JORDAN

Special Decisions or Action taken Re: Reporting, Including Urgent Action Procedure

CERD A/32/18 (1977)

CHAPTER VIII. DECISIONS ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEE AT ITS FIFTEENTH AND SIXTEENTH SESSIONS

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1 (XVI). Information supplied by the Government of Jordan relating to the situation in the Israeli-
occupied West Bank of the Jordan River 27/

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination,

Having considered the second periodic report of Jordan,

Noting the information laid before the Committee by the representative of that Government concerning the continued refusal by the Israeli occupation authorities to permit the return of the displaced population, the continued establishment of settlements, and other acts against the population of the Israeli-occupied West Bank of the Jordan River,

1. Notes that a State party to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination has informed the Committee that it has been prevented from fulfilling its obligations under this Convention in a part of its territory, and expresses its grave concern at this unacceptable state of affairs;

2. Expresses the hope that the displaced population of the West Bank of the Jordan River will be able as soon as possible to return to their homes and to enjoy fully their human rights and fundamental freedoms;

3. Asks the General Assembly of the United Nations to ensure that no change in the area which has the effect of establishing racial discrimination, including change in the demographic composition, is brought about.

347th meeting

4 August 1977

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27/ See chap. IV, paras. 279-283.

CERD, A/65/18 (2010)

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Chapter V: Review of the Implementation of the Convention in States Parties the Reports of Which are Seriously Overdue

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C. Action taken by the Committee to ensure submission of reports by States parties

60. At its forty-second session, the Committee, having emphasized that the delays in reporting by States parties hampered it in monitoring implementation of the Convention, decided that it would continue to proceed with the review of the implementation of the provisions of the Convention by States parties whose reports were overdue by five years or more. In accordance with a decision taken at its thirty-ninth session, the Committee agreed that this review would be based upon the last reports submitted by the State party concerned and their consideration by the Committee. At its forty-ninth session, the Committee further decided that States parties whose initial reports were overdue by five years or more would also be scheduled for a review of the implementation of the Convention. The Committee agreed that in the absence of an initial report, the Committee would consider all information submitted by the State party to other organs of the United Nations or, in the absence of such material, reports and information prepared by organs of the United Nations. In practice the Committee also considers relevant information from other sources, including from non-governmental organizations, whether it is an initial or periodic report that is seriously overdue.

61. At its seventy-sixth session, the Committee decided to postpone the scheduled review the implementation of the Convention in Uruguay as the State party submitted its report prior to that session. The Committee also decided to postpone the review scheduled in respect to Jordan, Malta and Niger in the light of a commitment received from the State parties to finalize their report in the near future. The report of Malta was submitted prior to the seventy-seventh session.

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