abusive use of firearms by members of the police in order to disperse demonstrations. The Committee expresses doubts about respect for due process, especially before military tribunals, about the real possibilities for implementing the right to a fair trial, about the numerous cases of torture and ill-treatment that have been brought to its attention and about the restrictions on rights to freedom of opinion and expression and freedom of the press. The Committee further considers that, in the light of the provision of article 6 reguiring States parties that have not abolished the death penalty to reserve it for the most serious crimes, it is contrary to the Covenant to impose the death penalty for crimes that are of an economic nature. 298. The Committee also regrets the many cases of discrimination against women and the non-recognition of minorities, especially the Berbers. 4. Suggestions and recommendations 299. The Committee recommends that Algeria put an end as promptly as possible to the exceptional situation that prevails within its borders and allow all the democratic mechanisms to resume their functioning under fair and free conditions. It draws the attention of the State party to the fact that the Covenant does not permit derogation from certain rights even in times of emergency and that, therefore, any excesses relating to, inter alia, the right to life, torture and the right to freedom of conscience and expression are violations of the Covenant, which should not be allowed to continue. The Committee hopes that the State party will make an evaluation of the application of the provisions of the Covenant after the report was written and would like to be kept informed of any changes in the situation and of all future developments. PERU 300. The Committee began the consideration of the second periodic report of Peru (CCPR/C/51/Add.4) at its 1133rd to 1136th meetings (forty-fourth session), held from 31 March to 2 April 1992 (CCPR/C/SR.1133-1136). The Committee decided/ at the request of the Government of Peru, not to conclude the consideration of that report until its forty-fifth session and to take into account the additional information offered by the State party that was to be supplied in response to the unanswered queries and concerns of Committee members. Subsequently, after it had become aware of the events that had occurred in Peru on 5 April 1992, the Committee decided, at its 1148th meeting held on 10 April 1992, to request that a supplementary report dealing with those events, particularly in respect of the application of articles 4, 6, 7, 9, 19 and 25 of the Covenant, should also be submitted to it for consideration (together with the additional information) at its forty-fifth session. After noting the additional information provided by the Government of Peru (CCPR/C/51/Add.5) and after considering the supplementary report on the effects of the events occurring after 5 April 1992 (CCPR/C/51/Add.6) at its 1158th to 1160th meetings, held on 20 and 21 July 1992 (CCPR/C/SR.1158-1160), the Committee concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Peru. (For the composition of the delegation, see annex VIII.) -69-