CCPR/C/95/D/1334/2004
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Subject matter: Denial of re-registration of a newspaper published in a minority language
by the State party’s authorities.
Substantive issues: Right to freedom of expression; right to impart and receive
information in print, restrictions necessary for the protection of national security, restrictions
necessary for the protection of public order; right to enjoy minority culture.
Procedural issues: None
Articles of the Covenant: article 19; article 27.
Articles of the Optional Protocol: None
On 19 March 2009, the Human Rights Committee adopted the annexed text as the
Committee’s Views under article 5, paragraph 4, of the Optional Protocol in respect of
communication No. 1334/2004.
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