Eesti III aruande kohta

Justiitsministeerium Sotsiaalministeerium Siseministeerium Haridus-j a Teadusministeerium Õiguskantsler Soolise võrdõiguslikkuse volinik 12. jaanuar 2010 nr 08.3-11503

Täiendavad küsimused ŪRo kodaniku- ja poliitiliste õiguste rahvusvahelise pakti täitmise Eesti III aruande kohta

Välisministeerium edastab Siseministeeriumile ÜRo peasekretäri noodi, millega edastatakse Eestile vastamiseks täiendavad küsimused Üno kodaniku- ja poliitiliste õiguste rahvusvahelise palrti täitmise III aruande kohta. Aruande kaitsmine toimub esialgsete andmete kohaselt Genfis juulis 20|0. Komiteele esitatud Eesti aruarrne on kättesaadav Välismini steeriumi kodulehel : htņ : //www. vm. eel? q:etlnode/4 5 1 5 .

Palume teie abi Siseministeeriumį tegevusvaldkonda puudutavatele küsimustele vastamisel (küsimused nr 10l14l I5l16 ja 21). Palume võimalusel vastused kįįsimustele koostada inglise keeles ning edastada need Välisministeeriumile hiljemalt 15. veebruariks 2010.

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The Secretary-Gerr*al of the United Natįons pĪesents his compliņėnfs to the Miņistcr of Foreigr Affairs of Estonia aįd has the honour fo refer to the thid periodic Īcporį of His Excclleucy,s Governrnent, subņitted iņ accordaņęe with artiole 40 of the Intematįona] Covenaņt on Cįvil and Potįtica] Rights f63 ķan.sņņįgsioņ to the Huņ'aĪļ fughts Committee.

At its 97,h sessi,of f9 Qorņmitteę indįęated iķ htention to scheduļe the consideņtioņ of üe thįd peĖodic ĪePort of Estonia at iķ 99th sessįon to be held in July 2010 at the United Nations ofūce at Geaeva (consideration at the 99ü session to be confirmed and specif,c dates to be

commurricated after the 98ü session of the Corņmittee to be held in March zolq'

The Hunaņ Rļ8h1s Co,nmittee adopted dĪ,ļfiįg its 97thsessįon a List of issops on the fhird

Perįodįc Īęport of the Stato party designed to faciTitaķ the oraļ diaTogue between the Delegation of the State party and the Comruitteę at its 99th sessioD (see advance edited vertįon of the lisį of issue s attacĻed). The Conmitteę wouļd appreciate if uņitten replies to the ļist of issues couļd be liĪnitld to g nĘximųlT of J0. pag€Š (fäe text shouļd only include 1Ļę an.qųręķ5 without repeating the questions already iucļuded in üe list) and forwarded to the Sectetariat at thf latest three monls beforg.fhe sessķn. ie bv-t Aerit-2010, so uLs to aļļow suffrcięnt time for rhęir transhtiou into the working Ianguages of thę Coņmittee. An elecūoņic vęrsion of the written replies shouļd be scnt to the

Secretaņr of the Human Righķ Coomiftee (Ms Nathalie Prouvez, nprouvę[email protected]. cc to Ms Iļze Bilaae, ibiļąe@ohchr'org). Plęase also find attaęhęd a note for the PreSentatįon of reports to the HĪĪmaĪļ Righķ Commjttee.

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ADVA}ICE EDĪTED VERSION UNITED NATIONS CCPR (@) HT,l?ffi''

covenant

\įā<g political rights

Disü. GENERAL

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HTIiuAN zuGHTs CoMMĪTTEE Niņęty.sevęnth sessįon Gcnevf 12.30 octobų Za09

ĻIsT oņ. IssUEs To BE TATEN UP IN coN}TEcTIoN IIrITH TIIE coNsIDERATIoN oF THE THIRD PERIODĪC REPoRT oF'EsToNIÄ

(ccPR/c/ĪsT/3)

Cqnstiftļfionel aņd legal. framor.ork wlthil which the Coveheut ņud the optional Protocol are implenented, rift to effectivc remedy (art' 2)

1' PTease provide oxampļes of cases, if arry, ņ which the provisions of the Covenaņt have

bccn rnvoked before nationaļ ctųrts-

2. P1ease indicfte the steps raken to bring the Charrceįļor of Justice (offtce of Legai

ChancęlTor) institution iĪļ fiįļ compliarrce with the Paris Principles (General Assembly resolrrtion

48/134, annex), in terms of independencę, mal,date, resouĪces a|7ocatpd and abüŅ to investigate

compTai.nts foi vįotations of tįre Covenaņt. Pleasę also explain whęther all thę recofrrņendatioņs

,ug,,di.,g iĘdividĪJal complaints taken up by the Chancelļor have bęen frTly implemeņted and if not, why not.

Discriminaüon agaixü woEEņ and dohestic vįolenėe (*rs.2(l)'3,26)

3. Please providc cxaņ.Pļes of cases, if an}, concerning the application of the Gender

Eq.,"ļ,fy Aot ūy natioņal oo',,ts, in particrrlar regarding matter9 of equal pay for equaļ work, aņd

proviau information on tįe relationihip betweeņ this act and the Equal Trearmclt A9t what aĪc

i* oņ. tokea by the State party io gj,ve effeot to tho fndings of thc Gender EĄT]sįity

Commiļsįonęr on vioįations of the princŲe of equal treahcņt betweeņ men and wDnļęD (!aras'

55.56 of the report of the State pūīy)1 Pļcase prāoide inforņation on tlre ĪesouĪĘcs aįļogated to

įhe Gend.ęr rqĻaļify Comņissiļnęi r", iķ actįvities and aļso on the relationship befween the

Commissipn.iaņd the Chanceļļor of Jųsücę (ofrce of Legal Charrcellor). Frrrtįrerņore, pĮease

provide updated informaįion oĪr Progless lowards tļrc establishment of tho Gender EquaJiT

Corrncil to be created under the Geudęr Equality Act.

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Right to hfe (art- 6)

4. Pleasę provide iņfomigtion on the stafus of the legistative drafi prepared by the Ministry of Justice criminaļizinķ in relation to ..core

hųman rights (including life and heahh), also atteapted i:rstigaüon, ... and agreetnent to commit a criņinal offoncc evęn r:yhen the principal act is not yet committed'' (para. 105 of the rcport of üe State paĪty).

5. As previously recomm,ended by the Hrrrnan RiEįķ Comlnittee, please provide informftion oĪļ the IņeasĪ.Tres taken by the State PaĪty to revįsę įķ outdated legislation on the use of fircamts and to ensuĪē that the use of fireams is restricted by üe principies of proportionatify ald necessity.

Prohibįtion of forture and cruel, įķhuman or degrading treathent, Iiberty and security of the persoī' and treatnent of prison*.* 1,.t,. 7,9,lo)

6. .What are thę įņtentions of the StatepaĪty as regards harņonizi,gthe definįtioņ of torturę

in its Crįrninaļ Code wįü article 7 of the Covenaņt agd article i of the Convention āgeinsį Tortrrre aņd other Cruęļ, Inhuman or Degradilg Treatrrent ol Puņishmęnt (para. t21 of the report of the Statc parfy), as weĮ as amending this Code in order to epply appropriate penaĮties for acts of tortr-ue?

v. Plcasę provide inforrratįon on the acfivities carįed out by the Chaaccļļor of Justice (offioo of LegaT Cliancellor) relating to the prevenüon of torttrre and ilļ-ūeafirręnt iņ detęntįon facįlities aņd iņ particuļar on its competeņg€ for recciving complaints ftoIįņ detaįnęes (pala,1'27 of thę report of the State party). Please aTso providc information on the measlļĪes taken to

grraraņtee the independęnce of the Poļice Controļ Departmcnt responsible for invęstigating cases

of violence afld etrcessive use of force by Taw enforcement officiaļs.

t, Betrxreėn 1 January atTd 10.Ąugust 2;007'48 ļ:rdiüduaJs were couvįcted under Sęction l22 of the Penaļ Code for fcts of tortrue, and 16 coņwicted pėĪsons are currently serving a sentence in tlre prison SystęĪr. for suoh acts (para. lZ2 af the report of the State Party). Did the State parŅ

$rar.t caņpęruatįon arrd othcr forms ofreparation to the victims ia these cases?

Elirainņtion of slavery atd seryitude (arts. E,24)

9' Does tįe Statg Party irįend to enātt specific lcgislation āimed at preventing' combating and punishing human t1nffioking? If such specific iegislation has beęn adopted, please provide detfils- P]ease also provide informatįon and data on įhe impact of tTe ..Developtüent Plaņ for Trafficking in Hrrmaņ Beiųs 2;006-2009,'and the Nordic.Baltic pilot project (paras. 150.Į51 of flre report of the State party) on ķ deprease il huņaņ tafficking, a\,ī/aĪeness.Ī,ļisirtg of the

population, assistaņce aņd rehabilitation provided tg vicįims of trafficklng, the prosecuüon of tfffickeĪs and the taining of persons who are deaļing wiįh rraffįckilg matters. Furthernorc, piease iudicate whet.hęr victiņs of hugraņ traficking ue eņtitļed to mędicaļ, psychologica.l, socįal atrd legal assistalce Ėom the Vicüm Šupport Serr,ice created by the Vicüņs support Act (paras. i3-l5 ofthę report qfthe State PaĪfy).

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ļ0. Pleasc comtnent ou reports according įo which the State party onty grants residence permits to victims of ta.ffickņg if they cooperate wįth thę authoritįes.

Liberfy and security of persons (arts. 9, 10)

ļ1. Pleasę provide additįonaT iņformation on tļre lĪTeasures taken by the State party to reduce the lenņh of pretriaT detention. Pleasę also provide įnforņaüon on the mechanisņs set up to ęffectively impTement aJl fiurdaņręntal legal safegrrards for the PęrsoĪls dętainel including: (a)

&ccess to an in.l".Pendent doctor and to a lawyeņ ft) the abilįty to inform a reļativę; (c)

infomration concemiag the cfr,arges brought against them; and (d) prompt presentatiol bcfore a

.iudge

12. Plcase provide irforņation on tļę meāįsŲĪes taken arrd impiemented to improve living coņditįons in prisons, in particūar regarding overcrowdlilg. Please provide inforņation on thc conditions iņ whioh peopTe are heĮd against their wilT in nrerrtal health faciļities'

T3, PTęase provide inforņatioo oņ thę practical impact of Suprcme Cor:rt decįsions on maftets

reTating to thį vioĮaįions of prisoners' rights G.ras' 269-27|, of thę report of üe State paĪfy). .Ļvhat

ūįeasuĪcs havę beęn taken to enslü€ that detair.eęs have eįįsy acclss to complaints

mecharrisms and caņ obtfin com,Pensation for abuses of tļoū rights? Pļease also provide

įnforrrration on the ĪDcasĪĮĪes taken agairst officials who have ųoTatęd lhe Ėghts of dctaiņees

(pata-?,63 of the report of the State party).

14. Please comrįent on ĪęPlrts according to whįoh conditions in detentioņ facilitįes under the

authonŅ of the police are iuadequate, Pļęase aiso provide irrformatįon on the steps taken to

improve conditions in these detention facilities and on measuręs taken to gecDre sepaĪation

between accrķed persons and conūctęd persons and beįrreęn juvenile dętainees and adu}ķ'

Ī'reedom of Īnovem,eīt (įītg.2' L2'?'3)

15. Pļeasc commeĪĮt on reports accordirrg to which the entry into the cormtry of persons in

salĪļe-sex relatiorrshipg, even when their pūnership has beeu officia],Iy recognizcd abroad aad

their parher is a]reād.y residing in the .st,t"

pa,ty, remajns n:ļed by the quota system in a

discrimūftory manner (para.Z98 of the report of the State Party).

ExPulsion of aTieus (art 13)

t6. As previowly recoņ.mended by the Hrman Rights Committee, plcase provide

informatiort.on the meBslūes taken to easure that ņpTioatiņns for refugee stįtTĮi aĪę assessed oo

an individual basis and to ensĮIre that f decision aįįlaring an application inadrnissible wiļĮ ņot

have restrictive procedural effects, such as thę deniaļ of a suspensive effect of appoal,

Right to s fair triil(aĖ. 14)

ļ7 ' Īn lift of the dęcision of the Supremę Corxt of 20 octob ęr 2o05 (para. 364 of thc report

of the State pa*y), please provide inforrratįoņ on the ūleasTļĪes taken by the State party to

prevent deti in.ļ,i,ņiņar proceodings, both in legisl,ation and practice. Pleņe aiso clarT

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whetber iltegally obtainęd evidęnce is inadmissibļe in crininal proceedings (cf. para. 125 of the rePoĪt of thc State Parry).

ļ8- Pļease rņdicatę whęther the leisTation of the State par|y provides for the aųard of troū.pensatįon in oa.ses of miscarriage of justice. Piease providc, if any, statisticaT data on such .casos 8.s węlĮ as on the āĪno]ļDt of compensation granted (cf. paras' 216 and' 398 of the report of the State prrry)-

tr*reedorn of reTigion and equal protecfion (arts, lE, ZO.

Į9. .what stePs doęs the State Party intend to take Īo bring the provisions of the DefEacę

Forces Services Act relating to aļtematįvc servicę (Paras' 479.480 of the report of üe State party) iņto ]ine with articļes lE and 26 of tįrc Ctvenaįt, with a view to easr:ring lat the riĖts of conscienüQus objectors are firTly respected aįd that PęĪsons who want to apply for aļternative seryice are allowęd to do so in uractice?

Right to peaceful assembly (art. 2f)

20. Please coņment on reports according to which trany criminal prooeedings iņitįatęd by the State paĪty regarding allegatioas of ill-frcatment of demoastrators by law enforcement ofEcials during tļe eveįts of April 2oo7 in TaiTįrur were dismissed duę to ļack of evįdenpe. Pįease provide information on the lĪreasuĪės taken to pĪevent ilļ-tęatment and vioĮence by üe police during demonstratįons'

2|, Pleasę cornņerļt on ļ€Poįts according to whioh the protection offered to the Gay Pride March iņ 2006 ald 2007 was not adequate and according to whioh the organizers Ļ't,ęre

confrontęd wįth buręaucratio obstacles,

Freedon of associatiou and Ėft to take part iņ the coņduct of public afferrs (arts.22, z1rZi)

22. Pļeasę Provide inform.ation on tlre PĪogĪess achieved in respect of the legislative provisions ensuring tbat public servaats who do not exercise authorify in 11.ę name of the State enjoy the

right to sķike.

23. Does the Stste parry intend to alļow non-citizens from non-European Union corrntries who

havę been long.torrr residęnts oņ its territory to participatc in political parties, to be aotive in public life and to attain seņior positions in public senrices? To the ęxtent that such persons hoTd

such positions, please provide disųgre gated data (para- 534 of the report of the State PaĪty).

Non-discrimiņation, egualiŲ beforc the law aud rights of tLe child (aĖs.2 (1),24,26'21)

24. Plęase provide informftion as to whcthęr üe Tegislaüon adopted r:nder articlę 2 (1) rĪd 25 of tlę Coveuant, such as Section 752 of thę PerraĮ Code (para. 40 of fĮe report of the State parŅ), has been applied by nationaT oourts.

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25' Pļeasę provide inforrratiou on furthęr ĪņeįBĪļres taken by the State party to enooĮļĪage'

faciļitate aad rrotivatę statelęss P€fsoĪls' in particūar paleilķ, to apply for citizenship on behaļf of their childref iņ order to decrefse the ņ:rņber of stateļęss peĪsons in the State Parry ĢaĪ8. 637 of the rņoĪt of tįie State party). Please also provide inforņftion on ņea;TļĪGs taken to graat citizensbip to peĪsons who have taken the eitizenship of anotįer oourtrJ duting the period of tuansition (paras. 634-639 of fhe report of the State party).

26. Plęase iņdįcate the steps taken by the Statę party to EI]sĪTĪe that thę. Law of Languages is irnplemented so as,not to ļead to discrįmination iņ flę Tabow market Eo,;ņf14įluņls bclonging to

minoritįes due to their lack of proficienoy in Estonįm, in particular for the Russial-spgaking minority- Please also pro..ide infonnation on the practicaT impact of differęnt prograrnmeĮ" such as ..Iņtegratįon Ėstonįaņ SocieŲ zoao.zoo.r' arrd ..Seoond Intcgration pĪo$ramme 2007-2Q73" on the situation of rnembers of miaorities, in particuļar the improvement in their liviug coņditions aad intcgration into the Sfgte paĪty (Pams' 656 änd 680 of the report of the Sķte party).

DissenįDaüoį of iņformafiol reletįng to the Covelant (art.z)

27. Please indįcftę what stePs thc State party has takea to disseminate iņfornation about the

Coveuant, about the subroission of its third periodic repoĄ its ęxaņination by the Committee

and üe Cgmmitįęę'S PrevioĮļs concluding obļervations on thl second periodic report. While it seems tļat tho report of the State party refers to input from non.governņentaļ organizations,

please provid.e aāditionaļ inforgration on the iņvoįvement of such organizations aņd of the

Chaaceīļor of Justice (ofEęe of the Legal ChanceTlor) in thc preparation of the leport.

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Notes forJ:reseņtftions to the Hurnan Riehįs Cohmittce

The meetiag is expected to ļast one day (one-aod onę-half days for an iniüaļ report). This rncaĪļs 6 working hoĪIS, or in practice approximate|y 5 Tl2 aboųt 10:15 a,trļ. to 1:0o p.m., and from shortly after 3:00 to 6:00 p.m- As will be appreciatel this does įot alļowmųchtimę for presentation, questions, aįsweĪs and discussiof and the Committee's schedūe mr:st thoreforE be ca.refully maaaged.

The rņeetirņ wiTļ normalļy begin with an opening statemęnt by the Head of the Dclegation.

Thę Head of the Delegation or colleagues dcsipate.d by the Head will then be expected to deal, sęriaįim, with the list of issrres (questions) of interest to the Cornn,ittee, which the ņpropriate autho.rities in the oountry concerned should have received sorfie tlree węęks in adįancį.

At the meeting, the issues will normrlly be divided into two parls, for ease of presentation aņd to ęūcouĪagę a. more productive discussioņ. The ChaĘerson wilļ indicaįe to the Head of Delegation ft the outsct of thę neeti,ņg which issues she would expect to be dea1t

with rn the first part, and which iņ the second.

Following the DeTegaĖon'Š coūūeĪļts on the first Šet of issues, ņembers of the Cornmiüįee who wish will put supplementary questions, rņ,hįch wrļl be ,nņwered by the DeiegaĖon.

The sarne procedure wiļļ be repeated for the second part of the list of issuęs'

with a ūew to cove.ring aįl the issr:es adeqr:atvTy, aad avoiding time pressurę toward the end of the day, it will of course be necessary for Lhe Delegafiou's answcr,sto be as concise as possible. Statistioa] o. ļgņgth/ techaicai ņateriai should therefore be distributęd to melnbers (preferably in advance), and not presentcd viva voce; similarly, constjfirtįonal and legislative tęxts which aĪe av€'ilabļe to meūbcrs ņeed not be repeated

In order to give balaņced teaūnent to aļl the issues, įt wouļd aļso bę heįPfuļ' as a rrrļe of thumb, if t.he first part could be deaļį urļth at the morning first meeting, leaving the follow:ng raeeting for the second part, and closiag remarks.

FolĮowing the conrpietion of questions and alswers on both pafts, qnd any firrthcr exohange betweęn the Delegation and members of the Corņņittee, f}re Chaiņerson wiļl suņ uP.

The Hefd of Dclegation wiT normaļIy make brief ciosing remarļ<s.