Human Rights Committee

Twenty-first Session

Submitted by: Kanta Baboeram-Adhin on behalf of her deceased husband, John Khemraadi Baboeram (146/1983), on 5 July 1983; Johnny Kamperveen on behalf of his deceased father, André Kamperveen (148/1983), on 31 July 1983; Jenny Jamila Rehnuma Karamat Ali on behalf of her deceased husband, Cornelis Harold Riedewaid (149/1983), on 31 July 1983; Henry François Leckie on behalf of his deceased brother, Gerald Leckie (150/1983), on 31 July 1983; Vidya Satyavati Oemrawsingh-Adhin on behalf of her deceased husband, Harry Sugrim Oemrawsingh (151/1983), on 31 July 1983; Astrid Sila Bhamini-Devi Sohansingh-Kanhai on behalf of her deceased husband, Somradj Robby Sohansingh (152/1983), on 31 July 1983; Rita Dulci Imanuel-Rahman on behalf of her deceased brother, Lesley Paul Rahman (153/1983), on 4 August 1983; Irma Soeinem Hoost-Boldewijn on behalf of her deceased husband, Edmund Alexander Hoost (154/1983), on 4 August 1983

Alleged victims : John Khemraadi Baboeram, André Kamperveen, Cornelis Harold Riedewaid, Gerald Leckie, Harry Sugrim Oemrawsingh, Somradj Robby Sohansingh, Lesley Paul Rahman and Edmund Alexander Hoost.

State party: Suriname

Date of decision: 10 April 1984 (twenty-first session)

Decision to deal jointly with eight communications

Rule 88 of the Committee's provisional rules
of procedure

The Human Rights Committee,

Considering that communications Nos. 146/1983 and 148/1983 to 154/1983, concerning John Khemraadi Baboeram, André Kamperveen, Cornelis Harold Riedewald, Gerald Leckie, Harry Sugrim Oemrawsingh, Somradj Robby Sohansingh, Lesley Paul Raman and Edmund Alexander Hoost, all relate to the same events, said to have taken place in December 1982 in Suriname,

1. Decides, pursuant to rule 88, paragraph 2, of its provisional rules of procedure, to deal jointly with these communications;

2. Further decides that this decision be communicated to the State party and to the authors of the communications.

* Not previously published in the annual report of the Human Rights Committee.