UNITED NATIONS CCPR International covenant on civil and political rights Distr. RESTRICTED* CCPR/C/83/D/1023/2001 15 April 2005 Original: ENGLISH HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE Eighty-third session 14 March to 1 April 2005 VIEWS Communication No. 1023/2001 Submitted by: Jouni Länsman, Eino Länsman and the Muotkatunturi Herdsmen's Committee (represented by counsel, Ms. Johanna Ojala) Alleged victim: The authors State party: Finland Date of communication: 6 November 2000 (initial submission) Document references: - Special Rapporteur’s rule 92/97 (old rule 86/91) decision, transmitted to the Sate party on 31 October 2001. (not issued in document form) - CCPR/C/77/D/1023/2001, decision admissibility adopted on 1 April 2003 Date of adoption of Views: * 17 March 2005 Made public by decision of the Human Rights Committee GE.05-41129 on