Foreign workers enjoyed the same rights as Mauritian workers.

It does not recognize the sovereignty claim of the Mauritian Government.

The Indian migrants that passed through the island have left a distinct mark on the Mauritian society.

There is West Indian Chinese food, there's Jamaican Chinese food, there is Middle Eastern Chinese food, there's Mauritian Chinese food.

Mr. Wieruszewski, stressing the open ended nature of article 26 of the Covenant, sought assurances that all aspects of discrimination were indeed covered by the Mauritian Constitution.

Upon importation of firearms, every such importer is required at the time of entering the goods declaration, to show proof that such imports have been authorised by the competent Mauritian authorities.

He cited a recent case in which an individual who was an illegal immigrant and was wanted for a capital crime in his home country had been ordered to be deported by the Mauritian courts.

Mr. Boolell (Mauritius) said that questions had been raised as to the legal status of the protections guaranteed under the Covenant, in particular those under articles 5, 11 and 13, in Mauritian law and the Constitution.

He assured members of the Committee that Mauritian democracy was firmly anchored on respect for the rule of law, respect for the Constitution and its guarantees and respect for the doctrine of the separation of powers.

Although there was a two year time deadline for submitting complaints, there were active watch dogs in Mauritian society, namely, the press, non governmental organizations and the legal profession, and the time bar did not seem unduly short.

He would welcome information on the actual levels of deportation in recent years, the locations to which deportees had been sent and the extent to which people not yet legally admitted to Mauritian territory benefited from the provisions of the deportation laws.

Pursuant to the report, a prison expert from the United Kingdom had been invited to Mauritius to conduct a seminar on the latest rehabilitation methods and, together with a Mauritian expert, to prepare a report on prison conditions in the country after visiting all the penal facilities.