- 37 - in domestic law and, in relation to cases where the Covenant was invoked in a court of law, the results of such cases. The Committee also looks forward to receiving information regarding the status of immigrants and the Government’s efforts to combat discrimination and violence against them. SURINAME 149. The consideration of the initial report of Suriname on articles 1 to 15 of the Covenant (E/1990/5/Add.20), which the Committee had begun at its eleventh session, in December 1994, was resumed at the 13th, 15th and 16th meetings on 9 and 10 May 1995, since it had not been possible at the previous session to clarify fully a number of serious concerns about the implementation of the Covenant. Having considered the report of Suriname, the Committee, at its 27th meeting on 18 May 1995, adopted the following concluding observations. A. Introduction 150. The Committee expresses its appreciation for the initial report, which was largely drafted in accordance with the Committee’s guidelines, and for the supplementary information provided orally by the delegation representing the State party during the consideration of the report. The Committee welcomes the dialogue established with the State party, which, though realized after some delay, it considers to have been frank and highly constructive in enabling the Committee to gain a clear understanding of the extent of the State party’s compliance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. At the same time, the Committee regrets that it did not receive written replies to the questions contained in its list of issues. It further notes that some of these questions remain unanswered. B. Positive aspects 151. The Committee welcomes the signing of the 1992 Peace Accord, which ended the armed conflict in the interior region of the State party, and the subsequent disarming of the paramilitary groups involved in the conflict. 152. The Committee welcomes the special consideration accorded to human rights in the Constitution of Suriname and the accession by the State party to a number of international human rights instruments. In this connection, it takes note of the economic, social and cultural rights enumerated in chapter 6 of the Constitution. 153. The Committee welcomes the establishment of the National Institution for Human Rights, which is authorized, inter alia, to draft and submit reports to the various international monitoring bodies, to study international standards and legislation, to promote international cooperation and to investigate complaints of alleged violations in the area of civil and political rights. The Committee also welcomes the establishment of the National Women’s Bureau within the Ministry of Internal Affairs, to promote the human rights of women. 154. The Committee welcomes the Government’s active efforts to reconstruct and further develop the national economy, including the Structural Adjustment