investigate€andŠ V¦ Šone€announces€the€authorššs€release€(see€A/54/40,€para.470);€36€general€replies,€indicating€merely€that€theŠ P  Šauthorsšš€death€sentences€had€been€commuted.€€No€follow„up€replies€in€30€cases.€€Follow-up€consultationsŠ Jš Šwith€the€State€partyššs€Permanent€Representatives€to€the€United€Nations€and€to€the€United€Nations€OfficeŠ D” Šat€Geneva€were€conducted€during€the€fifty„third,€fifty„fifth,€fifty„sixth€and€sixtiethsessions.€€Prior€to€theŠ >Ž ŠCommitteeššs€fifty„fourth€session,€the€Special€Rapporteur€for€the€follow„up€on€Views€conducted€a€follow„upŠ 8ˆ Šfact„finding€mission€to€Jamaica€(A/50/40,€paras.€557„562).€€See€further€A/55/40,€paragraph€611,€andŠ 2‚ Šbelow.€€Note€verbale€of€4€July€2001€concerning€case€No.€668/1995,€see€below.Ō#†X{XXX{Š#ŌŌUS.,UK.,›ŌŠ ,| ŠĢ...Š  p ŠĢņņŌ‡X{XXX{ŌŌUKUS.,ŌOverview€of€follow„up€replies€received€during€the€reporting€period,€Special€Rapporteurššs€follow„upŠ d Šconsultations€and€other€developments€óóŠ ^ ŠĢ...Š !R ŠĢ189.€€ņņJamaicaóó:€€With€regard€to€case€No.€680/1996€„€ņņGallimoreóó,€the€Committee€received€a€note€verbaleŠ ö"F Šdated€27€November€2000,€informing€the€Committee€that€a€Court€of€Appeal€Judge€has€reheard€the€caseŠ š#@  Š(with€the€benefit€of€submissions€made€by€Counsel)€and€has€ruled€that€the€author€must€serve€20€years€as€ofŠ ź$: ! Š18€February€1988€before€being€eligible€to€apply€for€parole.Š ä%4!" ŠĢ190.€€With€regard€to€case€No.€759/1997,€ņņOsbourneóó,€the€Committee€received€a€note€verbale,€dated€24Š Ų'(#$ ŠNovember€2000,€to€the€effect€that€the€sentence€of€whipping€had€been€remitted.€€By€note€verbale€of€4€JulyŠ Ņ("$% Š2001€concerning€case€No.€668/1995€„€ņņSmith€and€Stewartóó,€the€State€party€indicates€that€Mr.€Smith€is€nowŠ Ģ)%& Šeligible€to€apply€for€parole€and€that€the€date€of€eligibility€was€advanced€by€six€years.Ō#†X{XXX{a„#ŌŌUS.,UK.,€„ŌŠ Ę*&' ŠŠ  Ą+'( Šņ ņŌ‡X{XXX{ŌŌUKUS.,ŌCCPR€€ņņóóA/57/40,€vol.€I€(2002)ņņó óŠ ° ŠĢChapter€VI.€€Follow„up€activities€under€the€optional€protocolóóŠ ¤ō ŠĢ...Š ˜č ŠĢ228.€€The€previous€annual€report€of€the€Committee€(A/56/40,€vol.€I,€chap.€VI)€contained€a€detailedŠ Œ Ü Šcountry„by„country€survey€of€follow„up€replies€received€or€requested€and€outstanding€as€of€30June€2001.€Š † Ö ŠThe€list€that€follows€updates€that€survey,€indicating€those€cases€in€which€replies€are€outstanding,€but€doesŠ € Š Šnot€include€responses€concerning€the€Committeeššs€Views€adopted€during€the€seventy„fourth€and€seventy„Š z Ź  Šfifth€sessions,€for€which€follow„up€replies€are€not€yet€due.€€In€many€cases€there€has€been€no€change€sinceŠ tÄ  Šthe€previous€report.Š n¾  ŠĢ...Š b²  ŠĢJamaica:€Views€in€93€cases€with€findings€of€violations:€Š V¦ ŠĢ25€detailed€follow„up€replies€received,€of€which€19€indicate€that€the€State€party€will€not€implement€theŠ Jš ŠCommitteeššs€recommendations,€two€promise€to€investigate€and€one€announces€the€authorššs€release€(seeŠ D” ŠA/54/40,€paragraph470);€36€general€replies,€indicating€merely€that€the€authorsšš€death€sentences€had€beenŠ >Ž Šcommuted.€€No€follow„up€replies€in€31cases.€€Follow-up€consultations€with€the€State€partyššs€PermanentŠ 8ˆ ŠRepresentatives€to€the€United€Nations€and€to€the€United€Nations€Office€at€Geneva€were€conducted€duringŠ 2‚ Šthe€fifty„third,€fifty-fifth,€fifty„sixth€and€sixtiethsessions.€€Prior€to€the€Committeeššs€fifty-fourth€session,€theŠ ,| ŠSpecial€Rapporteur€for€the€follow„up€on€Views€conducted€a€follow„up€fact-finding€mission€to€JamaicaŠ &v Š(A/50/40,€paras.€557„562).€€See€further€A/55/40,€paragraph€611,€and€below.€€Note€verbale€of€4€JulyŠ  p Š2001€concerning€case€ņņSmith€&€Stewart€v.€Jamaicaóó,€No.668/1995,€see€A/56/40,€paragraph€190;€Š j ŠĢ792/1998€„€ņņHigginsonóó€(annex€IX);€follow„up€reply€not€yet€due.Š ^ ŠĢ...Š !R ŠĢ229.€€For€further€information€on€the€status€of€all€the€Views€in€which€follow„up€informationremainsŠ ö"F Šoutstanding€or€in€respect€of€which€follow„up€consultations€have€been€or€willbe€scheduled,€reference€isŠ š#@  Šmade€to€the€follow„up€progress€report€prepared€for€the€seventy-fourth€session€of€the€CommitteeŠ ź$: ! Š(CCPR/C/74/R.7/Rev.1,€dated€28€March€2002),€discussed€in€public€session€at€the€Committeeššs€2009thŠ ä%4!" Šmeeting€on€4€April€2002€(CCPR/C/SR.2009).€€Reference€is€also€made€to€the€Committeeššs€previousŠ Ž&."# Šreports,€in€particular€A/56/40,€paragraphs€182€to€200.Š Ų'(#$ ŠĢņņOverview€of€follow„up€replies€received€during€the€reporting€period,€Special€Rapporteurššs€follow„upŠ Ģ)%& Šconsultations€and€other€developmentsóóŠ Ę*&' ŠĢ230.€€The€Committee€welcomes€the€follow„up€replies€that€have€been€received€during€the€reporting€periodŠ ŗ, () Šand€expresses€its€appreciation€for€all€the€measures€taken€or€envisaged€to€provide€victims€of€violations€ofŠ “-)* Šthe€Covenant€with€an€effective€remedy.€€It€encourages€all€States€parties€which€have€addressed€preliminaryŠ ° Šfollow„up€replies€to€the€Special€Rapporteur€to€conclude€their€investigations€in€as€expeditious€a€manner€asŠ Ŗś Špossible€and€to€inform€the€Special€Rapporteur€of€their€results.€€The€follow„up€replies€received€during€theŠ ¤ō Šperiod€under€review€and€other€developments€are€summarized€below.Š žī ŠĢ...Š ’ ā ŠĢ242.€€ņņJamaicaóó:€€With€regard€to€case€No.€695/1996€„€ņņSimpsonóó€(annex€IX),€the€authorššs€counsel€informedŠ † Ö Šthe€Committee€by€letter€of€18€February€2002€that€his€death€sentence€had€been€commuted€in€1998,€but€thatŠ € Š Šhis€non„parole€period€had€still€not€been€determined€by€the€Jamaican€Court€of€Appeal,€leaving€him€still€(afterŠ z Ź  Šseven€years€of€imprisonment)€ineligible€for€parole.€€The€author€is€also€suffering€from€worsening€healthŠ tÄ  Šconditions,€which€the€State€party€had€not€taken€steps€to€alleviate.Š n¾  ŠĢ...Š b²  ŠĢŠ  V¦ Šņ ņŌUS.,UK.,‡ŖŌŌCEUS.,ŌCCPR€€A/58/40,€vol.€I€(2003)Š ° ŠĢņņó óCHAPTER€VI.€€Follow„up€activities€under€the€Optional€ProtocolóóŠ ¤ō ŠĢ...Š ˜č ŠĢ223.€€The€previous€annual€report€of€the€Committeeņņ1óó€contained€a€detailed€country„by„country€survey€ofŠ Œ Ü Šfollow„up€replies€received€or€requested€and€outstanding€as€of€30€June€2002.€€The€list€that€follows€updatesŠ † Ö Šthat€survey,€indicating€those€cases€in€which€replies€are€outstanding,€but€does€not€include€responsesŠ € Š Šconcerning€the€Committeeššs€Views€adopted€during€the€seventy„seventh€and€seventy„eighth€sessions,€forŠ z Ź  Šwhich€follow„up€replies€are€not€yet€due€in€the€majority€of€cases.€€In€many€cases€there€has€been€no€changeŠ tÄ  Šsince€the€previous€report.ņņ*óóŠ n¾  ŠĢ...Š b²  ŠĢJamaica:ą ` ąą0 ø ąViews€in€93€cases€with€findings€of€violations:€ŠV¦ø (#ø (# ŠĢą0  ąą0` (#(#ąą0ø ` (#` (#ąTwenty„five€detailed€follow„up€replies€received,€of€which€19€indicate€that€the€StateŠ Jš Šparty€will€not€implement€the€Committeeššs€recommendations,€two€promise€toŠ D” Šinvestigate€and€one€announces€the€authorššs€release€(see€A/54/40,€para.470);€36Š >Ž Šgeneral€replies,€indicating€merely€that€the€authorsšš€death€sentences€had€beenŠ 8ˆ Šcommuted.€€No€follow„up€replies€in€31€cases.€€Follow-up€consultations€with€theŠ 2‚ ŠState€partyššs€Permanent€Representatives€to€the€United€Nations€and€to€the€UnitedŠ ,| ŠNations€Office€at€Geneva€were€conducted€during€the€fifty„third,€fifty-fifth,€fifty„sixthŠ &v Šand€sixtieth€sessions.€€Prior€to€the€Committeeššs€fifty-fourth€session,€the€SpecialŠ  p ŠRapporteur€for€the€follow„up€on€Views€conducted€a€follow„up€fact-finding€missionŠ j Što€Jamaica€(see€A/50/40,€paras.€557„562).€€See€further€A/55/40,€paragraph€611Š d Šand€below.€€Note€verbale€of€4€July€2001€concerning€case€No.€668/1995€(ņņSmithŠ ^ Šand€Stewart€v.€Jamaicaóó);€see€A/56/40,€paragraph€190;€Š Xø (#ø (# ŠĢą0  ąą0` (#(#ąą0ø ` (#` (#ą695/1996€„€ņņSimpsonóó€(A/57/40);€follow„up€reply€received€on€18€June€2003,€seeŠ ü!L Šparagraph€241€below;€for€counselššs€submission,€see€A/57/40,€paragraph€241.Šö"Fø (#ø (# ŠĢą0  ąą0` (#(#ąą0ø ` (#` (#ą792/1998€„€ņņHigginsonóó€(A/57/40);€follow„up€reply€not€yet€received.Šź$: !ø (#ø (# ŠĢ...Š Ž&."# ŠĢņņOverview€of€follow„up€replies€received€during€the€reporting€period,€Special€Rapporteurššs€follow„upŠ Ņ("$% Šconsultations€and€other€developmentsóóŠ Ģ)%& ŠĢ224.€€The€Committee€welcomes€the€follow„up€replies€that€have€been€received€during€the€reporting€periodŠ Ą+'( Šand€expresses€its€appreciation€for€all€the€measures€taken€or€envisaged€to€provide€victims€of€violations€ofŠ ŗ, () Šthe€Covenant€with€an€effective€remedy.€€It€encourages€all€States€parties€that€have€addressed€preliminaryŠ “-)* Šfollow„up€replies€to€the€Special€Rapporteur€to€conclude€their€investigations€in€as€expeditious€a€manner€asŠ ° Špossible€and€to€inform€the€Special€Rapporteur€of€their€results.€€The€follow„up€replies€received€during€theŠ Ŗś Šperiod€under€review€and€other€developments€are€summarized€below.Š ¤ō ŠĢ...Š ˜č ŠĢ241.€€ņ ņJamaicaó ó:€case€No.€695/1996€„€ņņDevon€Simpson€€óó(A/57/40):€€by€note€verbale€of€18€June€2003,€theŠ Œ Ü ŠState€party€informed€the€Committee€that€Mr.€Simpson€had€complained€to€the€prison€authorities€about€healthŠ † Ö Šproblems€and€had€received€medical€attention.€€To€date€he€had€had€25€medical€appointments,€which€wasŠ € Š Šconsistent€with€prison€regulations€and€the€United€Nations€Standard€Minimum€Rules€for€the€Treatment€ofŠ z Ź  ŠPrisoners;€his€conditions€of€detention€were€improved,€and€he€was€removed€from€the€St.€Catherine€DistrictŠ tÄ  ŠPrison€to€the€South€Camp€Road€Correctional€Centre€„€allegedly€the€best€facility€on€the€island€„€inŠ n¾  ŠSeptember€2002.€The€State€party€contended€that€it€was€for€the€local€courts€to€decide€on€Mr.SimpsonššsŠ hø  Šparole€eligibility.Š b²  ŠĢĢņņNotesŠ P  ŠĢóó1.€[ņņOfficial€Records€of€the€General€Assemblyóó],€ņņFifty„seventh€Session,€Supplement€No.€40óó(A/57/40),Š D” Švol.€I,€chap.€VI.Š >Ž ŠĢ*€The€document€symbol€A/[Session€No.]€/40€refers€to€the€ņņOfficial€Record€of€the€General€AssemblyóóŠ 2‚ Šin€which€the€case€appears;€annex€VI€refers€to€the€present€report,€vol.€II.Š ,| ŠĢŌUS.,CE.,¼ŌŌ#†X{XXX{hŖ#ŌŠ   p ŠŌ‡X{XXX{ŌŌCEUS.,ŌĢņ ņCCPR€€CCPR/C/80/FU/1€(2004)ó óŠ Ŗś ŠĢņņņ ņFollow-Up€Progress€Report€submitted€by€The€Special€Rapporteur€for€Follow-Up€on€Viewsó óóóŠ žī ŠĢņņFollow-up€progress€reportóóŠ ’ ā ŠĢ1.€The€current€report€updates€the€previous€Follow-up€Progress€Report,€(CCPR/C/71/R.13)€[ņņEd.€Note:Š † Ö ŠCCPR/C/71/R.13€is€not€publicly€availableóó]€which€focused€on€cases€in€which,€by€the€end€of€FebruaryŠ € Š Š2001,€no€or€only€incomplete€follow-up€information€had€been€received€from€States€parties,€or€whereŠ z Ź  Šfollow-up€information€challenged€the€findings€and€recommendations€of€the€Committee.€In€an€effort€to€reduceŠ tÄ  Šthe€size€of€the€follow-up€report,€this€current€report€only€reflects€cases€in€which€information€was€receivedŠ n¾  Šfrom€either€the€author€or€the€State€party€from€1€March€2001€to€2€April€2004.€It€is€the€intention€of€theŠ hø  ŠSpecial€Rapporteur€to€update€this€report€on€an€annual€basis.€€Š b²  ŠĢ...Š V¦ ŠĢņņJAMAICAóó:Š Jš ŠĢņņSmith€&€Stewart€v.€Jamaica,€Case€no.€668/1995,€Views€adopted€on€8€April€1999óóŠ >Ž ŠĢņņViolations€foundóó:€Articles€14,€paragraphs€3€(c),€(d),€and€5,€7,€10,€paragraph€1€and€14,€paragraph€3€(c).Š 2‚ ŠĢņņIssues€of€caseóó:€no€effective€representation€on€appeal€(Mr.€Smith€only);€delay€in€hearing€the€appeal;Š &v Šconditions€of€detention€and€lack€of€medical€treatment€(Mr.€Stewart€only)Š  p ŠĢņņRemedy€recommendedóó:€Compensation€to€both€authors;€release€of€Mr.€SmithŠ d ŠĢņņDeadline€for€State€party€follow-up€informationóó:€15€August€1999Š  X ŠĢņņFollow-up€information€received€from€State€partyóó:€By€note€verbale€of€4€July€2001,€the€State€party€indicatedŠ ü!L Šthat€Mr.€Smith€is€now€eligible€to€apply€for€parole,€and€that€the€date€of€eligibility€has€been€advanced€by€sixŠ ö"F Šyears.Š š#@  ŠĢņņFollow-up€information€received€from€authoróó:€None€Š ä%4!" ŠĢņņSpecial€Rapporteur's€recommendationóó:€Further€information€should€be€requested€from€the€State€party€onŠ Ų'(#$ Šthe€issue€of€compensation.Š Ņ("$% ŠĢĢņņSimpson€v.€Jamaica,€Case€no.€695/1996,€Views€adopted€on€31€October€2001óóŠ Ą+'( ŠĢņņViolations€foundóó:€Articles€10,€and€14,€paragraph€3(d)Š “-)* ЇņņIssues€of€caseóó:€Conditions€of€detention€and€absence€of€lawyer€during€the€hearing€of€witnessesŠ ° ŠĢņņRemedy€recommendedóó:€Compensation,€an€improvement€in€the€present€conditions€of€detention€and€dueŠ ¤ō Šconsideration€of€early€release.€€Š žī ŠĢņņDeadline€for€State€party€follow-up€informationóó:€5€February€2002Š ’ ā ŠĢņņFollow-up€information€received€from€State€partyóó:€By€note€verbale€of€18€June€2003,€the€State€partyŠ † Ö Šinformed€the€Committee€that€the€author's€conditions€of€detention€have€improved€since€he€was€removed€fromŠ € Š ŠSt.€Catherine€Adult€Correctional€Centre€to€the€South€Camp€Road€Adult€Correctional€Centre€in€SeptemberŠ z Ź  Š2002,€which€is€a€better€facility.€He€has€been€receiving€regular€medical€attention€and€has€had€25€medicalŠ tÄ  Šappointments.€The€Registrar€of€the€Court€of€Appeal€is€in€the€process€of€making€arrangements€to€have€theŠ n¾  Šquestion€of€the€author's€eligibility€for€parole€to€be€heard€before€a€single€judge€of€that€court.€He€is€awaitingŠ hø  Šthe€assignment€of€legal€aid€to€the€author.€€€Š b²  ŠĢņņFollow-up€information€received€from€authoróó:€By€letters€of€18€February€2002€and€10€November€2003,Š V¦ Šauthor's€counsel€informed€the€Committee€that€the€Court€of€Appeal€had€still€not€reviewed€the€author'sŠ P  Šnon-parole€period,€leaving€him€still€ineligible€for€parole.€To€counsel's€knowledge,€the€State€party€has€notŠ Jš Štaken€steps€towards€finding€a€remedy€for€the€author's€medical€problems.Š D” ŠĢņņSpecial€Rapporteur's€recommendationsóó:€Updated€information€is€to€be€requested€of€the€State€party,€includingŠ 8ˆ Šinformation€on€his€current€state€of€health.Š 2‚ ŠĢ...Š &v ŠŌ#†X{XXX{¹Ļ#ŌŌUS.,CE.,ŲĻŌŠ   p ŠŌ‡X{XXX{ŌŌCEUS.,Ōņ ņCCPR€€A/59/40€vol.€I€(2004)ó óŠ ° ŠĢņņCHAPTER€VI.€€€FOLLOW„UP€ACTIVITIES€UNDER€THE€OPTIONAL€PROTOCOLóóŠ ¤ō ŠĢ...Š ˜č ŠĢ230.€€€The€previous€annual€report€of€the€Committeeņņ1óó€contained€a€detailed€country-by-country€survey€ofŠ Œ Ü Šfollow„up€replies€received€or€requested€and€outstanding€as€of€30€June€2003.€€The€list€that€follows€updatesŠ † Ö Šthat€survey,€indicating€those€cases€in€which€replies€are€outstanding,€but€does€not€include€responsesŠ € Š Šconcerning€the€Committeeššs€Views€adopted€during€the€eightieth€and€eighty„first€sessions,€for€which€follow„Š z Ź  Šup€replies€are€not€yet€due€in€the€majority€of€cases.€€In€many€cases€there€has€been€no€change€since€theŠ tÄ  Šprevious€report.ņņ*óóŠ n¾  ŠĢ...Š b²  ŠĢŌUS.,CE.,rįŌŌ*ƒƒ34 ‚ddd Xdd Xdd X°(#°(#ƒŌŌ,ŠUUŌŌ,žUUŌŌ+  ŌŠ 1'V¦V¦ €€‚‚ƒČƒ„„1ŠŌUKUS.,ŌJamaica:ŌUS.,UK.,÷åŌŠ 'V¦ „„'ŠViews€in€97€cases€with€findings€of€violations:Š 6,V¦ Č  €€‚‚ƒČƒ„„6ŠŠ 'h „„'ŠTwenty„five€detailed€follow„up€replies€received,€of€which€19€indicate€that€theŠ h ŠState€party€will€not€implement€the€Committeeššs€recommendations,€two€promiseŠ b Što€investigate€and€one€announces€the€authorššs€release€(see€A/54/40,€para.Š  \ Š470);€36€general€replies,€indicating€merely€that€the€authorsšš€death€sentencesŠ V Šhad€been€commuted.€€No€follow„up€replies€in€31€cases.€€Follow-upŠ P Šconsultations€with€the€State€partyššs€Permanent€Representatives€to€the€UnitedŠ śJ ŠNations€and€to€the€United€Nations€Office€at€Geneva€were€conducted€during€theŠ ōD Šfifty„third,€fifty-fifth,€fifty„sixth€and€sixtieth€sessions.€€Prior€to€the€CommitteeššsŠ ī> Šfifty-fourth€session,€the€Special€Rapporteur€for€the€follow„up€on€ViewsŠ č8 Šconducted€a€follow„up€fact-finding€mission€to€Jamaica€(see€A/50/40,€paras.Š ā2 Š557„562).€€See€further€A/55/40,€paragraph€611.€€Concerning€the€note€verbaleŠ Ü, Šof€4€July€2001€regarding€case€No.€668/1995€(ņņSmith€and€Stewart€v.Š Ö& ŠJamaicaóó),€see€A/56/40,€paragraph€190.€€In€the€follow„up€reportŠ Š  Š(CCPR/C/80/FU1),€adopted€by€the€Committee€during€its€eightieth€session,€theŠ Ź!  ŠSpecial€Rapporteur€recommended€that€further€information€should€be€requestedŠ Ä"! Šof€the€State€party€on€the€issue€of€compensation;Š 6,¾#" Č  €€‚‚ƒČƒ„„6ŠŠ '€%Š # „„'ŠŠ 6,€%Š $ Č  €€‚‚ƒČƒ„„6ŠŠ 'B'’"% „„'ŠŠ 6,B'’"& Č  €€‚‚ƒČƒ„„6ŠŠ ')T$' „„'Š695/Ō#aaddŌ1996Ō#ddaaŌ€„€ņņSimpsonóó€(A/57/40);€follow„up€reply€received€on€18June€2003,Š )T$( Šsee€A/58/40,€paragraph€241;€for€counselššs€submission,€see€A/57/40,Š ž)N%) Šparagraph€241€and€paragraph€242ņ ņ€ó óbelow;€in€the€follow„up€reportŠ ų*H&* Š(CCPR/C/80/FU1),€adopted€by€the€Committee€during€its€eightieth€session,€theŠ ņ+B'+ ŠSpecial€Rapporteur€recommended€that€updated€information€be€requested€Ō_ŌofŠ ģ,<(, Šthe€State€party,€including€information€on€the€authorššs€health;Š 6,° Č  €€‚‚ƒČƒ„„6ŠŠ 'rĀ „„'Š792/1998€„€ņņŌ_ŌHigginsonŌ_Ōóó€(A/57/40);€follow„up€reply€not€yet€received;Š 6,rĀ Č  €€‚‚ƒČƒ„„6ŠŠ '4„ „„'Š793/1998€„€ņņŌ_ŌPryceŌ_Ō€óó(annex€IX);€follow„up€not€yet€due;Š 6,4„ Č  €€‚‚ƒČƒ„„6ŠŠ 'ö F „„'Š796/1998€„€ņņŌ_ŌReeceŌ_Ōóó€(A/58/40);€follow„up€reply€not€yet€received;Š 6,ö F Č  €€‚‚ƒČƒ„„6ŠŠ 'ø  „„'Š797/1998€„€ņņŌ_ŌLobbanŌ_Ō€óó(annex€IX);€follow„up€not€yet€due;Š ?5ø   Č  €€‚‚ƒČƒ„„?ŠŠ 'z Ź  „„'Š798/1998€„€ņņHowell€óó(annex€IX);€follow„up€reply€not€yet€received.Š$z Ź  Č  $ŠŌCEUS.,ŌĢ...Š 6†  ŠĢņņOVERVIEW€OF€FOLLOW„UP€REPLIES€RECEIVED€DURING€THE€REPORTING€PERIOD,Š *z  ŠSPECIAL€RAPPORTEURššS€FOLLOW„UP€CONSULTATIONS€AND€OTHER€DEVELOPMENTSŠ $t ŠóóĢ231.€€€The€Committee€welcomes€the€follow„up€replies€that€have€been€received€during€the€reporting€periodŠ h Šand€expresses€its€appreciation€for€all€the€measures€taken€or€envisaged€to€provide€victims€of€violations€ofŠ b Šthe€Covenant€with€an€effective€remedy.€€It€encourages€all€States€parties€which€have€addressed€preliminaryŠ  \ Šfollow„up€replies€to€the€Special€Rapporteur€to€conclude€their€investigations€in€as€expeditious€a€manner€asŠ V Špossible€and€to€inform€the€Special€Rapporteur€of€their€results.€€The€follow„up€replies€received€during€theŠ P Šperiod€under€review€and€other€developments€are€summarized€below.Š śJ ŠĢ...Š ī> ŠĢŌUS.,CE.,ĒóŌŌUKUS.,Ō245.ą  ąJamaica:€€as€to€case€No.€695/1996€„€ņņSimpson€óó(A/57/40€and€A/58/40):€€on€10€November€2003,Š ā2 Šauthorššs€counsel€informed€the€Committee€that€the€Court€of€Appeal€had€still€not€reviewed€the€authorššs€non„Š Ü, Šparole€period,€leaving€him€still€ineligible€for€parole.€€To€counselššs€knowledge,€the€State€party€had€not€takenŠ Ö& Šsteps€towards€finding€a€remedy€for€the€authorššs€medical€problems.Š Š  ŠŌUS.,UK.,­÷ŌŌCEUS.,ŌĢ_______________Š Ä" ŠņņNotesóóŠ ¾#  ŠĢņņ1óó/€€€Ibid.,€ņņFifty„eighth€Session,€Supplement€No.€40€óó(A/58/40),€vol.€I,€chap.€VI.Š ²%!" ŠĢ*€€€The€document€symbol€A/[session€No.]/40€refers€to€the€ņņOfficial€Records€of€the€General€Assembly€óóinŠ ¦'ö"$ Šwhich€the€case€appears;€annex€IX€refers€to€the€present€report,€volume€II.Š  (š#% ŠŌ#†X{XXX{Sį#ŌŌUS.,CE.,æłŌĢĢŠ  Ž+Ž&( ŠŌ‡X{XXX{ŌŌCEUS.,ŌĢņ ņŌ_ŌCCPRŌ_Ō,€A/60/40€vol.€I€(2005)ó óŠ Ŗś ŠĢ...Š žī ŠĢCHAPTER€VI.€€€FOLLOW„UP€ACTIVITIES€UNDER€THE€OPTIONAL€PROTOCOLŠ ’ ā ŠĢ224.€€In€July€1990,€the€Committee€established€a€procedure€for€the€monitoring€of€follow„up€to€its€ViewsŠ † Ö Šunder€article€5,€paragraph€4,€of€the€Optional€Protocol,€and€created€the€mandate€of€the€Special€RapporteurŠ € Š Šfor€the€follow„up€on€Views€to€this€effect.€€Mr.€Ando€has€been€the€Special€Rapporteur€since€March€2001Š z Ź  Š(seventy„first€session).Š tÄ  ŠĢ225.€€In€1991,€the€Special€Rapporteur€began€to€request€follow„up€information€from€States€parties.€€SuchŠ hø  Šinformation€has€been€systematically€requested€in€respect€of€all€Views€with€a€finding€of€a€violation€ofŠ b²  ŠCovenant€rights.€€A€total€of€391€Views€out€of€the€503€Views€adopted€since€1979€concluded€that€there€hadŠ \¬  Šbeen€a€violation€of€the€Covenant.Š V¦ ŠĢ228.€€In€many€cases,€the€Secretariat€has€also€received€information€from€complainants€to€the€effect€that€theŠ Jš ŠCommitteeššs€Views€have€not€been€implemented.€€Conversely,€in€rare€instances,€the€petitioner€has€informedŠ D” Šthe€Committee€that€the€State€party€has€in€fact€given€effect€to€the€Committeeššs€recommendations,€evenŠ >Ž Šthough€the€State€party€did€not€itself€provide€that€information.Š 8ˆ ŠĢ229.€€The€present€annual€report€adopts€a€different€format€for€the€presentation€of€follow„up€informationŠ ,| Šcompared€to€previous€annual€reports.€€The€table€below€displays€a€complete€picture€of€follow„up€repliesŠ &v Šfrom€States€parties€received€as€of€28€July€2005,€in€relation€to€Views€in€which€the€Committee€foundŠ  p Šviolations€of€the€Covenant.€€Wherever€possible,€it€indicates€whether€follow„up€replies€are€or€have€beenŠ j Šconsidered€as€satisfactory€or€unsatisfactory,€in€terms€of€complying€with€the€Committeeššs€Views,€or€whetherŠ d Šthe€dialogue€between€the€State€party€and€the€Special€Rapporteur€for€follow„up€on€Views€continues.€€TheŠ ^ Šnotes€following€a€number€of€case€entries€convey€an€idea€of€the€difficulties€in€categorizing€follow„up€replies.Š  X ŠĢ230.€€Follow„up€information€provided€by€States€parties€and€by€petitioners€or€their€representatives€sinceŠ ü!L Šthe€last€annual€report€is€set€out€in€a€new€annex€VII,€contained€in€Volume€II€of€the€present€annual€report.€Š ö"F ŠThis,€more€detailed,€follow„up€information€also€indicates€action€still€outstanding€in€those€cases€that€remainŠ š#@  Šunder€review.Š ź$: ! ŠĢĢŠ  Ų'(#$ ŠŃTROąŲ'3#Avery 12-294/295 Laser Ta LandscapeXą3Ų' LetterŲ'3Letter LandscapeLaser Ta Landscape’3Ų'LetterTŃņ ņÓ  ÓFOLLOW„UP€RECEIVED€TO€DATE€FOR€ALL€CASES€OF€VIOLATIONS€OF€THE€COVENANTó óŠ ° ŠÓFÓĢĢŌ*ƒ6D7ed  ‚dŠUUŠžUUž34°ą.°ą.ŌŌ,'bZŌŌ,4bZŌŌ,ö bZŌŌ,'bZŌŌ,ūbZŌŌ,°bZŌŌ,bbŌŌ+  ŌŠ 6€DD'žīžī €€‚‚ƒƒ„@„6ŠŌ‡ōĘSņXX{ŌŌ#†ōĘSņņōĘSŗū#ŌŌ‡ōĘSņņōĘSŌŌUS.,CE.,ŁūŌŌUKUS.,ŌState€party€andŠ ¦ö Šnumber€of€casesŠ oæ Šwith€violationŌ#†ōĘSņņōĘS€ #ŌŌ‡ōĘSņņōĘSŌŌUS.,UK.,¹ ŌŌCEUS.,ŌŠ ;€DD,!8 ˆ@DD „@„;ŠŌ#†ōĘSņņōĘSD #ŌŌ‡ōĘSņņōĘSŌŌUS.,CE.,} ŌŌUKUS.,ŌCommunication€number,Š ¦ö Šauthor€and€Ō_ŌlocationņņaŌ_ŌóóŌ#†ōĘSņņōĘSķ #ŌŌ‡ōĘSņņōĘSŌŌUS.,UK.,& ŌŌCEUS.,ŌŠ ;€DD,!oæ@DD „@„;ŠÓ  ÓŌ#†ōĘSņņōĘSæ #ŌŌ‡ōĘSņņōĘSŌŌUS.,CE.,ų ŌŌUKUS.,ŌFollow„up€response€received€fromŠ ¦ö  ŠState€party€and€locationŌ#†ōĘSņņōĘSt #ŌŌ‡ōĘSņņōĘSŌŌUS.,UK.,­ ŌŌCEUS.,ŌŠ ;€DD,!oæ @DD „@„;ŠSatisfactoryŠ ¦ö  ŠresponseŠ ;€DD,!oæ @DD „@„;ŠUnsatisfactoryŠ ¦ö  ŠresponseŠ ;€DD,!oæ@DD „@„;ŠNo€follow„upŠ ¦ö ŠresponseŠ ?€DDD,!oæ@DD „@„?ŠFollow„upŠ ¦ö ŠdialogueŠ oæ ŠongoingŠ I€DD:'8 ˆ@  DDD ‚‚ƒƒ„@„IŠ...Š ;€DD,! a@DD „@„;ŠŠ ;€DD,! a@DD „@„;ŠŠ ;€DD,! a@DD „@„;ŠŠ ;€DD,! a@DD „@„;ŠŠ ;€DD,! a@DD „@„;ŠŠ ?€DDD,! a@DD „@„?ŠŠ N€DD?' a@  DDD €€‚‚ƒƒ„@„NŠJamaica€(97)Š ;€DD,!ź :@DD „@„;Š92€cases*Š ;€DD,!ź :@DD „@„;ŠŠ ;€DD,!ź :@DD „@„;ŠŠ ;€DD,!ź :@DD „@„;ŠŠ ;€DD,!ź :@DD „@„;ŠŠ ?€DDD,!ź : @DD „@„?ŠXŠ N€DD?'ź :!@  DDD €€‚‚ƒƒ„@„NŠÓK€F(€XĆ KÓŠ C€DDD0!Ć "@DD „@„……CŠ*ņņNoteóó:€€See€A/59/40.€€Twenty„five€detailed€replies€were€received,€of€which€19€indicated€that€the€State€party€would€not€implement€theŠ Ć # ŠCommitteeššs€recommendations;€in€two€cases€it€promised€to€investigate;€in€one€case,€592/1994,€ņņClive€Johnsonóó,€it€announced€the€authorššsŠ Œ Ü$ Šrelease€(see€A/54/40).€€There€were€36€general€replies€indicating€that€death€sentences€had€been€commuted.€€No€follow„up€replies€were€receivedŠ U „% Šin€31€cases.Š Q€DDB*n &@  DDD €€‚‚ƒƒ„@„QŠŠ ;€DD,!÷G '@DD „@„;Š695/1996,€ņņSimpsonóó€Š ÷G ( ŠA/57/40Š ;€DD,!Ą )@DD „@„;ŠXŠ ÷G * ŠA/57/40,€A/58/40,€A/59/40Š ;€DD,!Ą +@DD „@„;ŠŠ ;€DD,!÷G ,@DD „@„;ŠŠ ;€DD,!÷G -@DD „@„;ŠŠ ?€DDD,!÷G .@DD „@„?ŠXŠ N€DD?'÷G /@  DDD €€‚‚ƒƒ„@„NŠŠ ;€DD,!™é 0@DD „@„;Š792/1998,€ņņŌ_ŌHigginsonŌ_Ōóó€Š ™é 1 ŠA/57/40Š ;€DD,!b² 2@DD „@„;ŠŠ ;€DD,!™é 3@DD „@„;ŠŠ ;€DD,!™é 4@DD „@„;ŠŠ ;€DD,!™é 5@DD „@„;ŠXŠ ?€DDD,!™é 6@DD „@„?ŠXŠ N€DD?'™é 7@  DDD €€‚‚ƒƒ„@„NŠŠ ;€DD,!;‹ 8@DD „@„;Š793/1998,€ņņŌ_ŌPryceŌ_Ō€óóŠ ;‹ 9 ŠA/59/40Š ;€DD,!T:@DD „@„;ŠŠ ;€DD,!;‹ ;@DD „@„;ŠŠ ;€DD,!;‹ <@DD „@„;ŠŠ ;€DD,!;‹ =@DD „@„;ŠXŠ ?€DDD,!;‹ >@DD „@„?ŠXŠ N€DD?';‹ ?@  DDD €€‚‚ƒƒ„@„NŠŠ ;€DD,!Ż-@@DD „@„;Š796/1998,€ņņŌ_ŌReeceŌ_Ōóó€Š Ż-A ŠA/58/40Š ;€DD,!¦öB@DD „@„;ŠŠ ;€DD,!Ż-C@DD „@„;ŠŠ ;€DD,!Ż-D@DD „@„;ŠŠ ;€DD,!Ż-E@DD „@„;ŠXŠ ?€DDD,!Ż-F@DD „@„?ŠXŠ N€DD?'Ż-G@  DDD €€‚‚ƒƒ„@„NŠŠ ;€DD,!ĻH@DD „@„;Š797/1998,€ņņŌ_ŌLobanŌ_Ōóó€Š ĻI ŠA/59/40Š ;€DD,!H˜J@DD „@„;ŠŠ ;€DD,!ĻK@DD „@„;ŠŠ ;€DD,!ĻL@DD „@„;ŠŠ ;€DD,!ĻM@DD „@„;ŠXŠ ?€DDD,!ĻN@DD „@„?ŠXŠ P€DDD?'ĻO@  DDD €€‚‚ƒƒ„@„PŠĢŠ =€DDD,!ź:Q@DDD „@„=Š798/1998,€ņņHowellóó€Š !qR ŠA/59/40Š =€DDD,!ź:S@DDD „@„=ŠŠ =€DDD,!!qT@DDD „@„=ŠŠ =€DDD,!!qU@DDD „@„=ŠŠ =€DDD,!!qV@DDD „@„=ŠXŠ ?€DDDD,!!qW@DDD „@„?ŠXŠ7-+!qX@  DDDD 7ŠŌ#†X{XņōĘS> #ŌĢņņaóó€€The€location€refers€to€the€document€symbol€of€the€ņņOfficial€Records€of€the€General€Assembly,€Supplement€No.€40óó,€which€is€the€annual€reportŠ µY Šof€the€Committee€to€the€respective€sessions€of€the€Assembly.Š Æ’Z ŠĢĢŌ#†X{XXX{/#ŌŌUS.,CE.,hŌŠ  ķ] ŠŌ‡X{XXX{ŌŃTRXč3Ų'LetterOąŲ'3#Avery 12-294/295 Laser Ta Landscape3Ų'LetterscapeXą3Ų'Ų'3Letter LandscapeLaser Ta LandscapeTŃĢņ ņŌ_ŌCCPRŌ_Ō,€A/61/40€vol.€I€(2006)ó óŠ Ŗś ŠĢ...Š žī ŠĢŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŌL  ŌŌM  ŌCHAPTER€VI€€€€FOLLOW-UP€ACTIVITIES€UNDER€THE€OPTIONAL€PROTOCOLŠ ’ ā ŠĢ227.€€In€July€1990,€the€Committee€established€a€procedure€for€the€monitoring€of€follow-up€to€its€ViewsŠ † Ö Šunder€article€5,€paragraph€4,€of€the€Optional€Protocol,€and€created€the€mandate€of€the€Special€RapporteurŠ € Š Šfor€follow-up€to€Views€to€this€effect.€€Mr.€Ō_ŌAndoŌ_Ō€has€been€the€Special€Rapporteur€since€March€2001Š z Ź  Š(seventy-first€session).Š tÄ  ŠĢ228.€€In€1991,€the€Special€Rapporteur€began€to€request€follow-up€information€from€States€parties.€€SuchŠ hø  Šinformation€has€been€systematically€requested€in€respect€of€all€Views€with€a€finding€of€a€violation€ofŠ b²  ŠCovenant€rights;€429€Views€out€of€the€547€Views€adopted€since€1979€concluded€that€there€had€been€aŠ \¬  Šviolation€of€the€Covenant.Š V¦ ŠĢ229.€€All€attempts€to€categorize€follow-up€replies€by€States€parties€are€inherently€imprecise€and€subjective:€Š Jš Šit€accordingly€is€not€possible€to€provide€a€neat€statistical€breakdown€of€follow-up€replies.€€Many€follow-upŠ D” Šreplies€received€may€be€considered€satisfactory,€in€that€they€display€the€willingness€of€the€State€party€toŠ >Ž Šimplement€the€Committeeššs€recommendations€or€to€offer€the€complainant€an€appropriate€remedy.€€OtherŠ 8ˆ Šreplies€cannot€be€considered€satisfactory€because€they€either€do€not€address€the€Committeeššs€Views€at€allŠ 2‚ Šor€only€relate€to€certain€aspects€of€them.€€Some€replies€simply€note€that€the€victim€has€filed€a€claim€forŠ ,| Šcompensation€outside€statutory€deadlines€and€that€no€compensation€can€therefore€be€paid.€€Still€otherŠ &v Šreplies€indicate€that€there€is€no€legal€obligation€on€the€State€party€to€provide€a€remedy,€but€that€a€remedyŠ  p Šwill€be€afforded€to€the€complainant€on€an€ŌL  ŌŌM  Ōņņex€gratiaóóŌL  ŌŌM  Ō€basis.Š j ŠĢ230.€€The€remaining€follow-up€replies€challenge€the€Committeeššs€Views€and€findings€on€factual€or€legalŠ ^ Šgrounds,€constitute€much-belated€submissions€on€the€merits€of€the€complaint,€promise€an€investigation€ofŠ  X Šthe€matter€considered€by€the€Committee€or€indicate€that€the€State€party€will€not,€for€one€reason€or€another,Š !R Šgive€effect€to€the€Committeeššs€Views.Š ü!L ŠĢ231.€€In€many€cases,€the€Secretariat€has€also€received€information€from€complainants€to€the€effect€that€theŠ š#@  ŠCommitteeššs€Views€have€not€been€implemented.€€Conversely,€in€rare€instances,€the€petitioner€has€informedŠ ź$: ! Šthe€Committee€that€the€State€party€had€in€fact€given€effect€to€the€Committeeššs€recommendations,€evenŠ ä%4!" Šthough€the€State€party€had€not€itself€provided€that€information.Š Ž&."# ŠĢ232.€€The€present€annual€report€adopts€the€same€format€for€the€presentation€of€follow-up€information€asŠ Ņ("$% Šthe€last€annual€report.€€The€table€below€displays€a€complete€picture€of€follow-up€replies€from€States€partiesŠ Ģ)%& Šreceived€up€to€7€July€2006,€in€relation€to€Views€in€which€the€Committee€found€violations€of€the€Covenant.€Š Ę*&' ŠWherever€possible,€it€indicates€whether€follow-up€replies€are€or€have€been€considered€as€satisfactory€orŠ Ą+'( Šunsatisfactory,€in€terms€of€their€compliance€with€the€Committeeššs€Views,€or€whether€the€dialogue€betweenŠ ŗ, () Šthe€State€party€and€the€Special€Rapporteur€for€follow-up€to€Views€continues.€€The€Notes€following€aŠ “-)* Šnumber€of€case€entries€convey€an€idea€of€the€difficulties€in€categorizing€follow-up€replies.Š ° ŠĢ233.ą  ąFollow-up€information€provided€by€States€parties€and€by€petitioners€or€their€representativesŠ ¤ō Šsubsequent€to€the€last€annual€report€(A/60/40,€vol.€I,€chap.€VI)€is€set€out€in€annexVII€to€volume€II€of€theŠ žī Špresent€annual€report.€€Š  ˜č ŠŃTROąŲ'3Letter LandscapeXč3Ų'LetterŲ'3Letter LandscapeXą3Ų'3Ų'LetterscapeXą3Ų'TŃŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŌL  ŌŌM  Ōņ ņĢĢFOLLOW-UP€RECEIVED€TO€DATE€FOR€ALL€CASES€OF€VIOLATIONS€OF€THE€COVENANTó óŠ ¤ō ŠĢŌ*ރDd ed'bZ'4bZ4ö bZö 'bZ'ūbZū°bZ°bb6D7°ą.°ą.ŽŌŌ,ūdd ŌŌ,dd ŌŌ,« dd ŌŌ,ūdd ŌŌ,Üdd ŌŌ,edd ŌŌ,°dd ŌŌ+  ŌŠ $˜č˜č „„$ŠState€partyŠ üL Šand€numberŠ ö F Šof€cases€withŠ š @ ŠviolationŠ 'ź : „„'ŠŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŌL  ŌŌM  ŌCommunicationŠ üL  Šnumber,€author€andŠ ö F  ŠlocationŠ 'š @  „„'ŠŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŌL  ŌŌM  ŌFollow-up€responseŠ üL  Šreceived€from€State€partyŠ ö F  Šand€locationŠ 'š @ „„'ŠŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŌL  ŌŌM  ŌSatisfactoryŠ üL ŠresponseŠ 'ö F „„'ŠŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŌL  ŌŌM  ŌUnsatisfactoryŠ üL ŠresponseŠ 'ö F „„'ŠŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŌL  ŌŌM  ŌNoŠ üL Šfollow-upŠ ö F ŠresponseŠ š @ ŠreceivedŠ 'ź : „„'ŠŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŌL  ŌŌM  ŌFollow-upŠ üL ŠdialogueŠ ö F ŠongoingŠ š @ Š...Š  x Č ŠŠ  x Č ŠŠ  x Č ŠŠ  x Č ŠŠ  x Č ŠŠ  x Č ŠŠ  x Č  ……ŠJamaica€(97)Š * V !22 ……*Š92€cases*Š  V " ……ŠŠ  0€ " ……ŠŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŌL  ŌŌM  Ō*ŌL  ŌŌM  ŌņņNoteóóŌL  ŌŌM  Ō:€€See€A/59/40.€€Twenty„five€detailed€replies€were€received,€of€which€19€indicated€that€the€State€party€would€notŠ ”ä # Šimplement€the€Committeeššs€recommendations;€in€two€it€promises€to€investigate;€in€one€it€announces€the€authorššs€releaseŠ ŽŽ $ Š(592/1994€-€Clive€Johnson€-€see€A/54/40).€€There€were€36€general€replies€indicating€that€death€sentences€have€beenŠ ˆŲ % Šcommuted.€No€follow-up€replies€in€31€cases.Š  ‚Ņ& ……ŠŠ  ¬ü& ŠŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŌL  ŌŌM  Ō695/1996,€ŌL  ŌŌM  ŌņņSimpsonóóŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŠ `' ŠŌL  ŌŌM  ŌA/57/40Š   Z( ŠŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŌL  ŌŌM  ŌXŠ `) ŠŌL  ŌŌM  ŌA/57/40,€A/58/40,€A/59/40Š   Z* ŠŠ  `+ ŠŠ  `, ŠŠ  `- ŠXŠ  `. ……ŠŠ  4„. ŠŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŌL  ŌŌM  Ō792/1998,€ŌL  ŌŌM  ŌņņŌ_ŌHigginsonŌ_ŌóóŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŠ ˜č/ ŠA/57/40ŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŠ  ’ā0 ŠŠ  ˜č1 ŠŠ  ˜č2 ŠŠ  ˜č3 ŠXŠ  ˜č4 ŠXŠ  ˜č5 ……ŠŠ  ¼ 5 Š793/1998,€ŌL  ŌŌM  ŌņņŌ_ŌPryceŌ_ŌóóŠ  p6 ŠA/59/40Š  j7 ŠŠ   p8 ŠŠ   p9 ŠŠ   p: ŠXŠ   p; ŠXŠ   p< ……ŠŠ  D”< Š796/1998,€ŌL  ŌŌM  ŌņņŌ_ŌReeceŌ_ŌóóŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŠ Øų= ŠA/58/40Š  ¢ņ> ŠŠ  Øų? ŠŠ  Øų@ ŠŠ  ØųA ŠXŠ  ØųB ŠXŠ  ØųC ……ŠŠ  ĢC Š797/1998,€ŌL  ŌŌM  ŌņņŌ_ŌLobanŌ_ŌóóŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŠ 0€D ŠA/59/40ŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŠ  * zE ŠŠ  0€F ŠŠ  0€G ŠŠ  0€H ŠXŠ  0€I ŠXā āŠ  0€J ……ŠŠ  ° ŠŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŌL  ŌŌM  Ō798/1998,€ŌL  ŌŌM  ŌņņHowellóóŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŠ d Šā āA/59/40Š  ^ ŠŌL  ŌŌM  ŌŌL  ŌŌM  ŌX€Š d ŠA/61/40Š  ^ ŠŠ  d ŠŠ  d ŠŠ  d ŠŠ  d Š...Š  œģ  ŠŠ  œģ  ŠŠ  œģ  ŠŠ  œģ  ŠŠ  œģ  ŠŠ  œģ ŠŠ œģ ŠŌ#†X{XXX{U$#ŌŠ  Ę ŠŃTRXč3Ų'LetterOąŲ'3Letter Landscape3Ų'Letterom€authoróó:€By€letters€of€18€February€2002€and€10€NovembŲ'3Letter LandscapeXą3Ų'TŃŌCEUS.,Ōņ ņŌ_ŌCCPRŌ_Ō,€A/61/40€vol.€II€(2006)ó óŠ ° ŠĢ...Š ¤ō ŠĢAnnex€VIIŠ ˜č ŠĢFOLLOW-UP€OF€THE€HUMAN€RIGHTS€COMMITTEE€ON€INDIVIDUAL€COMMUNICATIONSŠ Œ Ü ŠUNDER€THE€OPTIONAL€PROTOCOL€TO€THE€INTERNATIONAL€COVENANT€ON€CIVILŠ † Ö ŠAND€POLITICAL€RIGHTSŠ € Š ŠĢThis€report€sets€out€all€information€provided€by€States€parties€and€authors€or€their€counsel€since€the€lastŠ tÄ  ŠAnnual€Report€(A/60/40).ņ ņŠ n¾  Šó ó...Š hø  ŠĢŌUS.,CE.,nKŌŌ*ރ*+Üd dūdd ūdd « dd « ūdd ūÜdd Üedd e°dd °D°(#°(#ŽŌŌ,bUUŌŌ,UUŌŌ+  ŌŠ 1'\¬ \¬  €€‚‚ƒČƒ„„1Šņ ņState€partyó óŌCEUS.,ŌŠ  \¬  „„Šņ ņJAMAICAó óŠ 6,\¬  Č  €€‚‚ƒČƒ„„6Šņ ņCaseŠ  n „„Šó óHowell,€798/1998Š 6,n Č  €€‚‚ƒČƒ„„6Šņ ņViews€adopted€on€Š  ą0 „„Šó ó21€October€2003Š 6,ą0 Č  €€‚‚ƒČƒ„„6Šņ ņIssues€andŠ ¢ņ Šviolations€foundŠ  œģ „„Šó óDeath€row€phenomenon,€beatings€after€escape,€inhuman€treatment€š!š€articlesŠ ¢ņ Š7€and€10,€paragraph€1Š ?5œģ Č  €€‚‚ƒČƒ„„?Šņ ņRemedyŠ ^® Šrecommended€Š  XØ „„Šó óIn€accordance€with€article€2,€paragraph€3€(a),€of€the€Covenant,€the€State€partyŠ ^® Šis€under€an€obligation€to€provide€the€author€with€an€effective€remedy,€includingŠ XØ Šcompensation.€€The€State€party€is€also€under€an€obligation€to€prevent€similarŠ R¢ Šviolations€in€the€future.Š ?5Lœ Č  €€‚‚ƒČƒ„„?Šņ ņDue€date€for€StateŠ ^ Šparty€responseŠ   X  „„Šó ó4€February€2004Š ?5^! Č  €€‚‚ƒČƒ„„?Šņ ņDate€of€StateŠ Ź!" Špartyššs€responseŠ  Ä"# „„Šó ó21€November€2005Š ?5Ź!$ Č  €€‚‚ƒČƒ„„?Šņ ņState€partyŠ †$Ö% ŠresponseŠ  €%Š & „„Šó óThe€Committee€will€recall€that€the€State€party€did€not€respond€on€admissibilityŠ †$Ö' Šand€merits€of€this€communication€prior€to€consideration.€€It€submits€that,€as€toŠ €%Š ( Šarticle€7,€the€Superintendentššs€Diary€of€the€prison€noted€that€on€5€March€1997Š z&Ź!) Šat€about€5:10€am,€five€inmates,€including€Mr.€Howell,€were€caught€by€theŠ t'Ä"* Šauthorities€cutting€the€bars€in€their€cells€in€a€bid€to€escape.€€The€bid€was€foiledŠ n(¾#+ Šby€the€Correctional€Officers€on€duty.€€An€injury€report€dated€5€March€1997,Š h)ø$, Šindicated€that€the€author€was€subdued€while€trying€to€escape€and€that€heŠ b*²%- Šsuffered€injuries€to€his€chin,€left€arm€and€back.€€As€a€result€of€a€thorough€andŠ \+¬&. Šimpartial€investigation,€the€State€party€is€satisfied€that€reasonable€force€wasŠ V,¦'/ Šused€to€subdue€the€author€on€that€day.€€The€State€points€out€that€officialsŠ ° Šinvolved€in€the€prison€system€are€provided€with€appropriate€training€concerningŠ Ŗś Šthe€standards€of€humane€treatment€of€such€persons,€including€the€use€of€force.€Š ¤ō ŠThis€training€is€periodically€reviewed€and€covers€United€Nations€treaties,€andŠ žī Šresolutions€as€well€as€Jamaican€legislation.Š ˜č ŠĢAs€to€article€10,€paragraph€1,€the€State€party€submits€that€informationŠ Œ Ü Šextracted€from€the€institutionššs€hospital€escort€book€reveals€that€for€the€periodŠ † Ö Šunder€review,€the€author€attended€the€following€external€facilities€for€treatment:€Š € Š  ŠSpanish€Town€Dental€Surgery€(29September1997),€Spanish€Town€HospitalŠ z Ź  Š(4€October€1997),€Dental€Office,€Burke€Road,€Spanish€Town€(5€NovemberŠ tÄ  Š1997).€€Thus,€as€far€as€the€State€is€concerned,€the€author€received€adequateŠ n¾  Šdental€and€medical€care.Š hø  ŠĢAs€to€the€conditions€of€detention,€it€submits€that€there€continue€to€be€severalŠ \¬  Šmechanisms€in€place€for€investigating€and€monitoring€such€conditions.€€TheseŠ V¦ Šmechanisms,€which€are€periodically€reviewed,€are€both€internal€and€external.€Š P  ŠInternally,€investigations€are€first€of€all€carried€out€by€the€Superintendent€of€theŠ Jš ŠCorrectional€Centre€where€the€inmate€is€housed,€then€by€the€Department€ofŠ D” ŠCorrectional€Servicesšš€Inspectorate€Unit.€€Externally,€there€are€variousŠ >Ž Šavenues.€€The€Inspectorate€Unit€has€the€responsibility€of€inspecting€cells,€theŠ 8ˆ Šinterior€and€exterior€of€the€buildings,€staff€Ō_ŌrestroomsŌ_Ō,€trade€areas€and€all€otherŠ 2‚ Šfacilities,€records€and€equipment€at€every€correctional€institution.€€The€UnitŠ ,| Šcontinues€to€monitor€conformity€to€the€requisite€standards€of€order,€cleanliness,Š &v Šadequacy€of€space,€bedding,€lighting,€ventilation€along€with€the€impact€ofŠ  p Šmorale€and€programmes.€€As€necessary,€the€Inspectorate€also€makesŠ j Šrecommendations€for€improvements.€€The€Corrections€Act€also€provides€forŠ d ŠBoards€of€Visiting€Justices€and€Boards€of€Visitors€to€visit€the€variousŠ ^ ŠCorrectional€Centres,€interview€inmates,€observe€conditions€and€to€makeŠ  X Šrecommendations€to€the€Commissioner€of€Corrections€and/or€the€responsibleŠ !R ŠMinister€for€corrective€actions€to€be€taken.Š ?5ü!L Č  €€‚‚ƒČƒ„„?ŠŌUS.,CE.,0OŌņ ņŠ  ¾#  „„Šó óThe€State€party€maintains€its€position€that€the€authorsšš€rights€were€not€violatedŠ ¾#! Šand€its€view€that€he€could€have€sought€redress€through€the€Jamaican€courts.€Š ø$ " ŠIf€he€could€not€have€afforded€legal€representation€he€could€have€applied€forŠ ²%!# Šlegal€aid.Š ?5¬&ü!$ Č  €€‚‚ƒČƒ„„?Šņ ņAuthorššs€responseŠ  n(¾#% „„Šó óNoneŠ ?5n(¾#& Č  €€‚‚ƒČƒ„„?Šņ ņCommitteeššsŠ 0*€%' ŠDecisionŠ  *+z&( „„Šó óThe€Committee€notes€that€the€State€partyššs€response€is€essentially€its€commentsŠ 0*€%) Šon€admissibility€and€merits€which€should€have€been€provided€prior€toŠ *+z&* Šconsideration€of€the€Views.€€It€notes€that€the€State€party€was€reminded€toŠ $,t'+ Šprovide€its€submission€on€two€occasions.€€As€is€the€jurisprudence€of€theŠ -n(, ŠCommittee,€in€the€event€that€a€State€party€fails€to€provide€any€observations€onŠ ° Šthe€matter€before€it,€due€weight€must€be€given€to€the€authorššs€allegations,€to€theŠ Ŗś Šextent€that€they€have€been€substantiated.Š ¤ō ŠĢThe€Committee€regards€the€State€partyššs€response€as€unsatisfactory€andŠ ˜č Šconsiders€the€follow„up€dialogue€ongoing.Š-#!’ ā Č  -ŠŠ  T ¤ ŠĢņ ņŌ_ŌCCPRŌ_Ō,€A/62/40€vol.€I€(2007)ó óŠ Ŗś ŠĢ...Š žī ŠĢCHAPTER€VI.€€€FOLLOW-UP€ACTIVITIES€UNDER€THE€OPTIONAL€PROTOCOLŠ ’ ā ŠĢ213.ą  ąIn€July€1990,€the€Committee€established€a€procedure€for€the€monitoring€of€follow-up€to€its€ViewsŠ † Ö Šunder€article€5,€paragraph€4,€of€the€Optional€Protocol,€and€created€the€mandate€of€the€Special€RapporteurŠ € Š Šfor€follow-up€to€Views€to€this€effect.€Mr.€Ō_ŌAndoŌ_Ō€has€been€the€Special€Rapporteur€since€March€2001Š z Ź  Š(seventy-first€session).Š tÄ  ŠĢ214.ą  ąIn€1991,€the€Special€Rapporteur€began€to€request€follow-up€information€from€States€parties.€SuchŠ hø  Šinformation€has€been€systematically€requested€in€respect€of€all€Views€with€a€finding€of€a€violation€ofŠ b²  ŠCovenant€rights;€452€Views€out€of€the€570€Views€adopted€since€1979€concluded€that€there€had€been€aŠ \¬  Šviolation€of€the€Covenant.Š V¦ ŠĢ215.ą  ąAll€attempts€to€categorize€follow-up€replies€by€States€parties€are€inherently€imprecise€andŠ Jš Šsubjective:€it€accordingly€is€not€possible€to€provide€a€neat€statistical€breakdown€of€follow-up€replies.€ManyŠ D” Šfollow-up€replies€received€may€be€considered€satisfactory,€in€that€they€display€the€willingness€of€the€StateŠ >Ž Šparty€to€implement€the€Committeeššs€recommendations€or€to€offer€the€complainant€an€appropriate€remedy.Š 8ˆ ŠOther€replies€cannot€be€considered€satisfactory€because€they€either€do€not€address€the€Committeeššs€ViewsŠ 2‚ Šat€all€or€only€relate€to€certain€aspects€of€them.€Some€replies€simply€note€that€the€victim€has€filed€a€claim€forŠ ,| Šcompensation€outside€statutory€deadlines€and€that€no€compensation€can€therefore€be€paid.€Still€other€repliesŠ &v Šindicate€that€there€is€no€legal€obligation€on€the€State€party€to€provide€a€remedy,€but€that€a€remedy€will€beŠ  p Šafforded€to€the€complainant€on€an€ņņex€gratiaóó€basis.Š j ŠĢ216.ą  ąThe€remaining€follow-up€replies€challenge€the€Committeeššs€Views€and€findings€on€factual€or€legalŠ ^ Šgrounds,€constitute€much-belated€submissions€on€the€merits€of€the€complaint,€promise€an€investigation€ofŠ  X Šthe€matter€considered€by€the€Committee€or€indicate€that€the€State€party€will€not,€for€one€reason€or€another,Š !R Šgive€effect€to€the€Committeeššs€Views.Š ü!L ŠĢ217.ą  ąIn€many€cases,€the€Committee€secretariat€has€also€received€information€from€complainants€to€theŠ š#@  Šeffect€that€the€Committeeššs€Views€have€not€been€implemented.€Conversely,€in€rare€instances,€the€petitionerŠ ź$: ! Šhas€informed€the€Committee€that€the€State€party€had€in€fact€given€effect€to€the€CommitteeššsŠ ä%4!" Šrecommendations,€even€though€the€State€party€had€not€itself€provided€that€information.Š Ž&."# ŠĢ218.ą  ąThe€present€annual€report€adopts€the€same€format€for€the€presentation€of€follow-up€information€asŠ Ņ("$% Šthe€last€annual€report.€The€table€below€displays€a€complete€picture€of€follow-up€replies€from€States€partiesŠ Ģ)%& Šreceived€up€to€7€July€2007,€in€relation€to€Views€in€which€the€Committee€found€violations€of€the€Covenant.Š Ę*&' ŠWherever€possible,€it€indicates€whether€follow-up€replies€are€or€have€been€considered€as€satisfactory€orŠ Ą+'( Šunsatisfactory,€in€terms€of€their€compliance€with€the€Committeeššs€Views,€or€whether€the€dialogue€betweenŠ ŗ, () Šthe€State€party€and€the€Special€Rapporteur€for€follow-up€to€Views€continues.€The€Notes€following€aŠ “-)* Šnumber€of€case€entries€convey€an€idea€of€the€difficulties€in€categorizing€follow-up€replies.Š ° ŠĢ219.ą  ąFollow-up€information€provided€by€States€parties€and€by€petitioners€or€their€representativesŠ ¤ō Šsubsequent€to€the€last€annual€report€(A/61/40,€vol.€I,€chap.€VI)€is€set€out€in€annexVII€to€volumeII€of€theŠ žī Špresent€annual€report.Š ˜č ŠĢŠ  Œ Ü ŠŃTROąŲ'3Letter LandscapeXč3Ų'LetterŲ'3Letter Landscape óŠ Ŗś ŠĢCHAPTER€VI.ą 3Ų'Letterom€authoróó:€By€letters€of€18€February€2002€and€10€NovembTŃÓ  Óņ ņFOLLOW-UP€RECEIVED€TO€DATE€FOR€ALL€CASES€OF€VIOLATIONS€OF€THE€COVENANTó óŠ ° ŠÓI{ÓĢŌ*ƒ‰d ÜdbUUbUU*+°ą.°ą.ŌŌ,/\RŌŌ,Ź\RŌŌ,é\RŌŌ,ū\RŌŌ,Ü\RŌŌ,f\RŌŌ,“\\ŌŌ+  ŌŠ 8€DDD'¤ō¤ō €€‚ ‚ƒ ƒ„„8ŠState€party€andŠ ®ž Šnumber€of€casesŠ Øų Šwith€violationŠ =€DDD,!¢ņDDD „„=ŠCommunicationŠ ®ž Šnumber,€Š Øų Šauthor€and€locationŠ =€DDD,!¢ņDDD „„=ŠFollow-up€responseŠ ®ž  Šreceived€from€StateŠ Øų  Šparty€and€locationŠ =€DDD,!¢ņ DDD „„=ŠSatisfactoryŠ ®ž  ŠresponseŠ =€DDD,!Øų DDD „„=ŠUnsatisfactoryŠ ®ž ŠresponseŠ =€DDD,!ØųDDD „„=ŠNo€follow-up€Š ®ž ŠresponseŠ Øų ŠreceivedŠ ?€DDDD,!¢ņDDD „„?ŠFollow-upŠ ®ž ŠdialogueŠ Øų ŠongoingŠ S€DDB,¢ņ  DDDD ‚ ‚ƒ ƒ„„‹‹SŠ...Š @€DD/!° DD „„‹‹@ŠŠ @€DD/!° DD „„‹‹@ŠŠ @€DD/!° DD „„‹‹@ŠŠ @€DD/!° DD „„‹‹@ŠŠ @€DD/!° DD „„‹‹@ŠŠ B€DDD/!° DD „„‹‹BŠŠ N€D?'°  DDD €€‚‚ƒ ƒ„„NŠJamaica€(98)Š 4€DD#“ D „„4Š92€cases*Š 4€DD#“ DD „„4ŠŠ 4€DD#“ DD „„4ŠŠ 4€DD#“  DD „„4ŠŠ 4€DD#“ !DD „„4ŠŠ 6€DDD#“ "DD „„6ŠXŠ E€D6“ # DDD €€‚‚ƒ ƒ„„EŠŠ :€DDD'ø $D „„……:Š*ņņNoteóó:€€See€A/59/40.€€Twenty„five€detailed€replies€were€received,€of€which€19€indicated€that€the€State€party€would€notŠ ø % Šimplement€the€Committeeššs€recommendations;€in€two€it€promises€to€investigate;€in€one€it€announces€the€authorššs€releaseŠ ² & Š(592/1994€-€Clive€Johnson€-€see€A/54/40).€€There€were€36€general€replies€indicating€that€death€sentences€have€beenŠ ¬ ü' Šcommuted.€Nofollow-up€replies€in€31€cases.Š H€D9!¦ö ( DDD €€‚ ‚ƒ ƒ„„HŠŠ 4€DD#“ )D „„4Š695/1996,€ņņSimpsonóóŠ “ * ŠA/57/40Š .€DD®ž +DD ‹‹.ŠXŠ “ , ŠA/57/40,€A/58/40,Š ®ž - ŠA/59/40Š .€DDØų .DD ‹‹.ŠŠ .€DD“ /DD ‹‹.ŠŠ .€DD“ 0DD ‹‹.ŠŠ 0€DDD“ 1DD ‹‹0ŠXŠ “ 2 ЀР?€D0®ž 3 DDD €€‚‚ƒ ƒ‹‹?ŠŠ 4€DD#¬ü 4D „„4Š792/1998,€ņņŌ_ŌHigginsonŌ_ŌóóŠ ¬ü 5 ŠA/57/40Š 4€DD#¦ö6DD „„4ŠŠ 4€DD#¬ü 7DD „„4ŠŠ 4€DD#¬ü 8DD „„4ŠŠ 4€DD#¬ü 9DD „„4ŠXŠ 6€DDD#¬ü :DD „„6ŠXŠ E€D6¬ü ; DDD €€‚‚ƒ ƒ„„EŠŠ 4€DD#Ŗś<D „„4Š793/1998,€ņņŌ_ŌPryceŌ_ŌŠ Ŗś= ŠóóA/59/40Š 4€DD#¤ō>DD „„4ŠŠ 4€DD#Ŗś?DD „„4ŠŠ 4€DD#Ŗś@DD „„4ŠŠ 4€DD#ŖśADD „„4ŠXŠ 6€DDD#ŖśBDD „„6ŠXŠ E€D6ŖśC DDD €€‚‚ƒ ƒ„„EŠŠ 4€DD#ØųDD „„4Š796/1998,€ņņŌ_ŌReeceŌ_ŌóóŠ ØųE ŠA/58/40Š 4€DD#¢ņFDD „„4ŠŠ 4€DD#ØųGDD „„4ŠŠ 4€DD#ØųHDD „„4ŠŠ 4€DD#ØųIDD „„4ŠXŠ 6€DDD#ØųJDD „„6ŠXŠ @€D1ØųK DDD ‚‚ƒ ƒ„„@ŠŠ 4€DD#¦öLD „„4Š797/1998,€ņņŌ_ŌLobbanŌ_ŌóóŠ ¦öM ŠA/59/40Š 4€DD# šNDD „„4ŠŠ 4€DD#¦öODD „„4ŠŠ 4€DD#¦öPDD „„4ŠŠ 4€DD#¦öQDD „„4ŠXŠ 6€DDD#¦öRDD „„6ŠXŠ G€DD6¦öS DDD €€‚‚ƒ ƒ„„GŠŠ 4€DD#¤ōTDD „„4Š798/1998,€ņņHowellóóŠ ¤ōU ŠA/59/40Š 4€DD#žīVDD „„4ŠX€Š ¤ōW ŠA/61/40Š 4€DD#žīXDD „„4ŠŠ 4€DD#¤ōYDD „„4ŠŠ 4€DD#¤ōZDD „„4ŠŠ 6€DDD#¤ō[DD „„6ŠŌ_ŌŠ 9€DD(¤ō\ DDD ‚‚ƒ ƒ9Š...Š +€DD¢ņ]DD +ŠŠ +€DD¢ņ^DD +ŠŠ +€DD¢ņ_DD +ŠŠ +€DD¢ņ`DD +ŠŠ +€DD¢ņaDD +ŠŠ -€DDD¢ņbDD -ŠŌ_ŌŠ.$"¢ņc DDD .Š