CCPR/C/116/D/2044/2011
United Nations
International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights
Distr.: General
3 May 2016
Original: English
Human Rights Committee
Views adopted by the Committee under article 5(4)
of the Optional Protocol, concerning communication
No. 2044/2011*, **
Submitted by:
T.V. and A.G. (not represented by counsel)
Alleged victims:
The authors
State party:
Uzbekistan
Date of communication:
16 February 2009 (initial submission)
Document references:
Decision taken pursuant to rule 97 of the
Committee’s rules of procedure, transmitted to
the State party on 12 April 2011 (not issued in a
document form)
Date of adoption of Views:
11 March 2016
Subject matter:
Unlawful and arbitrary hospitalization and
detention; right to a judicial review.
Procedural issues:
Substantiation of claims.
Substantive issues:
Unlawful and arbitrary detention; right to a
judicial review.
Articles of the Covenant:
2 (3); 7; 9, (1), (3), (4); 14 (1) and 19 (1) and (2).
Articles of the Optional Protocol:
2 and 5 (2) (b)
* Adopted by the Committee at its 116th session (7-31 March 2016).
** The following members of the Committee participated in the examination of the communication:
Yadh Ben Achour, Lazhari Bouzid, Sarah Cleveland, Olivier de Frouville, Ahmed Amin Fathalla,
Yuji Iwasawa, Ivana Jelić, Duncan Laki Muhumuza, Mauro Politi, Sir Nigel Rodley, Victor Manuel
Rodríguez-Rescia, Fabián Omar Salvioli, Dheerujlall Seetulsingh, Anja Seibert-Fohr, Yuval Shany,
Konstantine Vardzelashvili and Margo Waterval.
GE.16-07178(E)