ÿWPC[ Þ+áý¨‰÷Ïžä}>Ê)—ø›v2Z,Y˜Ûmðì¶Aæ†Ó›¸Š›“ñ¤+üàFH¹å¾ùIüi—d{tÓÙè-…’ìæ¶HÍcœDa¼psíÕÞWŸR4節ˆÚ¸^²2 ËHÁ#ô'DêÃD¡Ó P(4I¤‹ARøŠ,A£Fþýet÷êe^ §À…]-Q"cë°ý¬6Æa C§[ PFI3ò¨3Q)„üØ/úu®PÓß+QÏm ç^ØŽ3ô1R+Ø?eÔ"¿ú8Þƒ;L1Õ&èçñúIéʇ¯â ÕNŒÃËž—"ÐûË¿,€®:À„'?ÚŠ ÎKdÄ2 ”‘ƒŠ|@šÌF{XóyÅáGø¹é´Ø¯UX.ª§ôªã16òðk_,ï*%Mä1\ƒÛa©gSÕ8Ý£ 'ë¬òÌ»¹^®ŸÚãŒI¶PÚ«¿Çz £ Ëäñ•ËQÈoÉtÄŠµ4ݫǞ¶bÇ´VÜÜ©­]6¼ã·ãòlІŒÈù6ÿ¬ìa¨Ký\õA¨ÿ½áPæû7h•R ØU‹ÿΩݠ„Lt’À#c“á^Ô)î“Ô%€ŒÙ|>Þ÷ûýí€L¼#ìCcp9+:QÒ°Ú°¸ #Á¶UNw %Å 0:Ë^ w4)8 m:QNY˜HP LaserJet 4000 Series PSÈÙØÙÙØÈÙ0&Öd9 Z‹6Times New Roman RegularX(üœ$¡¡ÔUSUS.,ÔM•n, —{m,¨‹Ÿ\£Ÿ3|xÿU‹ÿÀÀÀ Ý ƒüœ!ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ€¼i€»XXÔÓ  Óà@ŒŒ&ìàò òSLOVENIAˆÐ ° ÐÔ‡X:.X»¼i€ÔÌÔ#†¼i€»XX:.›#ÔÔ€X:.X»¼i€ÔÌÔ_ÔCCPRÔ_Ô€€A/49/40€Ô_Ô(1994)Ô_ÔÐ •å ÐÌÌó ó334.€€The€Committee€considered€the€initial€report€of€Slovenia€(Ô_ÔCCPRÔ_Ô/C/74/Add.1)€at€its€1343òòrdóó€andÐ S £ Ð1347òòthóó€meetings,€held€on€20€and€22€July€1994,€and€adopted€òò30óó/€the€following€comments:Ð < Œ ÐÌ1.€€òòIntroductionóóÐ  ^  ÐÌ335.€€The€Committee€welcomes€the€initial€report€(Ô_ÔCCPRÔ_Ô/C/74/Add.1)€and€the€core€documentÐ à0  Ð(Ô_ÔHRIÔ_Ô/Core/1/Add.35)€of€Slovenia€and€expresses€its€deep€appreciation€to€the€State€party€for€theÐ É  Ðconstructive€dialogue€engaged€through€a€high€ranking€delegation.€€The€Committee€regrets€that€theÐ ²  Ðreport€did€not€provide€sufficient€information€on€the€implementation€of€the€Covenant€in€practice€andÐ ›ë  Ðthat€it€was€not€drawn€up€in€accordance€with€the€Committeeððs€guidelines€for€the€preparation€of€StateÐ „Ô  Ðparty€reports€(Ô_ÔCCPRÔ_Ô/C/20/Rev.1).€€The€Committee€notes,€however,€that€the€comprehensiveÐ m½ Ðadditional€information€provided€by€the€delegation€in€its€introductory€statement€and€in€the€repliesÐ V¦ Ðgiven€to€questions€raised€in€the€course€of€the€discussion€enabled€the€Committee€to€obtain€a€clearerÐ ? Ðpicture€of€the€human€rights€situation€in€the€country€and€make€appropriate€recommendations.Ð (x ÐÌ2.€€òòFactors€and€difficulties€affecting€the€implementation€of€the€CovenantóóÐ úJ ÐÌ336.€€The€Committee€recognizes€that€Slovenia€was€created€after€the€breakdown€of€the€formerÐ Ì ÐYugoslavia€and€declared€its€independence€only€in€1991.€€The€Committee€further€recognizes€that€theÐ µ Ðremnants€of€authoritarian€rule€have€not€yet€been€overcome€and€that€several€steps€remain€to€beÐ žî Ðundertaken€in€consolidating€and€developing€democratic€institutions€and€strengthening€theÐ ‡× Ðimplementation€of€the€Covenant.€Recognized€obstacles€stemming€from€the€continuing€armed€conflictÐ pÀ Ðclose€to€the€borders€of€Slovenia€and€the€consequent€influx€of€refugees,€as€well€as€the€intensity€of€theÐ Y© Ðethnic€and€religious€conflicts€in€former€Yugoslavia,€must€be€addressed€in€a€manner€compatible€withÐ B’ Ðrespect€for€the€Covenant.Ð + { ÐÌ3.€€òòPositive€AspectsóóÐ ý!M  ÐÌ337.€€The€Committee€welcomes€the€fact€that€transition€towards€democracy€and€pluralism€has€startedÐ Ï#" Ðin€Slovenia.Ð ¸$ # ÐÌ338.€€The€Committee€notes€with€appreciation€the€efforts€undertaken€to€incorporate€human€rights€inÐ Š&Ú!% Ðthe€Constitution€and€to€harmonize€the€national€laws€with€the€Constitution,€even€though€this€processÐ s'Ã"& Ðhas€not€been€completed.Ð \(¬#' ÐÌ___________Ð .*~%) Ðà  àòò30óó/€€At€the€1355òòthóó€meeting€(fifty„first€session),€held€on€28€July€1994.€Ð +g&* ÐÐ  ,P'+ ÐÔ_Ô339.€€The€Committee€notes€with€appreciation€the€attitude€of€Slovenia€regarding€its€succession€to€theÐ ° Ðobligations€of€former€Yugoslavia€under€the€Covenant,€in€declaring€that€it€succeeded€as€from€the€dateÐ ™é Ðof€its€independence.€€In€this€context,€the€Committee€has€also€noted€the€statement€of€the€delegationÐ ‚Ò Ðthat€victims€of€violations€of€human€rights€committed€by€the€former€regime€are€entitled€to€remedyÐ k» Ðby€the€new€State.€€The€Committee€welcomes€the€fact€that€Slovenia€also€became€a€party€to€a€numberÐ T¤ Ðof€international€human€rights€instruments,€including€the€First€and€Second€Optional€Protocols€to€theÐ =  ÐCovenant.Ð & v ÐÌ340.€€The€Committee€also€welcomes€the€abolition€of€the€death€penalty€and€the€creation€of€the€OfficeÐ ø H Ðof€the€Ombudsman€with€authority€to€make€recommendations€to€safeguard€the€observance€of€humanÐ á 1  Ðrights.Ð Ê   ÐÌ4.€€òòPrincipal€subjects€of€concernóóÐ œì  ÐÌ341.€€The€Committee€is€concerned€that,€while€the€Covenant€may€be€given€precedence€overÐ n¾  Ðlegislative€acts,€its€status€òòvis„„visóó€the€Constitution€is€not€clearly€defined.€€There€appears€to€be€littleÐ W§  Ðpublicity€given€to€the€provisions€of€the€Covenant€and€the€Optional€Protocols€and€the€Covenant€hasÐ @ Ðyet€not€been€invoked€before€the€courts.€€The€process€of€harmonization€of€national€laws€with€theÐ )y ÐConstitution€has€not€yet€been€completed€and€does€not€take€into€direct€account€provisions€of€theÐ b ÐCovenant.Ð ûK ÐÌ342.€€The€Committee€expresses€its€concern€about€remaining€areas€of€discrimination€against€women,Ð Í Ðparticularly€regarding€the€extent€of€their€participation€in€the€conduct€of€public€affairs,€and€the€lackÐ ¶ Ðof€information€about€violence€against€women.Ð Ÿï ÐÌ343.€€The€Committee€notes€with€concern€that€the€length€of€pre„trial€detention,€which€may€extend€upÐ qÁ Ðto€six€months€under€certain€circumstances,€does€not€comply€with€the€requirements€of€articles€9€andÐ Zª Ð14€of€the€Covenant.Ð C“ ÐÌ344.€€The€Committee€is€concerned€by€the€provision€in€the€Code€of€Criminal€Procedure€under€whichÐ e Ðin€specific€cases€accused€juvenile€persons€are€not€separated€from€adults,€which€may€raise€issuesÐ þN Ðunder€article€10€of€the€Covenant.Ð ç 7 ÐÌ345.€€The€Committee€notes€that€the€State€party€singles€out€Italians€and€Hungarians€for€specialÐ ¹" ! Ðprotection€as€minorities,€including€the€right€to€political€representation.€€Gypsies€are€also€grantedÐ ¢#ò" Ðcertain€special€protection€as€a€minority.€€While€this€protection€is€welcome,€all€minorities€are€entitledÐ ‹$Û# Ðto€protection€of€their€rights€under€article€27.€€Immigrant€communities€constituting€minorities€underÐ t%Ä $ Ðthe€meaning€of€article€27€are€entitled€to€the€benefit€of€that€article.Ð ]&­!% ÐÌ346.€€The€Committee€is€concerned€about€the€provisions€of€article€5€of€the€Constitution€relating€toÐ /(#' Ðthe€protection€of€only€ethnic€Slovene€emigrants€and€migrant€workers,€which,€implicitly,€tend€toÐ )h$( Ðestablish€a€privileged€treatment€in€the€Constitution€for€such€Slovenes€over€other€Slovene€citizensÐ *Q%) Ðliving€abroad.Ð ê*:&* ÐÌ5.€€òòSuggestions€and€recommendationsóóÐ ¼, (, ÐÐ ¥-õ(- Ð347.€€The€Committee€recommends€that€the€legislative€reforms€presently€under€way€in€Slovenia€beÐ ° Ðexpanded€and€intensified€in€order€to€ensure€that€all€relevant€legislation€is€in€conformity€not€only€withÐ ™é Ðthe€requirements€of€the€Constitution€but€also€with€the€Covenant.Ð ‚Ò ÐÌ348.€€The€Committee€emphasizes€that€the€text€of€the€Covenant€and€the€Optional€Protocols€shouldÐ T¤ Ðbe€translated€into€all€languages€spoken€in€Slovenia€and€widely€publicized€so€that€the€general€publicÐ =  Ðmay€be€made€fully€aware€of€the€rights€enshrined€in€the€provisions€of€those€instruments.Ð & v ÐÌ349.€€With€respect€to€the€rights€of€women,€the€Committee€believes€that€affirmative€measures€shouldÐ ø H Ðbe€taken€to€strengthen€their€participation€in€the€conduct€of€public€affairs€and€in€the€economic€andÐ á 1  Ðsocial€life€of€the€country,€as€well€as€to€ensure€effective€protection€against€violence€of€all€kinds.Ð Ê   ÐÌ350.€€The€Committee€calls€upon€the€state€party€to€ensure€that€the€maximum€period€of€pre„trialÐ œì  Ðdetention€is€significantly€shortened€in€order€to€comply€with€the€requirements€of€articles€9€and€14€ofÐ …Õ  Ðthe€CovenantÐ n¾  ÐÌ351.€€With€reference€to€freedom€of€conscience€and€religion,€including€the€issue€of€religiousÐ @ Ðeducation,€the€Committee€recommends€that€the€State€party€take€into€account€the€CommitteeððsÐ )y Ðgeneral€comment€No.€22€(48)€on€article€18€of€the€Covenant.Ð b ÐÌ352.€€The€Committee€calls€upon€the€State€party€to€take€appropriate€measures€to€ensure€the€full€andÐ ä4 Ðequal€enjoyment€by€all€persons€belonging€to€minorities€of€their€rights€under€article€27€of€theÐ Í ÐCovenant.€€It€must€also€ensure€that€all€persons,€including€members€of€minorities,€are€entitled€toÐ ¶ Ðreceive€the€guarantees€laid€down€in€articles€25€and€26€of€the€Covenant.€€In€this€connection,€the€StateÐ Ÿï Ðparty€should€take€into€account€the€recommendations€contained€in€the€Committeeððs€general€commentÐ ˆØ ÐNo.€23€(50)€on€article€27€of€the€Covenant.Ð qÁ ÐÌ353.€€The€Committee€urges€the€Government€to€prepare€its€second€periodic€report€in€compliance€withÐ C“ Ðthe€Committeeððs€guidelines€for€the€preparation€of€State€party€reports€(CCPR/C/20/Rev.1).€€TheÐ ,| Ðreport€should,€in€particular,€include€detailed€information€on€the€extent€to€which€each€right€protectedÐ e Ðunder€the€Covenant€is€enjoyed€in€practice€and€should€refer€to€specific€factors€and€difficulties€thatÐ þN Ðmight€impede€its€application.Ð ç 7 ÐÌ