WPC  3_,R=_,KlPKfӝ oH11@x`t9ױ'GщTG Dw,kgj2N(HDs| ɕѺg~!]sqYHQח)^̩q0zP*RY oqM47ę9t -c~WҚ #bEy|J]KYq]x@]F>KD1㘓W"HM@GL7gCXﯩz_ jͧG'+U _œ78_i'7uBB<6˕87d= QOotK 8'0P9N1s<| |b"L׷O+"蔮8Nϭ9 +\\U)*g\ѭ4 U$5uo-s33AԂ,ihYL}Q%B-C؂&%{C_ܺPbE#U N % 0^ n wz 4~   m N U> DE f? aA A fU aW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W fk am m f a B- B 0(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX(c)$  8tiXXdXXd8XtiXXXcp8 p8+003|xU\  `&Times New Roman88889Hairline!dxdxhTABLE AHTABLE BTable_ATABLE A)Hairline d d )!  8{XXdd8X{XXX  _8{XXdXXd8 XX{  SIERRALEONE#X{X#  UKUS.,Follow-upJurisprudence    ActionbyTreatyBodies US.,UK.,I   CCPR     X{XXX{ Mansarajetal.,Gborieetal.andSesayetal.v.SierraLeone   CommunicationsNos839,840&841/1998   4November1998   CCPR/C/64/D/839,840&841/1998   INTERIMDECISION  v Submittedby:GilbertSamuthKanduBo,KhemalaiIdrissa,TambaGborie,AlfredAbuSankoh, j HassanKarimConteh,DanielKobinaAnderson,JohnAmaduSonicaConteh,AbuBakarrKamara, d AbdulKarimSesay,KulaSamba,VictorL.King,andJimKellyJalloh ^ Victim:Theauthors R StateParty:SierraLeone F Dateofcommunication:13and14October1998 : TheHumanRightsCommittee, (!x Meetingon4November1998, #l ActingundertheInternationalCovenantonCivilandPoliticalRightsanditsOptionalProtocol, %` ! ReferringtothecasesofGilbertSamuthKanduBo,KhemalaiIdrissa,TambaGborie,AlfredAbuSankoh, 'T"# HassanKarimConteh,DanielKobinaAnderson,JohnAmaduSonicaConteh,AbuBakarrKamara, 'N#$ AbdulKarimSesay,KulaSamba,VictorL.King,andJimKellyJalloh,whosecommunicationswere (H$% submittedtotheHumanRightsCommitteeundertheOptionalProtocolon13and14October1998, )B%& RecallingthattheCommittee'sSpecialRapporteurforNewCommunicationsrequestedtheGovernment +6'( ofSierraLeoneon13and14October1998,underrule86oftheCommittee'srulesofprocedure,tostay ,0() theexecutionoftheabovementionedpersonswhiletheircommunicationwasunderconsiderationbythe -*)* Committee,  DeeplydisturbedbytheinformationthatGilbertSamuthKanduBo,KhemalaiIdrissa,TambaGborie,  AlfredAbuSankoh,HassanKarimConteh,DanielKobinaAnderson,JohnAmaduSonicaConteh,Abu  BakarrKamara,AbdulKarimSesay,KulaSamba,VictorL.King,andJimKellyJallohwereexecuted  byfiringsquadoutsideFreetownon19October1998,   Recallingthaton23October1998,anurgentrequesttoprovideclarifications,by29October1998,about   thecircumstancessurroundingtheexecutionsoftheabovenamedpersons,wassenttotheStatepartyboth   throughitsPermanentMissioninNewYorkandtheOfficeoftheSecretaryGeneral'sSpecial z   RepresentativeinFreetown, t  NotingthatnoinformationhasbeenreceivedfromtheStateparty, h  1.ExpressesitsindignationatthefailureoftheStateparty'sauthoritiestocomplywiththeCommittee's \  requestforinterimmeasuresofprotectionpursuanttorule86oftheCommittee'srulesofprocedure;the V attitudedisplayedbytheStatepartyisallthemoreregrettableasitconcernedcasesinvolvingcapital P punishmentofwhichtheCommitteewasproperlyseizedandwascompetenttoexamine,andasitoccurred J inthecontextoftheconsiderationofthefirstcasessubmittedtotheCommitteesincetheOptionalProtocol D enteredintoforceforSierraLeoneon23November1996; > 2.RecallsthattheStateparty,uponratifyingtheOptionalProtocol,undertooktocooperatewiththe 2 Committeeundertheprocedure,andemphasizesthattheStatepartyhasfailedtocomplywithits ,| obligations,bothundertheOptionalProtocolandundertheCovenant; &v 3.DeplorestheStateparty'sfailuretomakeavailable,asrequestedbytheCommittee,specific j clarificationsofthecircumstancessurroundingtheexecutions; d 4.DecidestocontinuetheconsiderationoftheabovementionedcommunicationsundertheOptional  X Protocol; !R 5.StronglyurgestheStatepartytoensure,byallmeansatitsdisposal,thatsituationssimilartothose "F surroundingtheexecutionsoftheabovementionedpersonsdonotrecur;inparticular,theCommitteeurges #@  compliancewithitsrule86requestsinothercasesofasimilarnatureofwhichtheCommitteeisseized; $: ! 6.UrgestheStatepartytopresentwithoutdelayitsinitialreportunderarticle40oftheCovenant,which &."# wasdueon22November1997,fordiscussionbytheCommitteeatits65thsessioninMarch/April1999 '(#$ and,inanyevent,tosubmitby15February1999areport,insummaryformifnecessary,relatingin ("$% particulartotheapplicationatthepresenttimeofarticles6,7and14oftheCovenant; )%& 7.RequeststheSecretaryGeneraltobringthisdecisiontotheattentiontotheGovernmentofSierraLeone.#X{XX X{#  +'(  UKUS.,CCPRA/57/40,vol.I(2002)   ChapterVI.Followupactivitiesundertheoptionalprotocol  ...  228.ThepreviousannualreportoftheCommittee(A/56/40,vol.I,chap.VI)containedadetailed   countrybycountrysurveyoffollowuprepliesreceivedorrequestedandoutstandingasof30June2001.   Thelistthatfollowsupdatesthatsurvey,indicatingthosecasesinwhichrepliesareoutstanding,butdoes   notincluderesponsesconcerningtheCommitteesViewsadoptedduringtheseventyfourthandseventy z   fifthsessions,forwhichfollowuprepliesarenotyetdue.Inmanycasestherehasbeennochangesince t  thepreviousreport. n  ... b  SierraLeone:Viewsinthreecaseswithfindingsofviolations: V 839/1998Mansarajetal.(A/56/40); J 840/1998Gborieetal.(A/56/40);and > 841/1998Sesayetal.(A/56/40);forfollowupreplies,seeparagraph[249]below. 2 ... &v 229.ForfurtherinformationonthestatusofalltheViewsinwhichfollowupinformationremains j outstandingorinrespectofwhichfollowupconsultationshavebeenorwillbescheduled,referenceis d madetothefollowupprogressreportpreparedfortheseventy-fourthsessionoftheCommittee ^ (CCPR/C/74/R.7/Rev.1,dated28March2002),discussedinpublicsessionattheCommittees2009th  X meetingon4April2002(CCPR/C/SR.2009).ReferenceisalsomadetotheCommitteesprevious !R reports,inparticularA/56/40,paragraphs182to200. !L Overviewoffollowuprepliesreceivedduringthereportingperiod,SpecialRapporteursfollowup #@  consultationsandotherdevelopments $: ! 230.TheCommitteewelcomesthefollowuprepliesthathavebeenreceivedduringthereportingperiod &."# andexpressesitsappreciationforallthemeasurestakenorenvisagedtoprovidevictimsofviolationsof '(#$ theCovenantwithaneffectiveremedy.ItencouragesallStatespartieswhichhaveaddressedpreliminary ("$% followuprepliestotheSpecialRapporteurtoconcludetheirinvestigationsinasexpeditiousamanneras )%& possibleandtoinformtheSpecialRapporteuroftheirresults.Thefollowuprepliesreceivedduringthe *&' periodunderreviewandotherdevelopmentsaresummarizedbelow. +'( ... -)* Ї249.SierraLeone:WithregardtocasesNos.839/1998Mansarajetal.,840/1998Gborieetal.,and  841/1998Sesayetal.(A/56/40),theSpecialRapporteurheldconsultationswiththeAmbassadorof  SierraLeoneattheseventyfourthsession,whoindicatedthatthesixpersonsinquestionhadbeen  released.TheStatepartyfurtherinformedtheCommitteebyanoteverbaleof5April2002thataright  ofappealfromcourtsmartialhadbeenreinstated,butthatitwasotherwisenotinapositiontocomplywith  theCommitteesViews,fortheCommitteedidnothavejurisdictiontohearthecomplaint.   ...   _     US.,UK.,CEUS.,_CCPR_ԀA/58/40,vol.I(2003)   CHAPTERVI.FollowupactivitiesundertheOptionalProtocol  ...  223.ThepreviousannualreportoftheCommittee1containedadetailedcountrybycountrysurveyof   followuprepliesreceivedorrequestedandoutstandingasof30June2002.Thelistthatfollowsupdates   thatsurvey,indicatingthosecasesinwhichrepliesareoutstanding,butdoesnotincluderesponses   concerningtheCommitteesViewsadoptedduringtheseventyseventhandseventyeighthsessions,for z   whichfollowuprepliesarenotyetdueinthemajorityofcases.Inmanycasestherehasbeennochange t  sincethepreviousreport.* n  ... b  SierraLeone: ` 0 Viewsinthreecaseswithfindingsofviolations:V (# (# 0  0` (#(#0 ` (#` (#839/1998_Mansaraj_Ԁetal.(A/56/40);J (# (# 0  0` (#(#0 ` (#` (#840/1998_Gborie_Ԁetal.(A/56/40);> (# (# 0  0` (#(#0 ` (#` (#841/1998_Sesay_etal.(A/56/40);forfollowupreplies,seeA/57/40,paragraph 2 249.,| (# (# Notes j 1.[OfficialRecordsoftheGeneralAssembly],FiftyseventhSession,SupplementNo.40(A/57/40), ^ vol.I,chap.VI.  X *ThedocumentsymbolA/[SessionNo.]/40referstotheOfficialRecordoftheGeneralAssembly !L inwhichthecaseappears;annexVIreferstothepresentreport,vol.II. "F US.,CE.,A%  $: ! CEUS., _CCPR_Ԁ_CCPR_/C/80/FU/1(2004)    Follow-UpProgressReportsubmittedbyTheSpecialRapporteurforFollow-UponViews   Follow-upprogressreport   1.ThecurrentreportupdatesthepreviousFollow-upProgressReport,(_CCPR_/C/71/R.13)[Ed.Note:   _CCPR_/C/71/R.13isnotpubliclyavailable]which_focused_Ԁoncasesinwhich,bytheendofFebruary   2001,nooronlyincompletefollow-upinformationhadbeenreceivedfromStatesparties,orwhere z   follow-upinformationchallengedthefindingsandrecommendationsoftheCommittee.Inanefforttoreduce t  thesizeofthefollow-upreport,thiscurrentreportonlyreflectscasesinwhichinformationwasreceived n  fromeithertheauthorortheStatepartyfrom1March2001to2April2004.Itistheintentionofthe h  SpecialRapporteurtoupdatethisreportonanannualbasis. b  ... V _SIERRE_ԀLEONE: J _Mansaraj_Ԁetal.v._Sierre_ԀLeone,Caseno.839/1998,Viewsadoptedon16July2001 > _Gborie_Ԁ_Tamba_,v._Sierre_ԀLeone,Caseno.840/1998,Viewsadoptedon16July2001󀀀 8 _Sesay_Ԁetal.V._Sierre_ԀLeone,Caseno.841/1998,Viewsadoptedon16July2001 2 Violationsfound:Articles6and14,paragraph5 &v Issuesofcase:Norightofappealbyconvictionfromcourtmartial j Remedyrecommended:ToprovideAnthony_Mansaraj_,Alpha_Saba_Ԁ_Kamara_,NelsonWilliams,Beresford ^ R._Harleston_,_Bashiru_Ԁ_Conteh_ԀandArnoldH._Bangura_,withaneffectiveremedy.TheCommittee  X consideredthattheyshouldbereleasedunlessSierraLeonianlawprovidesforthepossibilityoffreshtrials !R thatdoofferalltheguaranteesrequiredunderarticle14oftheCovenant.TheCommitteealsoconsiders !L thatthenextofkinofGilbert_Samuth_Ԁ_Kandu_-Bo,_Khemalai_Ԁ_Idrissa_Ԁ_Keita_,_Tamba_Ԁ_Gborie_,AlfredAbu "F _Sankoh_Ԁ(alias_Zagalo_),Hassan_Karim_Ԁ_Conteh_,Daniel_Kobina_ԀAnderson,John_Amadu_Ԁ_Sonica_Ԁ_Conteh_,Abu #@  _Bakarr_Ԁ_Kamara_,Abdul_Karim_Ԁ_Sesay_,_Kula_ԀSamba,VictorL.King,andJimKelly_Jalloh_Ԁshouldbeafforded $: ! anappropriateremedywhichshouldentailcompensation. %4!" DeadlineforStatepartyfollow-upinformation:28October2001 '(#$ Follow-upinformationreceivedfromStateparty:Bynote_verbale_Ԁof5April2002,theStatepartyinformed )%& theCommitteethatarightofappealfromcourtsmartialhadbeenre-instated,butthatitwasotherwisenot *&' inapositiontocomplywiththeViews,astheCommittee"didnothavejurisdictiontohearthecomplaint". +'( Follow-upinformationreceivedfromauthors:None -)* ЇConsultationswithStateparty:Atthe74thsession,theSpecialRapporteurmetwiththeStateparty  representativewhoindicatedthatthesixpersonsinquestionhadbeenreleased,butalsoindicatedthatthe  Committeehadnojurisdictiontohearcomplaints.  SpecialRapporteur'srecommendations:AlthoughwelcomingtheStateparty'sdecisiontoamendits  legislationandinformationthatithasreleasedthesixlivingauthors,theStatepartyshouldre-considerits   decisionnottograntthefamiliesofthedeceasedvictimscompensationasrequestedbytheCommittee,   soastofullyimplementtheCommittee'sViews.   ... z   US.,CE.,K-  n   _CCPR_,_CCPR_/C/SR.2194(2004)   HumanRightsCommittee  Eightiethsession  Summaryrecordofthesecondpart(public)ofthe2194thmeeting   HeldatHeadquarters,NewYork,   onFriday,2April2004,at10a.m.   ... t  FollowuponViewsundertheOptionalProtocol h  ... \  2. Mr._Ando_ ,speakingasaSpecialRapporteurforfollowuponViewsundertheOptionalProtocol, P notedthathisreportcoveredtheperiodfrom1March2001to26March2004.Asaresultofthe J CommitteesViews,deathsentenceshadinsomecasesbeenreducedtolifeimprisonmentortoasentence D of20years,indicatingthesuccessoftheCommitteesworkregardingindividualcommunications.There > hadbeenmanycasesinwhichStateshadprovidednoresponsetotheCommitteesViews,andthose 8 cases,inturn,cameunderseveralheadings.Thoseinwhichithadbeennecessarysimplytosenda 2 reminderwerenotproblematical.WherevertheCommitteerequiredafurtherupdateonthesituation,he ,| hadtriedtomeetwithrepresentativesofStateparties.Veryoftentheywouldsendarequesttotheirhome &v Government,butthatdidnotnecessarilymeanthattheresponsewouldbeforthcomingintimeforthe  p Committeesfollowingsession.AttimesStatepartiesdisagreedwiththeCommitteesViewsandrequested j areconsideration.SincetheCommitteehadneverreconsidereditsViews,healwaystoldtheStateparty d thattherewasnoprecedentforreconsiderationunlesstheauthorcontactedtheCommitteewithnew ^ information.HewouldwelcomeguidancefromCommitteemembersconcerninghowtodealappropriately  X withsuchcases.StatepartieshadcompliedwiththeCommitteesViewsinroughlyonethirdofcases.In !R somecases,StatepartieshadclearlyindicatedthattheyhadnointentionofimplementingtheCommittees !L Views,sometimesstatingthattheViewshadtheforceofrecommendationsonly.Inthatregard,too,he "F wouldwelcomeguidancefromCommitteemembers. #@  3. Mr._Scheinin_ saidthat,withregardtoreconsideration,iftheStatepartycomplainedthattheCom_mittee_ %4!" wasmistakenastothefacts,theanswershouldbethattheCommitteesdecisionwasmadeonlyonthe &."# basisofthefactsprovidedbytheparties.TheSpecialRapporteurforfollowuponViewsunderthe '(#$ OptionalProtocolcoulddiscusswiththeStatepartyandwiththeCommitteethepossibleeffectofthe ("$% correctedfactswithrespecttotheremedy,buttheViewswouldstandnonetheless.If,ontheotherhand, )%& theStatepartywascontestingtheinterpretationofthelaw,theSpecialRapporteurshouldstandfirm,since *&' theinterpretationhadbeenarrivedatthroughanadversarialproceedingbetweentheparties.However,he +'( mightsuggesttotheStatepartythatitcouldraisesuchissuesoflawinageneralwayinitsnextperiodic , () report. -)* _ԇ4.InthefaceofafailureorrefusaltoimplementtheViews,itmustbeadmittedthattheCommitteeitself  hadlittlepowertoinducecomplianceandwouldneedtocallforpoliticalsupportfromtheUnitedNations  andtheotherStatespartiestotheProtocol.TheOrganizationasawholeshoulddiscusswhatmechanisms  couldbedeveloped.  5....WithregardtothecasesinSierraLeone,althoughthesixsurvivingauthorshadbeenreleased,there   wasnoinformationastowhetherthefamiliesofthe12whohadbeenexecutedhadbeencompensated....   ...   _    CEUS., _CCPR_ԀA/59/40vol.I(2004)   CHAPTERVI.FOLLOWUPACTIVITIESUNDERTHEOPTIONALPROTOCOL  ...  230.ThepreviousannualreportoftheCommittee1containedadetailedcountry-by-countrysurveyof   followuprepliesreceivedorrequestedandoutstandingasof30June2003.Thelistthatfollowsupdates   thatsurvey,indicatingthosecasesinwhichrepliesareoutstanding,butdoesnotincluderesponses   concerningtheCommitteesViewsadoptedduringtheeightiethandeightyfirstsessions,forwhichfollow z   uprepliesarenotyetdueinthemajorityofcases.Inmanycasestherehasbeennochangesincethe t  previousreport.* n  ... b  US.,CE.,pS*34 ddd Xdd Xdd X(#(#,UU,UU+  1'VV 1UKUS.,SierraLeone:US.,UK.,X 'V 'Viewsinthreecaseswithfindingsofviolations: 6,V  6 'h 'FRUS.,839/1998US.,FR.,YFRUS.,_Mansaraj_Ԁetal.US.,FR.,=YFRUS.,Ԁ(A/56/40);US.,FR.,YUKUS., 6,h  6US.,UK.,YUKUS., '* 'US.,UK.,4ZFRUS.,840/1998US.,FR.,ZFRUS.,_Gborie_Ԁetal.US.,FR.,ZFRUS.,ԀUS.,FR.,[UKUS.,(A/56/40);US.,UK.,J[UKUS., 6,*  6 ' 'US.,UK.,[841/1998_Sesay_Ԁetal.UKUS.,(A/56/40);forfollowupreplies,seeA/57/40,  paragraph249.Inthefollowupreport(_CCPR_/C/80/FU),adoptedbythe  Committeeduringitseightiethsession,theSpecialRapporteurrecommended  thatwhilehewelcomedtheStatepartysdecisiontoamenditslegislationand  theinformationprovidedthatithasreleasedthesixlivingauthors,theState  partyshouldreconsideritsdecisionnottograntthefamiliesofthedeceased ~ victimscompensationasrequestedbytheCommittee,soastofullyimplement x theCommitteesViews.US.,UK.,G\$r   $CEUS.,_______________ ."~ Notes (#x  1/Ibid.,FiftyeighthSession,SupplementNo.40(A/58/40),vol.I,chap.VI. %l " *ThedocumentsymbolA/[sessionNo.]/40referstotheOfficialRecordsoftheGeneralAssemblyin '`"$ whichthecaseappears;annexIXreferstothepresentreport,volumeII.  (Z#% US.,CE.,[_  *H&( CEUS., _CCPR_,A/60/40vol.I(2005)   ...  CHAPTERVI.FOLLOWUPACTIVITIESUNDERTHEOPTIONALPROTOCOL   224.InJuly1990,theCommitteeestablishedaprocedureforthemonitoringoffollowuptoitsViews   underarticle5,paragraph4,oftheOptionalProtocol,andcreatedthemandateoftheSpecialRapporteur   forthefollowuponViewstothiseffect.Mr.AndohasbeentheSpecialRapporteursinceMarch2001 z   (seventyfirstsession). t  225.In1991,theSpecialRapporteurbegantorequestfollowupinformationfromStatesparties.Such h  informationhasbeensystematicallyrequestedinrespectofallViewswithafindingofaviolationof b  Covenantrights.Atotalof391Viewsoutofthe503Viewsadoptedsince1979concludedthattherehad \  beenaviolationoftheCovenant. V 228.Inmanycases,theSecretariathasalsoreceivedinformationfromcomplainantstotheeffectthatthe J CommitteesViewshavenotbeenimplemented.Conversely,inrareinstances,thepetitionerhasinformed D theCommitteethattheStatepartyhasinfactgiveneffecttotheCommitteesrecommendations,even > thoughtheStatepartydidnotitselfprovidethatinformation. 8 229.Thepresentannualreportadoptsadifferentformatforthepresentationoffollowupinformation ,| comparedtopreviousannualreports.Thetablebelowdisplaysacompletepictureoffollowupreplies &v fromStatespartiesreceivedasof28July2005,inrelationtoViewsinwhichtheCommitteefound  p violationsoftheCovenant.Whereverpossible,itindicateswhetherfollowuprepliesareorhavebeen j consideredassatisfactoryorunsatisfactory,intermsofcomplyingwiththeCommitteesViews,orwhether d thedialoguebetweentheStatepartyandtheSpecialRapporteurforfollowuponViewscontinues.The ^ notesfollowinganumberofcaseentriesconveyanideaofthedifficultiesincategorizingfollowupreplies.  X 230.FollowupinformationprovidedbyStatespartiesandbypetitionersortheirrepresentativessince !L thelastannualreportissetoutinanewannexVII,containedinVolumeIIofthepresentannualreport. "F This,moredetailed,followupinformationalsoindicatesactionstilloutstandinginthosecasesthatremain #@  underreview. $: !   '(#$ _TRO'3#Avery 12-294/295 Laser Ta LandscapeX3' Letter'3Letter LandscapeLaser Ta Landscape3'LetterT   FOLLOWUPRECEIVEDTODATEFORALLCASESOFVIOLATIONSOFTHECOVENANT   m*6 D7ed dUUUU34..,'bZ,4bZ, bZ,'bZ,bZ,bZ,bb+  6DD' @6KXX{ KKUS.,CE.,3aUKUS.,Statepartyand  numberofcases o withviolation#K Ko#US.,UK.,pCEUS., ;DD,!8 @DD @; KKUS.,CE.,pUKUS.,Communicationnumber,  authorandlocationa#K Kp#US.,UK.,+qCEUS., ;DD,!o@DD @;   KKUS.,CE.,qUKUS.,Followupresponsereceivedfrom   Statepartyandlocation#K Kr#US.,UK.,PrCEUS., ;DD,!o @DD @;Satisfactory   response ;DD,!o @DD @;Unsatisfactory   response ;DD,!o@DD @;Nofollowup  response ?DDD,!o@DD @?Followup  dialogue o ongoing IDD:'8 @  DDD @I... ;DD,! a@DD @; ;DD,! a@DD @; ;DD,! a@DD @; ;DD,! a@DD @; ;DD,! a@DD @; ?DDD,! a@DD @? NDD?' a@  DDD @NSierraLeone(3) ;DD,! :@DD @;839/1998,Mansarajetal.  : A/56/40 ;DD,! @DD @;X  : A/57/40,A/59/40 ;DD,! @DD @; ;DD,! : @DD @; ;DD,! :!@DD @; ?DDD,! :"@DD @?X NDD?' :#@  DDD @N ;DD,! $@DD @;840/1998,Gborieetal.  % A/56/40 ;DD,!U &@DD @;X  ' A/57/40,A/59/40 ;DD,!U (@DD @; ;DD,! )@DD @; ;DD,! *@DD @; ?DDD,! +@DD @?X PDDD?' ,@  DDD @P =DDD,!.~ -@DDD @=841/1998,Sesayetal. .~ . A/56/40 =DDD,!G /@DDD @=X .~ 0 A/57/40,A/59/40 =DDD,!G 1@DDD @= =DDD,!.~ 2@DDD @= =DDD,!.~ 3@DDD @= ?DDDD,!.~ 4@DDD @?X7-+.~ 5@   DDDD 7#X{XKo#aThelocationreferstothedocumentsymboloftheOfficialRecordsoftheGeneralAssembly,SupplementNo.40,whichistheannualreport  6 oftheCommitteetotherespectivesessionsoftheAssembly.  7 US.,CE.,r_  : TRX3'LetterO'3#Avery 12-294/295 Laser Ta Landscape3'LetterscapeX3''3Letter LandscapeLaser Ta LandscapeT _CCPR_,A/61/40vol.I(2006)   ...  L  M  L  M  CHAPTERVIFOLLOW-UPACTIVITIESUNDERTHEOPTIONALPROTOCOL   227.InJuly1990,theCommitteeestablishedaprocedureforthemonitoringoffollow-uptoitsViews   underarticle5,paragraph4,oftheOptionalProtocol,andcreatedthemandateoftheSpecialRapporteur   forfollow-uptoViewstothiseffect.Mr._Ando_ԀhasbeentheSpecialRapporteursinceMarch2001 z   (seventy-firstsession). t  228.In1991,theSpecialRapporteurbegantorequestfollow-upinformationfromStatesparties.Such h  informationhasbeensystematicallyrequestedinrespectofallViewswithafindingofaviolationof b  Covenantrights;429Viewsoutofthe547Viewsadoptedsince1979concludedthattherehadbeena \  violationoftheCovenant. V 229.Allattemptstocategorizefollow-uprepliesbyStatespartiesareinherentlyimpreciseandsubjective: J itaccordinglyisnotpossibletoprovideaneatstatisticalbreakdownoffollow-upreplies.Manyfollow-up D repliesreceivedmaybeconsideredsatisfactory,inthattheydisplaythewillingnessoftheStatepartyto > implementtheCommitteesrecommendationsortoofferthecomplainantanappropriateremedy.Other 8 repliescannotbeconsideredsatisfactorybecausetheyeitherdonotaddresstheCommitteesViewsatall 2 oronlyrelatetocertainaspectsofthem.Somerepliessimplynotethatthevictimhasfiledaclaimfor ,| compensationoutsidestatutorydeadlinesandthatnocompensationcanthereforebepaid.Stillother &v repliesindicatethatthereisnolegalobligationontheStatepartytoprovidearemedy,butthataremedy  p willbeaffordedtothecomplainantonanL  M  exgratiaL  M  Ԁbasis. j 230.Theremainingfollow-upreplieschallengetheCommitteesViewsandfindingsonfactualorlegal ^ grounds,constitutemuch-belatedsubmissionsonthemeritsofthecomplaint,promiseaninvestigationof  X thematterconsideredbytheCommitteeorindicatethattheStatepartywillnot,foronereasonoranother, !R giveeffecttotheCommitteesViews. !L 231.Inmanycases,theSecretariathasalsoreceivedinformationfromcomplainantstotheeffectthatthe #@  CommitteesViewshavenotbeenimplemented.Conversely,inrareinstances,thepetitionerhasinformed $: ! theCommitteethattheStatepartyhadinfactgiveneffecttotheCommitteesrecommendations,even %4!" thoughtheStatepartyhadnotitselfprovidedthatinformation. &."# 232.Thepresentannualreportadoptsthesameformatforthepresentationoffollow-upinformationas ("$% thelastannualreport.Thetablebelowdisplaysacompletepictureoffollow-uprepliesfromStatesparties )%& receivedupto7July2006,inrelationtoViewsinwhichtheCommitteefoundviolationsoftheCovenant. *&' Whereverpossible,itindicateswhetherfollow-uprepliesareorhavebeenconsideredassatisfactoryor +'( unsatisfactory,intermsoftheircompliancewiththeCommitteesViews,orwhetherthedialoguebetween , () theStatepartyandtheSpecialRapporteurforfollow-uptoViewscontinues.TheNotesfollowinga -)* numberofcaseentriesconveyanideaofthedifficultiesincategorizingfollow-upreplies.  233.  Follow-upinformationprovidedbyStatespartiesandbypetitionersortheirrepresentatives  subsequenttothelastannualreport(A/60/40,vol.I,chap.VI)issetoutinannexVIItovolumeIIofthe  presentannualreport.   TRO'3Letter LandscapeX3'Letter'3Letter LandscapeX3'3'LetterscapeX3'TL  M  L  M  FOLLOW-UPRECEIVEDTODATEFORALLCASESOFVIOLATIONSOFTHECOVENANT   *Dded'bZ'4bZ4 bZ 'bZ'bZbZbb6 D7..,dd ,` dd ,dd ,dd ,dd ,edd ,dd +  $ $Stateparty R andnumber L ofcaseswith  F violation ' @ 'L  M  L  M  Communicationnumber, R authorandlocation 'L  'L  M  L  M  Follow-upresponse R  receivedfromState L  partyandlocation ' F  'L  M  L  M  Satisfactory R  response 'L 'L  M  L  M  Unsatisfactory R response 'L 'L  M  L  M  No R follow-up L response  F received ' @ 'L  M  L  M  Follow-up R dialogue L ongoing  F ...  ~    ~    ~    ~    ~    ~    ~  SierraLeone  \  (3) &V  &L  M  L  M  839/1998,L  M  _Mansaraj_Ԁetal.L  M    \ ! A/56/40L  M  L  M  L  M   V " L  M  L  M  X  \ # A/57/40,A/59/40  V $    \ %    \ &    \ ' X   \ (   0 ( 840/1998,L  M  _Gborie_Ԁetal.  ) A/56/40   * L  M  L  M  X  + L  M  A/57/40,A/59/40   ,    -    .    / X   0   0 841/1998,L  M  _Sesay_Ԁetal. l1 A/56/40  f2 L  M  L  M  X l3 L  M  A/57/40,A/59/40  f4   l5   l6   l7 X  l8 ...  9   :   ;   <   =   >  ?  _  ? TRX3'LetterO'3Letter Landscape3'Letterinturn,cameunderseveralheadings.Thoseinwhichitha'3Letter LandscapeX3'T _CCPR_,A/62/40vol.I(2007)   ...  CHAPTERVI.FOLLOW-UPACTIVITIESUNDERTHEOPTIONALPROTOCOL   213.  InJuly1990,theCommitteeestablishedaprocedureforthemonitoringoffollow-uptoitsViews   underarticle5,paragraph4,oftheOptionalProtocol,andcreatedthemandateoftheSpecialRapporteur   forfollow-uptoViewstothiseffect.Mr._Ando_ԀhasbeentheSpecialRapporteursinceMarch2001 z   (seventy-firstsession). t  214.  In1991,theSpecialRapporteurbegantorequestfollow-upinformationfromStatesparties.Such h  informationhasbeensystematicallyrequestedinrespectofallViewswithafindingofaviolationof b  Covenantrights;452Viewsoutofthe570Viewsadoptedsince1979concludedthattherehadbeena \  violationoftheCovenant. V 215.  Allattemptstocategorizefollow-uprepliesbyStatespartiesareinherentlyimpreciseand J subjective:itaccordinglyisnotpossibletoprovideaneatstatisticalbreakdownoffollow-upreplies.Many D follow-uprepliesreceivedmaybeconsideredsatisfactory,inthattheydisplaythewillingnessoftheState > partytoimplementtheCommitteesrecommendationsortoofferthecomplainantanappropriateremedy. 8 OtherrepliescannotbeconsideredsatisfactorybecausetheyeitherdonotaddresstheCommitteesViews 2 atalloronlyrelatetocertainaspectsofthem.Somerepliessimplynotethatthevictimhasfiledaclaimfor ,| compensationoutsidestatutorydeadlinesandthatnocompensationcanthereforebepaid.Stillotherreplies &v indicatethatthereisnolegalobligationontheStatepartytoprovidearemedy,butthataremedywillbe  p affordedtothecomplainantonanexgratiabasis. j 216.  Theremainingfollow-upreplieschallengetheCommitteesViewsandfindingsonfactualorlegal ^ grounds,constitutemuch-belatedsubmissionsonthemeritsofthecomplaint,promiseaninvestigationof  X thematterconsideredbytheCommitteeorindicatethattheStatepartywillnot,foronereasonoranother, !R giveeffecttotheCommitteesViews. !L 217.  Inmanycases,theCommitteesecretariathasalsoreceivedinformationfromcomplainantstothe #@  effectthattheCommitteesViewshavenotbeenimplemented.Conversely,inrareinstances,thepetitioner $: ! hasinformedtheCommitteethattheStatepartyhadinfactgiveneffecttotheCommittees %4!" recommendations,eventhoughtheStatepartyhadnotitselfprovidedthatinformation. &."# 218.  Thepresentannualreportadoptsthesameformatforthepresentationoffollow-upinformationas ("$% thelastannualreport.Thetablebelowdisplaysacompletepictureoffollow-uprepliesfromStatesparties )%& receivedupto7July2007,inrelationtoViewsinwhichtheCommitteefoundviolationsoftheCovenant. *&' Whereverpossible,itindicateswhetherfollow-uprepliesareorhavebeenconsideredassatisfactoryor +'( unsatisfactory,intermsoftheircompliancewiththeCommitteesViews,orwhetherthedialoguebetween , () theStatepartyandtheSpecialRapporteurforfollow-uptoViewscontinues.TheNotesfollowinga -)* numberofcaseentriesconveyanideaofthedifficultiesincategorizingfollow-upreplies.  219.  Follow-upinformationprovidedbyStatespartiesandbypetitionersortheirrepresentatives  subsequenttothelastannualreport(A/61/40,vol.I,chap.VI)issetoutinannexVIItovolumeIIofthe  presentannualreport.      XRO'3Letter LandscapeX3'Letter'3Letter LandscapeX3'3'Letterinturn,cameunderseveralheadings.ThoseinwhichithaGX  FOLLOW-UPRECEIVEDTODATEFORALLCASESOFVIOLATIONSOFTHECOVENANT   ѱ*dddd ` dd ` dd dd dd edd edd D..,/\R,\R,\R,\R,\R,f\R,\\+  8DDD'  8Statepartyand  numberofcases  withviolation =DDD,!DDD =Communication  number,  authorandlocation =DDD,!DDD =Follow-upresponse   receivedfromState   partyandlocation =DDD,! DDD =Satisfactory   response =DDD,! DDD =Unsatisfactory  response =DDD,!DDD =Nofollow-up  response  received ?DDDD,!DDD ?Follow-up  dialogue  ongoing SDDB,  DDDD S... @DD/! DD @ @DD/! DD @ @DD/! DD @ @DD/! DD @ @DD/! DD @ BDDD/! DD B ND?'  DDD NSierraLeone(3) 4DD# D 4839/1998,_Mansaraj_Ԁetal.   A/56/40 4DD# DD 4X    A/57/40,A/59/40 4DD# !DD 4 4DD# "DD 4 4DD# #DD 4 6DDD# $DD 6X ED6 % DDD E 4DD# &D 4840/1998,_Gborie_Ԁetal.  ' A/56/40 4DD# (DD 4X  ) A/57/40,A/59/40 4DD# *DD 4 4DD# +DD 4 4DD# ,DD 4 6DDD# -DD 6X GDD6 . DDD G 4DD# /DD 4841/1998,_Sesay_Ԁetal.  0 A/56/40 4DD# 1DD 4X  2 A/57/40,A/59/40 4DD# 3DD 4 4DD# 4DD 4 4DD# 5DD 4 6DDD# 6DD 6X 9DD( 7 DDD 9... +DD 8DD + +DD 9DD + +DD :DD + +DD ;DD + +DD <DD + -DDD =DD -.$" >  DDD .