Proceedings against the Progressive Party

In the case of Quereshi v. Denmark (No. 2) (No. 33 2003), the petitioner brought a follow up petition to a petition earlier declared admissible.

Further, any language requirement used with the purpose of excluding, inter alia, customers of a specific national or ethnic origin would be contrary to article 1 of the Convention.

10.5 In the present case, the circumstances surrounding the adoption of the two resolutions by the municipal council of Dobšiná and the intervening petition presented to the council following its first resolution make abundantly clear that the petition was advanced by its proponents on the basis of ethnicity and was understood as such by the council as the primary, if not the exclusive basis for revoking its first resolution.

Annex V

They merely based their claim on the letter from Fair Insurance A S of 23 September 2003, the complaint of DRC to the Commissioner of 12 December 2003 and the appeal to the Prosecutor of 21 May 2003.

3.1 As to the definition of discrimination under article 1, subparagraph 1, of the Convention, the petitioner argues that, although a language requirement is not specifically included in this definition, discrimination may conflict with the obligation laid down in the Convention, especially under circumstances where the requirement in fact constitutes discrimination based, inter alia, on national or ethnic origin, race or colour, as the requirement has such an effect.

Hearing of petitioner

Hearing of petitioners

3.3 The petitioner highlights the following questions and issues, which in his view the Danish authorities failed to consider in examining whether the language requirement constituted racial discrimination.

Alleged victim(s) The petitioners

8.6 The State party submits that, in light of the above changes in the State party's laws and their effect on the authors as potential victims , the Committee should reconsider its decision on admissibility, pursuant to rule 94, paragraph 6, of its rules of procedure, at least as far as the communication raises questions regarding the general legal effects of the Supreme Court's judgement.o

He was told that they could not offer him insurance, as he did not speak Danish.

Date of communication 11 December 2003

Mr. Ebanks withdrew.

He also reported that the television channel had advised that it did not possess any non broadcast material from the party conference.

At the invitation of the Chairman, Ms. Basinet took a place at the petitioners' table.

At the invitation of the Chairman, Mr. Lewis took a place at the petitioners' table.

At the invitation of the Chairman, Mr. Vernet took a place at the petitioners' table.

This is a feedback box called a petition box.

Street plays, auctions, petitions.

The complaint

The petitioner's comments on the State party's submissions

6.2 By letter of 19 June 2004, the petitioners submitted that they had no possibility of participating in the criminal proceedings that had been instigated in relation to the Bootboys march they also added that they had not suffered any pecuniary loss which could form the basis of a civil claim.

Certified copies of registers of petitions

8.4 The petitioners reject the argument that the State party authorities were under no obligation in the first place to provide housing, referring to the obligations under article 11 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (right to an adequate standard of living including housing ).

At the invitation of the Chairman, Mr. Lippiat (President, WE International) took a place at the petitioner's table.

At the invitation of the Chairman, Mr. Stanley (Manna Church) took a place at the petitioners' table.

At the invitation of the Chairman, Mr. Chauprade (Sorbonne University) took a place at the petitioners' table.

At the invitation of the Chairman, Ms. Velez Mitchell (PrimaVida, Inc.) took place at the petitioners' table.

At the invitation of the Chairman, Mr. Ebanks (Chamber of Commerce of Cayman Islands) took a place at the petitioners' table.

At the invitation of the Chairman, Mr. Lippiatt (WE International) took a place at the petitioners' table.

At the invitation of the Chairman, Mr. Adames (Al Frente) took a place at the petitioners' table.

Consideration of the merits

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, established under article 8 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination,

The authors' petition commingles several theories.

At the invitation of the Chairman, Ms. Bahaijoub (Family Protection) took a place at the petitioners' table.

6.7 On 23 March 2004, the Supreme Court dismissed the petition, arguing, inter alia, that the jurisprudence is established with regard to the legal issue raised in the petition.

At the invitation of the Chairman, Ms. Teuwen (Oxfam Solidarity) took a place at the petitioners' table.

At the invitation of the Chairman, Ms. Scholte (Defence Forum Foundation) took a place at the petitioners' table.

At the invitation of the Chairman, Mr. Adams ( Al Frente television programme) took place at the petitioners' table.

At the invitation of the Chairman, Mr. Belkhodja (Comité Méditerranée) took a place at the petitioners' table.

Opinion concerning

He took it that the Conference wished to accede to that request.

Certified copies of registers of petitions 84 83.