article 4oftheConvention shouldbeprovided bytheStatepartyinitsnext periodiu repor", particularly sincetheinvasion of.Male ~yforeign mercenarivs in November 19S8demonstrated thatspecific provisions topunishallformsofracial discrimination werenecessary, eveninaracially harmonious society. rn~itement tore..:~lhatred anddiscrimination couldbeb~ought intothecountry fromoutside, t1speclally sinceML._ewall.visited byagreatnumberoftourists eachyear. 178.Insofarassufficient information onarticle 3ottheConvention hadbeen provided intheinitial .eport, members wishedtodrawthenttention ofthe Maldive~, inparticu~ar, totherelevant information required underarticles 2,4, 5,fiana7oftheConvention. Theyalsorequested theOovernment toforward inits nextreportthetextsoflegislation enacted inthecountry thatwererelevant to theimplementation ofthosearticles oftheConvention. 179.Finally, mem~ers inquired whether lawsandregulations enacted underthe Sultan~te hadbeenrevised inordertoamend,rescind ornullify possible discriminatory elements that mig~tariseinthAfuture. ISO.Thefourthperiodic reportofChad(CERD/C/114/Add.2) wasconsidered bythe Committee atits8~8thmeeting, heldon11August19S9(CERD/C/SR.83S), without the participation ofarepresentative ofthereporting State. 181.Members emphasized theimportance ofhavingtheparticipation ofa representative ofthereporting Statewhenthereportwasbeingconsidered, and regretted thefactthatthtStateconcerned wasnotrepresented atitsmeeting. 182.Members obKerved thatthe~~urthperiodic reportofChadhadnotbeenprepared inaccordance wilhlherevised gdnera1 9uidel~nes concerning theformandcontents ofreports byStatesparties underarticler.garayraph 1,oftheConvention (CERD/C/70"R~v.~). Inthefirstpartofthereport someinformation relating to thecomposition ofthevarious ethnicgroupsofthepopUlation wasprovided. H~_ever, itwouldassisttheCommittee intheperformance ofitstaskifthefuture reportcouldgiveinformation onthedifferent ethnicgroups, asfarastheir lAnguage anriparticipation inpublicservice andintheeconomy ofthec1)untry were ccncerned. 183.Withregardtotheapplication ofarticles 2to7oftheConvention, the Committee leltthattheinformatiou furnished inthef..>urthperiodic report rvmained inadequate. Tlwasobserve·' thattheGover~ent hadnolresponded tothe questions raisedouell1gtheconsideration ofearlier repor".s. TheCommittee, therefore, considered itnecessary tornnewitsrequest toth~Gov~rnment ofCnad toprovide initsnextperiodic reportR information relating to,andtextsof,its general legalnormsprohibiting racialdil.crimination. TheGovernment wasalso calledupontosupplyinfl.rmation relating tomttaAUresithadtakeninorderto fulfilitsobligations underarticles 2to7oftheConvention. -40-184.Th.Committ••r.comm.nded thatthesummary r.cords ofitsd.liberations during the~onlidera~ion ofthefourthperiodic reporeshouldbesenttotheGovernment of thereporting StatesoastoenabletheGovernment totakeintoaccount the qu.stiona raisedandcomments madeinthepreparation ofitsfifthandsixth periodic report., whichweredueinSeptember 1986andSeptember 1988respectively, andwhichIhouldbesubmitted inonecon~olidated document. 185.Th.Committee considered theeighthperiodic reportofTonga (CERD/C/158/Add.5) atits838thmeetiug, heldon11August1989(CERD/C/SR.837), to theCommittee's regret, theStatepartyhadnotsentarepresentative onthat occasion. 186.Members oftheCommittee welcomed thereport, which ~howedthattheGov6.nment clearly intended toansweritsquestions. However, theyregretted thatthereport was80briefandobserved thatalthough T~ngawasasmallStatewithlimited resources, itmustnonethelessmeatitsobligations undertheConvention. In general theywouldhavelikodtohavefigure. onthecomposition ofTonga's population. 187.Members oftheCommittee wishedtoknowhowTongawasimplementing the provisions ofarticle 3oftheConvention and,moreparticularly, whetherithad ratified themaininternational instruments relating totheelimination of apartheid. 188.Withr.gardtoartiCle 4oftheConvention, memb.rs oftheCommitt••wond.r.d whatstepshadbeentak.ntocombatracism. TheynotedthatTongadidnotseemto beimplementing theprovisions ofthatarticle andwishedtoknowwhether thebill onracialdiscrimination hadbeenadopted, whether TongahadaPenalCodeand,if not,whatlegal sy~temwasappliftd. . 189.Somememb«rs wishedtoknowhowtherightsreferred toinarticle 5ofthe Convention w.reimplemented andexpressed particular surprise atthefactthatthe country hadnotradeunions. Inaddit~~n, information wassoughtonthe
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