CCPR/C/114/D/2395/2014
Annex
Views of the Human Rights Committee under article 5,
paragraph 4, of the Optional Protocol to the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (114th session)
concerning
Communication No. 2395/2014 *
Submitted by:
J.N.G.P. (represented by Rosanna Gavazzo)
Alleged victim:
The author
State party:
Uruguay
Date of communication:
16 March 2012 (initial submission)
The Human Rights Committee, established under article 28 of the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
Meeting on 23 July 2015,
Having concluded its consideration of communication No. 2395/2014 submitted
to the Human Rights Committee by J.N.G.P. under the Optional Protocol to the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
Having taken into account all written information made available to it by the
author of the communication and the State party,
Adopts the following:
Views under article 5, paragraph 4, of the Optional Protocol
1.
The author of the communication is J.N.G.P., a Uruguayan national, born in
1942. The author claims to be a victim of violations by the State party of his rights
under articles 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 15 and 26 of the Covenant. The author is represented by
counsel. 1
The facts as submitted by the author
2.1 The author claims that, on 27 June 1973, in the context of an internal conflict,
the President of the State party dissolved parliament with the support of the Armed
Forces and instituted a civil-military regime that governed the country until 28
February 1985. In November 1975, various States in the region, including the State
party, adopted a common defence strategy called “Operation Condor” for the purpose,
according to the author, of combating guerrilla and terrorist movements. The author,
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* The following members of the Committee participated in the consideration of the present
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communication: Mr. Yadh Ben Achour, Mr. Lazhari Bouzid, Ms. Sarah Cleveland, Mr. Olivier de
Frouville, Mr. Yuji Iwasawa, Mr. Duncan Laki Muhumuza, Ms. Photini Pazartzis, Mr. Mauro Politi,
Sir Nigel Rodley, Mr. Víctor Manuel Rodríguez-Rescia, Mr. Fabián Omar Salvioli, Mr. Dheerujlall
Seetulsingh, Mr. Yuval Shany, Mr. Konstantine Vardzelashvili and Ms. Margo Waterval.
The Optional Protocol entered into force for the State party on 23 March 1976. The author
submitted a complaint under article 3 of the Covenant on 5 March 2015, as part of his comments on
the observations of the State party on the merits.
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