CCPR/C/114/D/1902/2009
Annex
Views of the Human Rights Committee under article 5 (4) of
the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil
and Political rights (114th session)
concerning
Communication No. 1902/2009*
Submitted by:
Yuriy Bakur (represented by counsel, Raman
Kislyak)
Alleged victim:
The author
State party:
Belarus
Date of communication:
9 July 2008 (initial submission)
The Human Rights Committee, established under article 28 of the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
Meeting on 15 July 2015,
Having concluded its consideration of communication No. 1902/2009, submitted to
the Human Rights Committee 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 (4) of the Optional Protocol
1.
The author of the communication is Yuriy Bakur, a Belarusian national born in
1984. He claims to be a victim of violations, by Belarus, of his rights under articles 7, 9,
14 (1), 19 (1) and (2), and 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
He is represented by counsel, Raman Kislyak. The Optional Protocol entered into force for
Belarus on 30 December 1992.
The facts as presented by the author
2.1
On 19 August 2007 at 3 p.m., the author participated in a public meeting of the
Belarusian Popular Front (BNF) political party in Brest city. The meeting was held in the
building in which the office of BNF is located.1 The purpose of the meeting was to
* The following members of the Committee participated in the examination of the present
1
2
communication: Yadh Ben Achour, Lazhari Bouzid, Sarah Cleveland, Olivier de Frouville, Ahmed
Amin Fathalla, Yuji Iwasawa, Ivana Jelić,, Duncan Muhumuza Laki, Photini Pazartzis, Mauro Politi,
Sir Nigel Rodley, Víctor Manuel Rodríguez-Rescia, Fabián Omar Salvioli, Dheerujlall Seetulsingh,
Anja Seibert-Fohr, Yuval Shany, Konstantine Vardzelashvili and Margo Waterval.
In this connection, see also paragraphs 3.5 and 4.2 below.