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Z  A.Introduction ,  202.TheCommitteewelcomesthereportssubmittedbytheStateparty,includingtheadditional   answersprovidedinwriting,andisencouragedbytheattendanceofahighrankingdelegation.The   Committeeexpressesitsappreciationforthedialoguewhichtookplace.   203.TheCommitteenotes,however,thatthereportssubmittedarenotentirelyconsistentwithits R guidelines.Whiletheyprovideinformationonrelevantlawsandregulationsandthecourtsystem, ; noinformationwasprovidedinthereports,orinthecoredocument,onthepoliticalstructureofthe $t countryandthedemographiccharacteristicsofthepopulation.Moreover,thereisinsufficient  ] informationinthereportsonhowtheConventionisappliedinpractice,andonwhatfactorsand F difficultiesaffectitsfullimplementation. / B.Positiveaspects  204.TheCommitteenotesthereformsinthefieldofhumanrightswhichtheStatepartyhas  embarkedupon.Itnotes,interalia,theenactmentofnewcodesofjudicialprocedure,criminal l procedureandonthelegalprofession;theestablishmentofastandingcommitteetoinvestigate U complaintsoftorture;andtherecentnationalprogrammetoeliminatepoverty.TheCommittee > furthernotesthattheStatepartywillshortlyauthorizetheestablishmentofthefirsthumanrights ' w non-governmentalorganization(_NGO_)inSaudiArabia,andlooksforwardtoinformationonthis !` positivedevelopmentinitsnextreport. !I  205.TheCommitteewelcomesthedialogueandcooperationoftheStatepartywiththe #" UnitedNationshumanrightsmechanisms,includingtheSpecialRapporteurontheindependence $ # ofjudgesandlawyers,aswellaswithinternationalhumanrights_NGOs_. % $ 206.TheCommitteewelcomestherecentinitiativetoincludenonSaudisinahealthinsurance o'"& system.TheCommitteehasalsonotedwithsatisfactionthatmeasureshavebeentakentoputanend X(#' tothepracticeofemployersretainingthepassportsoftheirforeignemployees,inparticulardomestic A)$( workers.Italsonotesthehighnumberofschoolsthathavebeenauthorizedtoofferprogrammes **z%) fortheeducationofchildrenofmigrantworkersthathavebeendesignedintheircountryoforigin. +c&* 207.TheCommitteenoteswithsatisfactiontheStatepartysratificationon28February2003of ,5(, theamendmenttoarticle8,paragraph6,oftheConvention,adoptedon15January1992atthe -)- FourteenthMeetingofStatesPartiestotheConvention.  208.TheCommitteewelcomesinformationthattheStatepartywillsoonaccedetotheinternational  CovenantonCivilandPoliticalRightsandtheInternationalCovenantonEconomic,Socialand k CulturalRights. T C.Concernsandrecommendations & v 209.ThebroadandimprecisenatureoftheStatepartysgeneralreservationraisesconcernastoits  H compatibilitywiththeobjectandpurposeoftheConvention.TheCommitteeencouragestheState  1  partytoreviewthereservationwithaviewtoformallywithdrawingit.    210.WhilenotingthattheBasicLaw,andprovisionsofRoyalDecrees,regulationsandcodes,as   wellastheIslamic_Shariah_,guaranteeequality,theCommitteeisoftheopinionthatthemere   statementofthegeneralprincipleofnondiscriminationintheselawsisnotasufficientresponseto n  therequirementsoftheConvention.TheCommitteerecommendsthattheStatepartyadopt W  legislationthatmeetstherequirementsofarticles2,3and4oftheConvention.Inthisconnection, @ theCommitteedrawsattentiontoitsgeneralrecommendationsI,II,VIIandXV,andemphasizes )y thepreventivevalueoflegislationexpresslyprohibitingracialdiscriminationandracistpropaganda. b 211.Moreover,theCommitteeemphasizesthatguaranteesofnondiscriminationlaiddowninlaw, 4 withoutmechanismstomonitortheirapplication,donotontheirownensuretheenjoymentofnon  discrimination.ItrequeststheStatepartytoprovideinformationinsubsequentreportsonthe  practicalimplementationandmonitoringofarticles4,5and6oftheConvention,includingon  mechanismsforreceivingcomplaints,conductinginvestigationsandprosecutions,andimplementing  consequentdecisions. q 212.TheCommitteenotesthatinsufficientinformationhasbeenprovidedoneffortstopromote C racialtolerancewithintheStateparty,suchasinschoolcurriculaandpublicinformationcampaigns. ,| TheCommitteerecommendsthattheStatepartyprovidethisinformationinitsnextreport. e 213.TheCommitteerecommendsthattheStatepartyinstitutetrainingprogrammesonhumanrights  7 andunderstandingamongethnicgroupsforlawenforcementofficials,includingpolicemen,military !   andprisonstaff,andmembersofthejudiciary. " ! 214.TheCommittee,notingtheinformationprovidedconcerningtheacquisitionofnationality $# undertheNationalityRegulations,isneverthelessconcernedthataSaudiwomanisunableto t% $ transmithernationalitytoherchildwhensheismarriedtoaforeignnational,andthataforeignman ]&!% isunabletoacquireSaudinationalityinthesamemannerasaforeignwoman.TheCommittee F'"& requeststheStatepartytoconsiderthepossibilityofmodifyingtheseprovisionsinordertoconform /(#' toarticle5(d)(iii)oftheConvention. )h$( 215.TheCommitteeisconcernedaboutreportsthatpersonsofsomeracialorethnicoriginsare *:&* unabletomanifesttheirreligiousbeliefsintheStateparty.TheCommitteewishestoreceivefurther +#'+ informationonthisissue. , (,  -(- 216.Notingthatthelawguaranteesequalstatustoallworkers,SaudiandnonSaudi,theCommittee  wishestoobtainfurtherinformationonthepracticalimplementationofthisprinciple,particularly  giventhehighproportionofmigrantworkersinSaudiArabia(60percentoftheworkforceinSaudi  Arabiaaremigrantworkers). k 217.TheCommitteeisconcernedaboutallegationsofsubstantialprejudiceagainstmigrant =  workers,inparticularthosecomingfromAsiaandAfrica.TheCommitteeinvitestheStateparty & v toreportonthesituation,inparticular,ofwomendomesticworkersanddrawstheattentionofthe  _ StatepartytoitsgeneralrecommendationXXVongenderrelateddimensionsofracial  H discrimination.  1  218.TheCommitteeisconcernedatallegationsthatadisproportionatenumberofforeignersare   facingthedeathpenalty.TheCommitteeencouragestheStatepartytocooperatefullywiththe   SpecialRapporteuronextrajudicial,summaryandarbitraryexecutionswhohasrequested   informationonseveralcasesofmigrantworkerswhohavenotreceivedlegalassistanceandhave n  beensentencedtodeath. W  219.TheCommitteewouldappreciatemoreinformationontheannounced _Saudization_ԀPlan,in )y particularontheimplicationsoftheplanformigrantworkers. b 220.TheCommitteerequeststheStatepartytoincludeinitsnextperiodicreportstatistics, 4 _disaggregated_Ԁbymigrantsnationalorigin,whichwouldprovideabetterunderstandingofthe  economicandsocialstandingofnoncitizensinSaudiArabia.  221.TheCommitteeisconcernedaboutthesituationofIraqirefugeeswhohavelivedinthe_Rafha_  refugeecampformorethan12yearsunderverydifficultcircumstances.TheCommitteehopesthat q theStatepartywillfindasolutiontothisprobleminthenearfuture. Z 222.TheCommitteerequeststheStatepartytoincludeinitsnextperiodicreportinformationon ,| progressmadeinestablishinganationalhumanrightsinstitution,andfurtherdetailsoftheintended e membership,mandateandstatusofthatinstitution.Inthisconnection,itdrawstheattentionofthe N StatepartytotheParisPrinciplesannexedtoGeneralAssemblyresolution48/134.  7 223.TheStatepartyisinvitedtoincludeinitsnextperiodicreportspecificinformationonthe " ! politicalstructureandcompositionofthepopulation,includingitsethnicanddemographic #" characteristics. $# 224.TheCommitteerecommendsthattheStatepartytakeintoaccounttherelevantpartsofthe ]&!% DurbanDeclarationandProgrammeofActionwhenimplementingtheConventioninthedomestic F'"& legalorder,inparticularinrespectofarticles2to7oftheConvention,andthatitincludeinitsnext /(#' periodicreportinformationonactionplansorothermeasurestakentoimplementtheDurban )h$( DeclarationandProgrammeofActionatthenationallevel. *Q%) 225.TheCommitteenotesthattheStatepartyhasnotmadethedeclarationprovidedforinarticle +#'+ 14oftheConventionandurgestheStatepartytoconsiderthepossibilityofmakingsucha , (, declaration. -(- Ї226.TheCommitteerecommendsthattheStatepartysreportsbemadereadilyavailabletothe  publicfromthetimetheyaresubmittedandthattheobservationsoftheCommitteeonthesereports  besimilarlypublicized.  227.TheCommitteerecommendsthattheStatepartysubmititsfourthperiodicreportjointlywith T itsfifthperiodicreport,dueon22October2006,andthatitaddressallpointsraisedinthepresent =  concludingobservations. & v