CCPR/C/112/D/2026/2011 United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Distr.: General 15 December 2014 English Original: French Human Rights Committee Communication No. 2026/2011 Views adopted by the Committee at its 112th session (7–31 October 2014) GE.14-24387 (E) 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) Document references: Special Rapporteur’s rule 97 decision, transmitted to the State party on 18 February 2011 (not issued in document form) Date of adoption of Views: 29 October 2014 Subject matter: Enforced disappearance Substantive issues: Right to an effective remedy, right to life, prohibition of torture and cruel or inhuman treatment, right to liberty and security of person, respect for the inherent dignity of the human person, recognition as a person before the law and unlawful interference with the home Procedural issues: Exhaustion of domestic remedies Articles of the Covenant: Articles 2 (para. 3), 6 (para. 1), 7, 9, 10 (para. 1), 16 and 17 Article of the Optional Protocol: Article 5 (para. 2 (b)) 300115 030215 

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