UNITED NATIONS CCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Distr. RESTRICTED* CCPR/C/70/D/547/1993 16 November 2000 Original: ENGLISH HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE Seventieth session 16 October – 3 November 2000 VIEWS Communication No. 547/1993 Submitted by: Apirana Mahuika et al. (represented by Maori Legal Service) Alleged victim: The authors State party: New Zealand Date of communication: 10 December 1992 (initial submission) Prior decisions: - Date of adoption of Views: Special Rapporteur’s rule 91 decision, transmitted to the State party on 14 June 1993 (not issued in document form) CCPR/C/55/D/547/1993, decision on admissibility, 13 October 1995. 27 October 2000 On 27 October 2000, the Human Rights Committee adopted its Views under article 5, paragraph 4, of the Optional Protocol in respect of communication No. 574/1993. The text of the Views is appended to the present document. [ANNEX] * Made public by decision of the Human Rights Committee. GE.00-46049