Bertil Wennergren _______________ Communication No. 195/1985 Submitted by: William Eduardo Delgado Páez Alleged victim: The author State party: Colombia Date of adoption of views:12 July 1990 (thirty-ninth session) Subject matter: State party's alleged failure to protect security of and discrimination against teacher of liberation theology Procedural issues: Effective remedy Unreasonably prolonged domestic remedies Failure of State party to investigate allegations Travaux préparatoires Substantive issues: Equality before the law Obligation to provide reasonable and appropriate measures of protection Right to liberty and security of person Freedom of expression Freedom of religion Right to compensation Equal right of access to public service Articles of the Covenant: 2, 9, 14 (6), 18, 19, 25 (c), 26 Article of the Optional Protocol: 5 (2) (b) 1. The author of the communication is William Eduardo Delgado Páez, a Colombian national who resided in Bogotá, Colombia, at the time of submission. In May 1986 he left the country and sought political asylum in France, where he was granted refugee status. Background 2.1 In March 1983, the author was appointed by the Ministry of Education as a teacher of religion and ethics at 135