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were not contained in the report. Similarly, it regrets the fact that the report, its general form,
and contents are not consistent with the Committee’s guidelines.
B.
Positive aspects
4.
The Committee welcomes the support of the State Party in September 2007 for the
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
5.
Despite challenges and limited resources in terms of finances and manpower, the
State Party has made efforts to present its report to the Committee, indicating its commitment
to the letter and spirit of the Convention.
6.
The Committee notes with interest the legal developments regarding the regulation
of marriage, in particular, the entry into force of the Act on Revision of the 1973 Marriage
Act by Government Decree of 25 June 2003, which removed the inequality that existed in
the field of religious marriages.
7.
The Committee welcomes the recent steps that the State Party is undertaking to
strengthen the administration of justice, such as increasing the number of judges in the Court
of Justice from seven to seventeen members; the recent training provided to new judges, as
well as the ongoing prosecutor training.
8.
The Committee welcomes and encourages continuing dialogue and collaboration
with the Special Rapporteur on the rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples,
especially regarding technical support for a draft framework law on indigenous peoples'
rights.
9.
The Committee welcomes the information concerning the establishment of the
Presidential Commission on Land Rights and the completion of its final report.
C.
Concerns and recommendations
10.
The Committee notes with concern that the information provided by the State Party
regarding the implementation of its previous concluding observations, issued in 2004, and on
steps taken to give effect to the Committee’s decisions under the early-warning and urgentaction procedures in 2003, 2005, and 2006, is insufficient.
The State Party is invited to comply with all recommendations and decisions addressed
to it by the Committee and take all necessary steps to ensure that national legislation
and its implementation guarantee the effective enjoyment of all Convention rights in
the State party. The Committee would like to have information on this subject in the
State party’s next periodic report.
11.
The Committee is concerned that the establishment of the Constitutional Court, a
body which is of particular importance for the protection of relevant groups, is still pending.
(arts. 2 and 6)