CCPR UNITED NATIONS International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Distr. RESTRICTED* CCPR/C/67/D/694/1996 5 November 1999 Original: ENGLISH HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE Sixty-seventh session 18 October - 5 November 1999 VIEWS Communication Nº 694/1996 Submitted by: Arieh Hollis Waldman (Initially represented by Mr. Raj Anand from Scott & Aylen, a law firm in Toronto, Ontario) Alleged victim: The author State party: Canada Date of communication: 29 February 1996 Documentation references: Prior decisions - Special Rapporteur’s rule 91 decision, transmitted to the State party on 22 April 1996. Date of adoption of Views: 3 November 1999 On 3 November 1999 the Human Rights Committee adopted its Views, under article 5, paragraph 4, of the Optional Protocol in respect of communication No. 694/1996. The text of the Views is appended to the present document. [ANNEX] * Made public by decision of the Human Rights Committee. Views694 GE.99-45525