ÿWPCE —%˃?T…käcO“Řpâ*ôzR³rìÜwÏï_¼«Î ÐpÛ5EÐAíUŸŽ]É®”ÏmÃ5¯žßð¿&I6EgaûÊ\F]Ÿá7Ú¹ žãêÞ¢ÃvÑÅ„°.‡;Á¥ù(}‹¾“Š4GyñâXº’ˆ¤21…4GdzuK•˜\oÝ~Ä^ˆ]j?Wמ  Nµ¹¨&š7NO†™CÝ.¨¤Ø=Z ÄíÄÓå,Âí8‹ÓҴШ³w{Ó—l!•-ÁiX¿Ìj 6p7ajìßm»@ž•‰z*Hœ’ónL4AÍ{2DF,u¦FÔ5# XXoŒi9&¤»’Ëæ³î‚wh ˆ#o Z•øñÏ_w– ½ÌFFË@LĬ·<äþYͣ䌿`³v1ôçH¤ ²^î?z€àøÖcGºÈ÷¬·oägzüO<È)žÓfê“}X²â#šŒo²º•ù_exlRïÖFî¡JDºÜNõè‰Q“kk«ƒålª3ïÌí€_tÑ K¦lE¬BÖ7ñf²¾ ôÓ¤‘¯6Ž˜¿ û‚…¤qÓ±ƒêè:å=ZAY¡–Â÷ :» #Á¨UNi %· 0:½^ ÷w4* m,NC˜HP LaserJet 6P/6MP - StandardÈÐððÈÐ0(ÈhH  Z‹6Times New Roman RegularX(ûœ$¡¡ÔUKUS.,Ô±“‘, tQ+ä&«3|xÿU‹ÿÀÀÀÝ ƒûœ!ÝÔUKUS.,ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÓ  ÓÓ  Óò òÔ‡¼ÄÍ»XXÔVIETNAMÔ#†XÐZX»¼ÄÍX#Ôó óÐ ° ÐÓIÓÌò òSpecial€Decisions€or€Action€Taken€Re:€Reporting,€Including€Urgent€Action€Procedureó óÐ ¸ ÐÌò òÔ_ÔCCPRÔ_Ô/C/SR.1866€(2000)ó óÐ ˜è ÐÌHuman€Rights€CommitteeÐ x È ÐSUMMARY€RECORD€OF€THE€FIRST€PART€(PUBLIC)*€OF€THE€1866th€MEETING€Ð h ¸ ÐThursday,€27€July€2000,€at€3€p.m.Ð X ¨ ÐÌ...Ð 8ˆ  ÐÌòòAppeal€by€an€indigenous€group€in€Viet€Nam€óóÐ h  ÐÌ25.€€The€CHAIRPERSON€said€that€she€and€Mr.€Ô_ÔBhagwatiÔ_Ô€had€Ô_ÔhadÔ_Ô€a€meeting€that€morning€withÐ øH  Ðrepresentatives€of€a€certain€indigenous€group€in€Viet€Nam.€The€representatives€had€said€that€theirÐ è8 Ðpeople€were€being€persecuted€by€the€Viet€Nam€authorities€and€had€appealed€for€the€Committee'sÐ Ø( Ðhelp.€Ð È ÐÌ26.€€Mr.€SCHEININ€suggested€that€the€Committee€might€either€send€a€reminder€asking€for€VietÐ ¨ø ÐNam's€second,€third€and€fourth€periodic€reports€(due€in€1991,€1993€and€1998,€respectively),€orÐ ˜è Ðrequest€a€special€report€on€the€situation€of€the€indigenous€group€in€question.€Ð ˆØ ÐÌ27.€€Mr.€KLEIN€said€that€it€would€be€strange€to€give€the€State€party€a€choice€between€submitting€itsÐ h¸ Ðperiodic€report,€which€it€was€obliged€to€do€under€the€Covenant€anyway,€and€preparing€a€specialÐ X¨ Ðreport.€Ð H˜ ÐÌ28.€€Mr.€BHAGWATI€said€that€the€situation€of€the€group€in€question€appeared€to€warrant€a€specialÐ (x Ðreport.€Ð h ÐÌ29.€€Mr.€AMOR€asked€whether€there€was€any€legal€basis€for€requesting€a€special€report.€Ð ø H ÐÌ30.€€Mr.€Ô_ÔSOLARIÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔYRIGOYENÔ_Ô€said€he€favoured€an€ordinary€report€from€Viet€Nam,€in€view€of€theÐ Ø"(  Ðtime€which€had€elapsed€since€the€previous€one.€He€would€like€the€Chairperson€to€request€such€aÐ È#! Ðreport€from€the€State€party€on€the€Committee's€behalf.€Ð ¸$ " ÐÌ31.€€The€CHAIRPERSON€said€support€had€been€expressed€for€a€number€of€alternatives:€a€writtenÐ ˜&è!$ Ðrequest€for€a€regular€report,€an€oral€request€for€a€regular€report€made€during€a€visit€or€a€meeting€withÐ ˆ'Ø"% Ða€Vietnamese€delegation,€a€special€report,€or€a€special€report€combined€with€an€ordinary€report.€Ð x(È#& ÐÌ32.€€Ms.€Ô_ÔCHANETÔ_Ô€said€that€the€case€of€Nigeria€might€provide€a€useful€precedent.€On€receivingÐ X*¨%( Ðinformation€about€executions€of€members€of€the€Ô_ÔOgoniÔ_Ô€ethnic€group,€the€Committee€had€urgentlyÐ H+˜&) Ðrequested€the€State€party's€long-overdue€initial€report,€placing€particular€emphasis€on€informationÐ 8,ˆ'* Ðrelating€to€specific€articles€of€the€Covenant.€The€Committee€could€adopt€the€same€course€of€actionÐ (-x(+ Ðin€the€current€situation.€Article€27€of€the€Covenant€on€indigenous€populations€would€certainly€apply,Ð ° Ðand€members€would€doubtless€think€of€others€on€examining€the€case€further.€Ð  ð ÐÌ33.€€Ms.€EVATT€supported€that€idea.€The€best€approach€would€be€to€inform€the€State€party,€throughÐ €Ð Ða€personal€meeting€with€representatives€if€time€permitted,€that€the€Committee€wished€to€receive€aÐ pÀ Ðreport€which€addressed€specific€concerns€relating€to€the€information€the€Committee€had€been€given.€Ð ` ° ÐÌ34.€€The€CHAIRPERSON€said€she€would€follow€such€a€procedure€if€the€Committee€so€decided.€Ð @  ÐÌ35.€€Mr.€Ô_ÔKRETZMERÔ_Ô€said€he€supported€that€approach.€Ð  p  ÐÌ36.€€Mr.€AMOR€said€it€would€not€be€appropriate€to€focus€on€a€single€aspect€of€the€situation€in€VietÐ P  ÐNam€simply€because€one€particular€group€had€Ô_ÔhadÔ_Ô€the€good€fortune€to€approach€the€Committee€inÐ ð@  Ðperson.€The€proper€course€of€action€would€be€to€request€the€State€party€to€submit€a€regular€report€asÐ à0  Ðsoon€as€possible,€addressing€the€Committee's€many€concerns€in€relation€to€the€Covenant.€The€peopleÐ Ð  Ðin€question€were€not€alone:€others€had€suffered€in€silence€for€over€two€decades.€Ð À ÐÌ37.€€Ms.€Ô_ÔGAITANÔ_Ô€DE€Ô_ÔPOMBOÔ_Ô€said€the€Nigerian€precedent€was€helpful.€She€supported€Mr.Ð  ð ÐÔ_ÔKretzmerÔ_Ô's€proposal€immediately€to€set€a€date€for€submission€of€the€State€party's€report,€and€did€notÐ à Ðconsider€that€should€in€any€way€prevent€a€meeting€between€the€Chairperson€and€representatives€ofÐ €Ð Ðthe€State€party€in€October.€Ð pÀ ÐÌ38.€€Mr.€BHAGWATI€said€that€the€suffering€of€other€indigenous€groups€all€over€the€world€was€ofÐ P  Ðlesser€relevance€in€the€present€case.€The€fact€was€that€the€Committee€had€been€presented€with€directÐ @ Ðevidence€of€the€gradual€extermination€of€an€indigenous€people,€including€mass€sterilization€ofÐ 0€ Ðwomen.€The€Committee€had€a€duty€to€do€what€it€could€as€soon€as€possible,€without€standing€onÐ  p Ðprocedure,€before€it€was€too€late.€Ð ` ÐÌ39.€€Mr.€Ô_ÔLALLAHÔ_Ô€said€he€fully€supported€those€comments,€and€did€not€see€why€any€other€groupÐ ð@ Ðshould€not€also€approach€the€Committee€in€similar€fashion.€On€a€general€note,€he€suggested€that,€atÐ à0 Ðits€October€session,€the€Committee€should€list€the€States€parties€whose€reports€were€overdue,€andÐ Ð  Ðassign€to€individual€members€the€task€of€contacting€State€party€representatives€to€express€theÐ À! ÐCommittee's€concern€in€person.€Finally,€he€would€like€to€know€if€the€group€under€discussion€hadÐ °"  Ðattempted€to€avail€itself€of€the€confidential€procedure€established€by€Economic€and€Social€CouncilÐ  #ð! Ðresolution€1503€(XLVIII).€Ð $à" ÐÌ40.€€The€CHAIRPERSON€said€the€group€had€stated€that€it€had€made€an€approach€to€the€UnitedÐ p&À!$ ÐNations.€Ð `'°"% ÐÌ41.€€Mr.€AMOR€asked€how€the€information€had€been€brought€to€the€Committee's€attention.€Ð @)$' ÐÌ42.€€The€CHAIRPERSON€said€she€and€Mr.€Bhagwati€had€met€the€group€in€person€that€morning€andÐ  +p&) Ðhad€promised€to€consider€their€appeal€for€help,€assuring€them€that€full€confidentiality€would€beÐ ,`'* Ðmaintained.€She€proposed€that€she€should€meet€representatives€of€the€Vietnamese€mission€inÐ -P(+ ÐOctober,€and€that€a€letter€should€be€sent€immediately€to€the€State€party€requesting€a€report€that€placedÐ ð-@), Ðemphasis€on€at€least€articles€6€and€27;€other€articles€could€be€added€in€the€light€of€furtherÐ ° Ðconsideration€by€the€Committee€in€the€very€near€future.€The€State€party€would€be€made€aware€thatÐ  ð Ðthe€Committee€wished€to€examine€its€report€during€the€October€session.€Ð à ÐÌ43.€€Ms.€Ô_ÔCHANETÔ_Ô€said€she€endorsed€Mr.€Ô_ÔBhagwatiÔ_Ô's€comments.€With€regard€to€some€of€theÐ pÀ Ðconcerns€expressed€about€the€best€procedure€to€adopt€with€Viet€Nam,€she€said€that€the€discussionÐ ` ° Ðthat€the€Committee€was€about€to€have€on€the€report€of€the€working€group€dealing€with€proceduralÐ P   Ðmatters€was€likely€to€prove€helpful.€Ð @  ÐÌ44.€Mr.€Ô_ÔKRETZMERÔ_Ô€said€it€was€vital€for€the€Committee€to€set€a€specific€date€for€submission€of€VietÐ  p  ÐNam's€report.€Ð `  ÐÌ45.€€The€CHAIRPERSON€said€that€would€be€done.€Ð ð@  ÐÌ46.€€The€Committee€approved€the€procedure€outlined€by€the€Chairperson.€Ð Ð  Ð...Ð À ÐÌ