of the view that the.e facts disclose a violation of articles 6 and 7, paragraph 1, of the Covenant. Bearing in mind the qravity of these violations the Committee does not find it necessary to consider whether other provisions of the Covenant have been violated. The Committee therefore urges the State party to t..ske effective steps (a) to investigate the circumstances of the death of Jean Miango Muiyo, (b) to bring to justice .ny person found to be responsible for his death, and (c) to pay compensation to his family. 11. G. SubmitteQ byl Communication No. 197/1985" Xitok y. &weQeD (~~dopted QD 27 July 1988 It the ~ty-third 10lsion) Ivan Kitok Alloged victiml The author stote party cQncernedl Sweden Date of 2 ~ ~cationl Dti~ember Qf deciaiQn QD Admissibilityl 1985 (date of initial le_ter) 25 March 1987 Th, Human Rights CQmmittee. e~tabliahed under article 28 of the International Covenant ~n Civil and PQlitical Rights. Meeting on 27 July 1988. Having cQDcluQad its consideration of communication No. 191/1985. submitted to the Committee by Ivan Xitok under the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. AOopts L:'\e followingl ~a under article S, PAragraph 4, Qf tba OptiQoai-ProtQcol The author of the communication (initial letter dated 2 December 1985 And subsequent letters dated 5 and 12 November 1986) is Ivan Kito~. a Swedist citizen of Sarni ethn '.c orIgin. born in 1926. He is represented by cOlonseI. He claims to be the victim of violations by the Government of Sweden of artic'es I and 27 of the Covenant. 1. It is stated that Ivan Kit~k belongs to a Sarni family which has been active in reindeer breeding for over 100 years. On th~s basis. the Author claims that he has inherited the "civil right" to reindeer breeding from his forefathers as well as the rights to land "lnd "".ter in Sorkaitum Sarni Village. It appears t.hat the author has been denied the exercise of these rights because he ia said to have lost his membership in the Sarni village (ltaamaby". {ol-merIy "l.appbylt). which under A 1971 Swedish statute is like a trade union w!l:.h a "closed shop" rule. A non-member cannot exercise Sarni rights to land and water. 2.1 -221-