visits to a certain site play an important role in one’s identity, does not transform such visits into part of one’s right to privacy. One can think of many activities, such as participation in public worship or in cultural activities, that play important roles in persons’ identities in different societies. While interference with such activities may involve violations of articles 18 or 27, it does not constitute interference with one’s privacy. present communication with some reluctance. Like the Committee we too are concerned with the failure of the State party to respect a site that has obvious importance in the cultural heritage of the indigenous population of French Polynesia. We believe, however, that this concern does not justify distorting the meaning of the terms family and privacy beyond their ordinary and generally accepted meaning. 7. We reach the conclusion that there has been no violation of the authors' rights under the Covenant in the Communication No. 552/1993 Submitted by: Wieslaw Kall Alleged victim: The author State party: Poland Declared admissible: 5 July 1995 (fifty-fourth session) Date of adoption of Views: 14 July 1997 (sixtieth session) 2.2 Under the Act, a special Committee was established to decide on the applications of former members of the Security Police for positions with the new department. The author claims that he should not have been subjected to "verification" proceedings, because he had never been a security officer. In view of his leftist opinions and membership in the Polish United Workers' Party, his application was dismissed by the Provincial Qualifying Committee in Czestochowa. The Committee considered that the author did not meet the requirements stipulated for officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The author appealed to the Central Qualifying Committee in Warsaw, which quashed the decision, on 21 September 1990, and held that the author could apply for employment within the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Subject matter: Dismissal from employment of former civil servant Procedural issues: Exhaustion of domestic remedies - Admissibility ratione materiae Substantive issues: Discrimination in access to public service Articles of the Covenant: 25 (c) Article of the Optional Protocol and Rules of procedure: 5, paragraph 2 (a) and (b), and rule 91 Finding: No violation 1. The author of the communication, dated 31 March 1993, is Wieslaw Kall, a Polish citizen, residing in Herby, Poland. He claims to be a victim of a violation of articles 2, paragraph 1, and 25 (c) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Covenant entered into force for Poland on 18 March 1977. The Optional Protocol entered into force for Poland on 7 February 1992. 2.3 The author's subsequent application for reemployment at the Provincial Police in Czestochowa, however, was rejected on 24 October 1990. The author then complained to the Minister of Internal Affairs by letter of 11 March 1991. The Minister replied that the author had lawfully been dismissed from service, in the context of the reorganization of the department. In this connection, the Minister referred to regulation No. 53 of 2 July 1990, according to which officers who performed service on the Political and Educational Board were considered to be members of the Security Police. The facts as submitted by the author 2.1 The author was employed in various positions in the Civic Militia of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for 19 years, and from 1982 to 1990 as a cadre officer of the political and educational section, at the senior inspector level. He stresses that the Civic Militia was not identical with the Security Police, and that he never wore the uniform of the Security Police but only that of the Civic Militia. On 2 July 1990, he was retroactively reclassified as a security police officer, and on 31 July 1990, he was dismissed from his post, pursuant to the 1990 Protection of State Office Act, which dissolved the Security Police and replaced it by a new department. 2.4 On 16 December 1991, the author applied to the Administrative Court alleging unjustified dismissal and error in subjecting him to verification proceedings. On 6 March 1992, the Court dismissed his application, considering that it was not within its competence to hear appeals from Provincial Qualifying Committees. 76