5.4 The complainant points out in that regard that her complaint displays great similarities with the Arana case.

The claims concerned separate administrative decisions on the respective party's application for full exemption from the CKREE tuition.

Complaints to the Ombudsman

These persons may also direct their complaints to the Ombudsman.

Supplementary submissions by the parties on the merits of the complaint

The Norwegian civil procedure allows different parties to join in a common law suit.

Review of consideration of admissibility

Observations by the State party

Article XI

Article 14

The claim

In addition, the public prosecutors offices were said frequently to fail to take action on criminal complaints against police officers and to fail to give notice of dismissal of complaints or to meet time limits for initiating action on the complaints.

According to the complainant, she had subsequently been informed by the lawyer that the petition had been lodged.

Registration of complaints Rapporteur for new complaints and interim measures

The functions of the Administrative Law Unit related to appeals include

4.4 The State party also argues that the complaint discloses an abuse of the right of submission, disputing whether the complainant can be considered to have justifiable interest in having his complaint considered by the Committee.

Since the beginning of the year, MINUGUA has received numerous complaints on this score, especially from agricultural workers.

It found that both complaints based and pro active approaches can be administratively difficult and cumbersome for both complainants and employers most specifically for small employers.

If an appeal fails, appellants can challenge a police decision in the courts by way of judicial review.

Seventy per cent of complainants considered their claims properly addressed, 78 per cent considered the process fair and 87 per cent indicated they would use it again.

5.4 The complainant confirms that the police report of February 1998 refers to him as a Christian.

Appeals process

The Ombudsman

In the absence of pertinent information from the State party, the Committee concludes that in any event, domestic proceedings, if any, have been unreasonably prolonged.

(d) Ensure compliance with several articles of the Convention, including articles 6 to 9, for example by setting up a Law Commission

An appeal in respect of such a decision may not be submitted to the Joint Appeals Board.

The village police officer then advised the complainant to leave immediately.

Normally civil proceedings are instituted by writ of summons, petition or notice of motion.

13 May 1997

The prosecutor shouted that court hearings were not the place for complaints about police misconduct .

Rule 111.2

Office of the Assistant

Facts and claim

The right of appeal is eliminated.

The grievance committee

The State party adds that the fact that the complainant was given permission to leave Ecuador by both the military and the police strongly suggests that he is not wanted by the Ecuadorian authorities.

4.3 Alternatively, the State party submits that the complainant's claims are unfounded.

Accordingly, the complainant does not have a demonstrable interest in having his complaint examined by the Committee.

(a) That the complaint is inadmissible and

Before dying, the complainant's brother told a colleague that it was the complainant himself who had been the target.

He thus reiterates the complaints made previously.

5.3 The complainant reiterates that he has been sentenced to life imprisonment and for this reason will be arrested by the police.

As stated in our previous report, the Public Complaints Commissioner remains responsible for handling complaints and grievances from the public, including complaints from women.

8.5 The State party considers that the complainant's personal conduct renders his claims implausible.

Comments by the complainant