CCPR/C/112/D/2026/2011
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 (112th session)
concerning
Communication No. 2026/2011*
Submitted by:
Bariza Zaier (represented by Philippe Grant
of the Swiss association TRIAL – Track
Impunity Always)
Alleged victims:
Rachid Sassene (husband of the author) and
the author herself
State party:
Algeria
Date of communication:
10 December 2010 (initial submission)
The Human Rights Committee, established under article 28 of the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
Meeting on 29 October 2014,
Having concluded its consideration of communication No. 2026/2011, submitted to
the Human Rights Committee by Bariza Zaier, 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 pursuant to article 5, paragraph 4, of the Optional Protocol
1.1
The author of the communication, dated 10 December 2010, is Ms. Bariza Zaier.
She claims that her husband, Rachid Sassene, is a victim of violations by Algeria of articles
2 (para. 3), 6 (para. 1), 7, 9, 10 (para. 1), 16 and 17 of the International Covenant on Civil
and Political Rights. The author considers herself a victim of the violation of articles 2
(para. 3), 7 and 17 of the Covenant. She is represented by Philippe Grant of the
organization TRIAL.
* The following members of the Working Group participated in the examination of the present
communication: Yadh Ben Achour, Christine Chanet, Ahmed Amin Fathalla, Cornelis Flinterman,
Yuji Iwasawa, Zonke Zanele Majodina, Gerald L. Neuman, Sir Nigel Rodley, Víctor Manuel
Rodríguez-Rescia, Fabián Omar Salvioli, Anja Seibert-Fohr, Yuval Shany, Konstantine
Vardzelashvili, Margo Waterval and Andrei Paul Zlătescu.
In accordance with article 90 of the Committee’s rules of procedure, Lazhari Bouzid did not
participate in the consideration of the communication.
The text of the individual (concurring) opinion of Gerald L. Neuman is appended to the present
Views.
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