UNITED NATIONS CCPR International covenant on civil and political rights Distr. GENERAL CCPR/C/79/Add.74 5 May 1997 Original: ENGLISH HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 40 OF THE COVENANT Concluding Observations of the Human Rights Committee BOLIVIA 1. The Committee considered the second periodic report of Bolivia (CCPR/C/63/Add.4 and HRI/CORE/1/Add.54) at its 1562nd and 1563rd meetings on 25 March 1997 (CCPR/C/SR.1562 and SR.1563) and subsequently adopted* the following comments: A. Introduction 2. The Committee welcomes the second periodic report submitted by the State party and the delegation's willingness to engage in a frank dialogue with the Committee. The Committee regrets, however, that although the report provides information on general legislative reforms in Bolivia, they remain largely unadopted by Parliament. The delegation candidly admitted that there have been difficulties in the implementation of all the reforms which would when approved create a legal system more compliant with the Covenant. The Committee appreciated the presence of a highly competent delegation which provided in-depth helpful information to the Committee in addressing its questions and thus allowed it to obtain a clearer view of the overall human rights situation in the State party. 3. The Committee commends the State party for the core document (HRI/CORE/1/Add.54), which set out many of the problems existing in the country. * At the 1582nd meeting (Fifty-ninth session), held on 9 April 1997. GE.97-16376 (E)