A/HRC/8/7* page 31 that article 4 should not impose a new burden of proof on the author of a communication and that “clear disadvantage” should be interpreted taking into account the particular circumstances of indigenous people, women, persons with disabilities and other groups; and that article 8, paragraph 4 should be read consistently with the fact that many obligations under the Covenant are not subject to progressive realization. Nord-Sud XXI regretted the exclusion of the right to self-determination, which would exclude communications concerning rights to land and resources. 255. On 4 April 2008, the Working Group adopted the report of its fifth session ad referendum.