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A/68/40 (Vol. II, Part Two) United Nations Report of the Human Rights Committee Volume II (Part Two) 105th session (9–27 July 2012) 106th session (15 October–2 November 2012) 107th session (11–28 March 2013) General Assembly Official Records Sixty-eighth session Supplement No. 40 (A/68/40) A/68/40 (Vol. II, Part Two) General Assembly Official Records Sixty-eighth session Supplement No. 40 (A/68/40) Report of the Human Rights Committee Volume II (Part Two) 105th session (9–27 July 2012) 106th session (15 October–2 November 2012) 107th session (11–28 March 2013) United Nations • New York, 2013 Note Symbols of United Nations documents are composed of letters combined with figures. Mention of such a symbol indicates a reference to a United Nations document. Contents Paragraphs Page Volume I I. Jurisdiction and activities A. States parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and to the Optional Protocols B. Sessions of the Committee C. Election of officers D. Special rapporteurs E. Working group and country report task forces F. Related United Nations human rights activities G. Derogations pursuant to article 4 of the Covenant H. General comments under article 40, paragraph 4, of the Covenant I. Staff resources and translation of official documents J. Publicity for the work of the Committee K. Publications relating to the work of the Committee L. Future meetings of the Committee M. Submission of the Committee’s Annual Report to the General Assembly N. Adoption of the report II. Methods of work of the Committee under article 40 of the Covenant and cooperation with other United Nations bodies A. Recent developments and decisions on procedures B. Follow-up to concluding observations C. Links to other human rights treaties and treaty bodies D. Cooperation with other United Nations bodies III. Submission of reports by States parties under article 40 of the Covenant A. Reports submitted to the Secretary-General from April 2012 to March 2013 B. Overdue reports and non-compliance by States parties with their obligations under article 40 C. Periodicity with respect to States parties’ reports examined during the period under review IV. Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 40 of the Covenant and examinations of the situation in States parties in the absence of reports under rule 70 of the rules of procedure Armenia Iceland Kenya Lithuania GE.13-45971 (E) 200813 iii A/68/40 (Vol. II, Part Two) Maldives Bosnia and Herzegovina Germany Philippines Portugal Turkey Angola Macao, China Hong Kong, China Paraguay Peru Belize V. Consideration of communications under the Optional Protocol A. Progress of work B. Committee’s caseload under the Optional Protocol C. Approaches to considering communications under the Optional Protocol D. Individual opinions E. Cooperation by the States parties in the examination of communications F. Issues considered by the Committee G. Remedies called for under the Committee’s Views VI. Follow-up on individual communications under the Optional Protocol A. Follow-up information received since the previous annual report B. Meetings of the Special Rapporteur for follow-up on Views with States parties’ representatives VII. Follow-up to concluding observations A. Follow-up report adopted by the Committee during its 105th session B. Follow-up report adopted by the Committee during its 106th session C. Follow-up report adopted by the Committee during its 107th session Annexes I. States parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and to the Optional Protocols, and States which have made the declaration under article 41 of the Covenant as at 28 March 2013 A. States parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights B. States parties to the Optional Protocol C. States parties to the Second Optional Protocol, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty D. States which have made the declaration under article 41 of the Covenant iv GE.13-45971 A/68/40 (Vol. II, Part Two) II. Membership and officers of the Human Rights Committee, 2012–2013 A. Membership of the Human Rights Committee B. Officers III. Submission of reports and additional information by States parties under article 40 of the Covenant (as at 28 March 2013) IV. Status of reports and situations considered during the period under review, and of reports still pending before the Committee A. Initial reports B. Second periodic reports C. Third periodic reports D. Fourth periodic reports E. Fifth periodic reports F. Sixth periodic reports G. Seventh periodic reports V. Table on follow-up to concluding observations VI. Decision of the Human Rights Committee to request approval from the General Assembly for additional resources in 2014 and 2015 VII. Programme budget implications of the Committee’s decision VIII. Paper on the relationship of the Human Rights Committee with national human rights institutions, adopted by the Committee at its 106th session (15 October–2 November 2012) Volume II (Part One) IX. Views of the Human Rights Committee under article 5, paragraph 4, of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights A. Communication No. 1226/2003, Korneenko v. Belarus (Views adopted on 20 July 2012, 105th session) Appendix B. Communication No. 1303/2004, Chiti v. Zambia (Views adopted on 26 July 2012, 105th session) C. Communication No. 1548/2007, Kholodova v. Russian Federation (Views adopted on 1 November 2012, 106th session) D. Communication No. 1558/2007, Katsaris v. Greece (Views adopted on 19 July 2012, 105th session) E. Communication No. 1628/2007, Pavlyuchenkov v. Russian Federation (Views adopted on 20 July 2012, 105th session) F. Communication No. 1744/2007, Narrain et al. v. Mauritius (Views adopted on 27 July 2012, 105th session) GE.13-45971 v A/68/40 (Vol. II, Part Two) G. Communication No. 1753/2008, Guezout et al. v. Algeria (Views adopted on 19 July 2012, 105th session) Appendix H. Communication No. 1779/2008, Mezine v. Algeria (Views adopted on 25 October 2012, 106th session) I. Communication No. 1784/2008, Schumilin v. Belarus (Views adopted on 23 July 2012, 105th session) J. Communication No. 1785/2008, Olechkevitch v. Belarus (Views adopted on 18 March 2013, 107th session) Appendix K. Communication No. 1786/2008, Kim et al. v. Republic of Korea (Views adopted on 25 October 2012, 106th session) Appendices L. Communication No. 1787/2008, Kovsh (Abramova) v. Belarus (Views adopted on 27 March 2013, 107th session) Appendix M. Communication No. 1790/2008, Govsha et al. v. Belarus (Views adopted on 27 July 2012, 105th session) N. Communication No. 1791/2008, Boudjemai v. Algeria (Views adopted on 22 March 2013, 107th session) Appendix O. Communication No. 1803/2008, Bulgakov v. Ukraine (Views adopted on 29 October 2012, 106th session) P. Communication No. 1804/2008, Il Khwildy v. Libya (Views adopted on 1 November 2012, 106th session) Appendix Q. Communication No. 1805/2008, Benali v. Libya (Views adopted on 1 November 2012, 106th session) Appendix R. Communication No. 1806/2008, Saadoun et al. v. Algeria (Views adopted on 22 March 2013, 107th session) Appendix S. Communication No. 1807/2008, Mechani v. Algeria (Views adopted on 22 March 2013, 107th session) Appendix T. Communication No. 1821/2008, Weiss v. Austria (Views adopted on 24 October 2012, 106th session) U. Communication No. 1830/2008, Pivonos v. Belarus (Views adopted on 29 October 2012, 106th session) vi GE.13-45971 A/68/40 (Vol. II, Part Two) V. Communication No. 1835/2008, Yasinovich v. Belarus Communication No. 1837/2008, Shevchenko v. Belarus (Views adopted on 20 March 2013, 107th session) W. Communication No. 1836/2008, Katsora v. Belarus (Views adopted on 24 October 2012, 106th session) X. Communication No. 1852/2008, Singh v. France (Views adopted on 1 November 2012, 106th session) Y. Communication No. 1861/2009, Bakurov v. Russian Federation (Views adopted on 25 March 2013, 107th session) Z. Communication No. 1863/2009, Maharjan v. Nepal (Views adopted on 19 July 2012, 105th session) AA. Communication No. 1867/2009, Levinov v. Belarus Communication No. 1936/2010, Levinov v. Belarus Communication No. 1975/2010, Levinov v. Belarus Communication No. 1977/2010, Levinov v. Belarus Communication No. 1978/2010, Levinov v. Belarus Communication No. 1979/2010, Levinov v. Belarus Communication No. 1980/2010, Levinov v. Belarus Communication No. 1981/2010, Levinov v. Belarus Communication No. 2010/2010, Levinov v. Belarus (Views adopted on 19 July 2012, 105th session) BB. Communication No. 1912/2009, Thuraisamy v. Canada (Views adopted on 31 October 2012, 106th session) Appendix CC. Communication No. 1913/2009, Abushaala v. Libya (Views adopted on 18 March 2013, 107th session) DD. Communication No. 1917/2009, Prutina et al. v. Bosnia and Herzegovina Communication No. 1918/2009, Zlatarac et al. v. Bosnia and Herzegovina Communication No. 1925/2009, Kozica et al. v. Bosnia and Herzegovina Communication No. 1953/2010, Čekić et al. v. Bosnia and Herzegovina (Views adopted on 28 March 2013, 107th session) Appendix EE. Communication No. 1932/2010, Fedotova v. Russian Federation (Views adopted on 31 October 2012, 106th session) FF. Communication No. 1940/2010, Cedeño v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Views adopted on 29 October 2012, 106th session) GG. Communication No. 1945/2010, Achabal Puertas v. Spain (Views adopted on 27 March 2013, 107th session) Appendix HH. Communication No. 1957/2010, Lin v. Australia (Views adopted on 21 March 2013, 107th session) II. Communication No. 2073/2011, Naidenova et al. v. Bulgaria (Views adopted on 30 October 2012, 106th session) JJ. Communication No. 2120/2011, Kovaleva and Kozyar v. Belarus (Views adopted on 29 October 2012, 106th session) GE.13-45971 vii A/68/40 (Vol. II, Part Two) Volume II (Part Two) X. Decision of the Human Rights Committee declaring communications inadmissible under the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.........................