CCPR/C/113/D/2028/2011
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 (113th session)
concerning
Communication No. 2028/2011*
Submitted by:
Mevlida Ičić (represented by counsel, Track
Impunity Always)
Alleged victims:
The author and Fadil Ičić (her son)
State party:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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 30 March 2015,
Having concluded its consideration of communication No. 2028/2011, submitted to
the Human Rights Committee by Mevlida Ičić 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 Ms. Mevlida Ičić, who submits it on behalf of
herself and her son, Mr. Fadil Ičić. They are nationals of Bosnia and Herzegovina, born on
5 May 1943 and 16 June 1965, respectively. The author claims that the State party has
violated her son’s rights under articles 6, 7, 9, 10 and 16, read in conjunction with article
2(3); and her rights under article 7, read in conjunction with article 2(3), of the Covenant.
The author is represented by counsel. The Optional Protocol entered into force for the State
party on 1 June 1995.
* The following members of the Committee participated in the examination of the present
communication: Yadh Ben Achour, Lazhari Bouzid, Sarah Cleveland, Olivier de Frouville, Yuji
Iwasawa, Ivana Jelić, Duncan Laki Muhumuza, Photini Pazartzis, Mauro Politi, Sir Nigel Rodley,
Victor Manuel Rodríguez-Rescia, Fabián Omar Salvioli, Dheerujlall B. Seetulsingh, Anja SeibertFohr, Yuval Shany, Konstantine Vardzelashvili and Margo Waterval.
The text of an individual opinion of Committee member Anja Seibert-Fohr (concurring) and joint
opinion by Committee members Olivier de Frouville, Mauro Politi, Victor Manuel Rodríguez-Rescia
and Fabián Omar Salvioli (partly dissenting) is appended to the present Views.
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